IMT Accelerates Apprentice's Career Opportunities
As a result of his Industrial Manufacturing Technician apprenticeship, Rick Bostwick is moving up the career ladder at Dayton-Phoenix Group. In 2016, Rick Bostwick had been working on factory floors for more than 10 years…
José Romero: Scoring with GOAL!
Spanish-language training program provides career opportunities to onetime asylum-seeker. José Romero once had a comfortable life in Venezuela, with a job he enjoyed at Corpoelec, the state-owned electric company. But in 2016, as his country’s…
Putting Vocation at the Center of the Curriculum
Students in the Ethnographies of Work course at CUNY’s Guttman Community College become researchers, observing and analyzing workplace culture, expectations, racial norms, and other dynamics. In this report, student and employer participants share their perspectives…
Work-based Learning Toolkit: Resources from Jobs to Careers
Work-based Learning Toolkit: Resources from Jobs to Careers Access the Work-based Learning Toolkit, is a step-by-step guide to designing and implementing employee learning and career advancement projects for frontline workers. Created by Jobs for the…
Strategies for Implementing OJT Simply and Effectively
This guide addresses key misconceptions of on-the-job training (OJT) and provides specific implementation tactics used by local workforce areas. This guide addresses key misconceptions of on-the-job training (OJT) and provides specific implementation tactics used by…
College and Career Success in the Central Valley
The Wonderful Company’s Agriculture Career Prep program combines an early college model with a career academy to help youth achieve college and career success. This report, one of a series, details this impactful approach. The…
What We Know About Work-Based Learning And Apprenticeship For Individuals With Disabilities In Hospitality
What We Know About Work-Based Learning And Apprenticeship For Individuals With Disabilities In Hospitality This brief overviews benefits and opportunities surrounding utilizing Registered Apprenticeship as a promising career strategy for workers with disabilities in the…
Making Work-Based Learning Work for Retail
This guide is designed to provide an overview of work-based learning models and advice on how to implement them to develop stronger talent for the present and the future. This guide is designed to provide…
Guttman Community College Puts 'Work' at Center of Learning: An Approach to Student Economic Mobility
Guttman Community College Puts 'Work' at Center of Learning: An Approach to Student Economic Mobility JFF’s Nancy Hoffman examines how higher education institutions can more intentionally prepare young people for the world of work and…