Millions of people are unfairly shut out of quality jobs and the chance for a better life. To eliminate barriers to economic advancement, we must fix our education and workforce systems to make them more equitable, better connected, and easier to navigate.
Our North Star: By 2033, 75 million people facing systemic barriers to advancement will work in quality jobs.
For more than 40 years, Jobs for the Future has partnered with organizations like yours to design solutions, scale best practices, influence policy and action, and invest in innovations.
We aim to create learner and worker opportunity, strengthen education and career navigation, ensure program quality and efficacy, integrate learning and work, and build strong regional economies.
Together, we are reimagining what’s possible—leading public, private, and nonprofit sector changemakers to new ideas, promising innovations, and equitable ways to help the workforce of the future.
This report provides a comprehensive guide to replicating and scaling California’s regional apprenticeship intermediary networks. It offers actionable insights on how these networks can streamline employer engagement, foster inclusivity, and align educational programs with industry…
A market scan of tech-driven tools and platforms that expand access to meaningful financial products, services, and potential for workers and learners of all backgrounds. We estimate the size of the U.S. market for tech-driven…
In this paper, JFF offers a comprehensive set of federal policy recommendations that are highly actionable, practical, and bipartisan—focusing on solutions that can be implemented to build a more inclusive dynamic and human-centered economy. Jobs…
California’s regional intermediaries, such as LAUNCH, NCAN, and SCAN, offer scalable solutions for apprenticeship expansion by bridging and connecting education, industry, support service providers, government, labor, and other apprenticeship stakeholders, fostering collaboration, and reducing employer…
A Strategic Playbook for Integrating Worker Expertise into Business Strategy This worker voice how-to guide includes four pillars of a strong, meaningful worker voice strategy employers can use to strengthen existing employee engagement efforts and…
Bridging the Gap From Feedback to Action A step-by-step employer guide to designing, facilitating, and evaluating worker forums that evolve and elevate worker voice practices, closing the gap between feedback and action that creates change. …
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