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Making On-the-Job Training Work: Lessons from the Boeing Manufacturing On-the-Job Training Project

Making On-the-Job Training Work: Lessons from the Boeing Manufacturing On-the-Job Training Project This brief explores one promising on-the-job training model: the Boeing Manufacturing On-the-Job Training Project, funded by The Boeing Company and managed by the…

July 16, 2018
Report/Research

New Skills at Work

Communities across the US are working to rebuild their economies and seeing signs of success, but persistent challenges remain. These reports on the New Skills at Work initiative offer specific steps to develop career pathways…

July 16, 2018
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Eden Klein, Early College Student: Her Path to Law School and Beyond Starts at Mission Early College High School

Eden Klein, Early College Student: Her Path to Law School and Beyond Starts at Mission Early College High School Thanks to an early college high school program, Eden Klein graduated from the University of Texas…

July 5, 2018
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Jordan Cedillo, Early College Student: Finding Confidence and a Career at Early College High School

Jordan Cedillo, Early College Student: Finding Confidence and a Career at Early College High School Jordan Cedillo credits her hometown’s early college high school program with giving her the confidence to accomplish her goals and…

July 5, 2018
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State of the Healthcare Workforce in Massachusetts: Challenges, Opportunities, and Federal Funding

State of the Healthcare Workforce in Massachusetts: Challenges, Opportunities, and Federal Funding This report is the third in a series designed to highlight potential ways for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to work more effectively with…

July 5, 2018
Case Study

Always Growing and Learning: Press Operator Explains The Value Of The IMT Apprenticeship

The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute, in partnership with the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/BIG STEP and JFF, developed the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship. Its impact is showcased in this profile of a participant in the…

July 5, 2018
Report/Research

Healthcare Workforce Transformation: Preparing the Workforce for a Healthy Rhode Island

Healthcare Workforce Transformation: Preparing the Workforce for a Healthy Rhode Island This report, prepared by Jobs for the Future (JFF), provides background research to support Rhode Island’s development of a health care workforce transformation strategy.…

June 12, 2018
Case Study

Apprentice to Journey Worker: First IMT Registered Apprentice Transforms Her Career

With support from WRTP/ BIG STEP and JFF, manufacturing employers have transformed the skills of their workforce with apprenticeship programs like the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Registered Apprenticeship. “It’s all about self-growth. If a person is…

June 12, 2018
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The State of Apprenticeship Among Workforce Boards

The State of Apprenticeship Among Workforce Boards The National Association of Workforce Boards, in collaboration with JFF, disseminated a survey to better understand how workforce boards are engaging in apprenticeship and what challenges they face…

June 12, 2018

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