Using Government Procurement to Drive Equity in Registered Apprenticeship: A Guide for Employers and Local Policymakers
Read the ReportJanuary 9, 2024
At a Glance
Registered Apprenticeship programs provide an opportunity to magnify equity in the connection between public investment and job creation. By utilizing already existing government procurement investments, Registered Apprenticeship is poised to drive more diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workforce, as highlighted throughout this brief.
Skills-Based Sourcing and Hiring Playbook
A step-by-step guide to implementing more equitable and effective approaches to employee recruiting, hiring, and advancement by embracing skills-first talent management practices. Implementing a new talent management strategy can be daunting. From updating job postings…
Unveiling Disparities: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Gaps in Student Financial Insecurity and Proposed Solutions
Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Gaps in Student Financial Insecurity and Proposed Solutions Jobs for the Future (JFF), in partnership with Trellis Strategies, analyzed Trellis’s 2022 Student Financial Wellness Survey of over 30,000 students from 89…
Opportunity Occupations Monitor
A web-based tool that shows the prevalence of jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree and pay more than the national median wage in specific labor markets. The Opportunity Occupations Monitor is an interactive web-based…
Next Gen Solutions for Next Gen Talent
How Employers Can Engage, Develop, and Advance Gen Z—Today’s Early Talent As Gen Z—today’s early talent—enters the workforce in growing numbers, a central question for employers is how they can better understand and respond to…
Resume-Building Tool: Skill My Resume
Create skills-based resumes that highlight the skills employers are looking for How it Works: Enter personal info, job history, and other experiences to create a basic resume. Skill My Resume will use that information to…
Meeting Future Demand: Augmented Reality Skills Training for Community College Learners
A how-to playbook for community colleges launching AR programming to remove barriers for success on the job. This playbook serves as an instructional guide for community college leaders, instructors, college partners in the community, and…
The Skillitizer: A Job Posting Generator for Employers
An easy-to-use tool that enables employers to adopt more inclusive hiring practices by writing job postings that focus on the skills people need to do a job well. Why Focus on Skills? Looking at the…
Racial Disparities in Student Loan Affordability
JFF analyzes monthly student loan repayment burdens across racial groups, finding that, on average, Black borrowers pay a greater percentage of their monthly income toward student loans than white borrowers. Key Takeaways On average, Black…
Job Progression Tool
Helping Workers See Pathways to Economic Advancement The Job Progression Tool, developed by McKinsey & Company on behalf of the Rework America Alliance, is a digital solution that job coaches and career navigators can use…