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This table is a comprehensive resource that describes the child labor laws and workers’ compensation statutes for each state. The information within this table is intended to help mitigate liability concerns related to youth employment.…
This planning checklist can help youth apprenticeship stakeholders inventory the relationships, policies, and data needed to initiate or scale high quality early postsecondary or dual enrollment within youth apprenticeship. Results JFF engaged a broad group…
This self-assessment and planning tool assists local, state, or regional lead entities and their partners in gauging their current capacity to establish a high-quality system for high school-based youth apprenticeships. This self-assessment and planning tool…
A Decision-Making Guide for Youth Apprenticeship Models Amid growing interest in youth apprenticeship strategies, JFF’s new tool helps practitioners and adopters navigate models and identify with which model they should align. The youth apprenticeship (YA)…
Jobs for the Future (JFF) was contracted by the U.S. Department of Labor as a Youth Apprenticeship Intermediary (YAI) between 2019 and 2023. This road map is an account of the strategies implemented and lessons…
*Getting Started with Pre-Apprenticeship* provides an overview of the steps required to develop a pre-apprenticeship program that leads to an apprenticeship. Pre-apprenticeship prepare women, people of color, and other underrepresented populations to enter and succeed…
These 6 aspirational characteristics of high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs can build equity and improve success in new or existing programs. Pre-apprenticeship programs can be delivered by a range of entities and are designed to prepare underprepared…
This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines the six key characteristics of a high-quality pre-apprenticeship program with a focus on the IT industry. This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines the six key characteristics of a high-quality pre-apprenticeship program with a…
This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines strategies and promising practices for developing high-quality programs that serve opportunity youth participants. Acknowledgments We would like to thank the U.S. Department of Labor for providing the funding to support this…
This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines the six essential elements of a high-quality pre-apprenticeship program with a focus on CTE. Results This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines the six essential elements of a high-quality pre-apprenticeship program with a focus…
Youth apprenticeship represents a proven approach to addressing the skills gap. Career Launch Chicago has developed a promising model for youth apprenticeships and engagement with partners to support the effort. Results JFF engaged a broad…
During this inaugural Youth Apprenticeship Week, JFF calls for the creation of more inclusive apprenticeship pathways specifically tailored to young people who aren’t in school or working. At JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning,…
This brief explains how the core components of youth apprenticeship programs fit together and presents a set of principles that providers can adopt to improve the quality of their programs. Youth apprenticeship is a proven…
Employers are facing an urgent workforce crisis that will continue to deepen over time if not addressed. Job openings in the U.S. increased to 9.6 million in August of 2023; however, there were only 6.4…
To highlight the benefits of these programs, we asked youth apprentices across the country: “Why do you apprentice?” Too often, high schoolers are expected to make decisions about their future career path without ever having…
At JFF, our Next-Generation Apprenticeship for Next-Generation Talent initiative has expanded access to pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship programs for young people, ages 16-24. As part of the initiative, we’re learning directly from those closest to…
Learn promising practices in building and growing successful apprenticeship programs for opportunity youth. Learn promising practices in building and growing successful apprenticeship programs for opportunity youth. The number of opportunity youth—young people ages 16 to…
Jobs for the Future (JFF) recently analyzed a decade of federal RA data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS) to glean insights about the system’s youngest apprentices—ages 16…