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Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning
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JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning provides expert guidance and resources on effective approaches to work-based learning that benefit businesses, students, and workers.
About the Center
About Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning
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Our Work
We work with businesses, intermediaries, government agencies, secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, training providers, workforce boards, and more to develop, scale, and promote effective apprenticeship and work-based learning programs that work for a range of participants.
Orrian Willis, program manager, TechSFSince starting to work with JFF, there’s a number of milestones we’ve achieved. We can say we finally have momentum.
Featured Project
Expanding Apprenticeship to Opportunity Youth
Since 2019, JFF has enrolled more than 100 opportunity youth into apprenticeship programs and started a cohort of 15 programs across the country.
Resources
Latest Resources
Webinar Recording
Race and Registered Apprenticeship: RA's Role in Driving Equity
In this virtual event, current and former state apprenticeship directors discussed how they are working to expand racial and economic equity in Registered Apprenticeship.
Tool
Introduction to Affirmative Action Programs for Registered Apprenticeships
This self-paced, online training course walks you through an assessment of whether your program should develop an Affirmative Action Program, and connects you with the tools needed to implement a successful AAP. This is the second course in the series.
Report/Research
How Apprenticeship Programs for Opportunity Youth Stay Resilient Through the COVID-19 Recession
This report looks at strategies for sustaining and expanding Registered Apprenticeship pathways for opportunity youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors highlight promising practices from workforce boards and community-based organizations, and address topics including the digital divide, occupational mobility, and the provision of services and supports.
Featured Resource
JFF's Framework for a High-Quality IT Pre-Apprenticeship Program
This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines the six key characteristics of a high-quality pre-apprenticeship program with a focus on the IT industry.
Blog
Latest Blog Posts
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Together We Can Increase Black Participation in Apprenticeship
As we honor Black History Month, an honest look at our racist past reveals a more equitable path for the future of apprenticeship and workforce development in our country.
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Apprenticeship Transformation Passes the House: What to Know
The National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 will provide an influx of funding to modernize apprenticeship and create opportunities for millions of Americans.
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Apprenticeship Offers a Path to Recovery Through Tumultuous Times: A Q&A With Eric Seleznow
Apprenticeship is a vital component of an equitable economic recovery. This National Apprenticeship Week, we must focus on supporting employers and other stakeholders as they deliver on this potential.
Featured Blog Post
Apprenticeship Is Vital to Manufacturing's Post-Pandemic Recovery
As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, apprenticeship can play an important role in efforts to foster an equitable economic recovery as a key component of new talent development programs and efforts to retrain or upskill current workers.