Lone Star STEM
Lone Star STEM supports the implementation of college and career pathways in computer science and cybersecurity to develop a diverse talent pipeline of future tech workers. Lone Star STEM supports the implementation of college and…
Back to School, Back to Startups: Supporting Youth Apprenticeship, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
This Sept. 15 testimony by JFF senior director Deborah Kobes to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Businesses Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development outlines the value of youth apprenticeship for small…
Promising Approaches for Connecting Opportunity Youth to Registered Apprenticeships
Learn promising practices in building and growing successful apprenticeship programs for opportunity youth. Learn promising practices in building and growing successful apprenticeship programs for opportunity youth. The number of opportunity youth—young people ages 16 to…
How Young Adults Can Advance in a Turbulent Economy
Millions of young adults who lost jobs in the pandemic are still either unemployed or working in low-wage jobs that don’t cover their basic needs. This report highlights four strategies to guide talent developers to…
Youth Apprenticeship: A Vision for the Future, A Plan for Today
Learn more about the promise of apprenticeship for in-school and out-of-school youth. Learn more about the promise of apprenticeship for in-school and out-of-school youth. Visit JFF's Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning Panels Introduction &…
Youth Apprenticeship in Action: Principles in Practice
This brief explains how the core components of youth apprenticeship programs fit together and presents a set of principles that providers can adopt to improve the quality of their programs. Youth apprenticeship is a proven…
How to Register an Apprenticeship Program
Complete your Standards of Apprenticeship—an essential part of registering an apprenticeship program—with this training course. Complete your Standards of Apprenticeship—an essential part of registering an apprenticeship program—with this training course. Trouble accessing? Learn how to…
5 Steps to Identifying Occupations for Apprenticeship
This self-paced, online training course walks you through how to identify occupations that are a good fit for youth apprenticeship based on a five-step occupational selection approach. This self-paced, online training course walks you through…
Game Changer: What the Sports World Can Teach Us About Youth Career Opportunities
Youth sports participation is a foundation of childhood for many Americans—parents encourage it, kids enjoy it, and schools support it. Listen to this webinar recording to hear how this type of talent development model could…