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…
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…
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…
Getting Started with Pre-Apprenticeship: Partnerships
Getting Started with Pre-Apprenticeship: Partnerships *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…
What We Know About Equity and Diversity in Apprenticeship
What We Know About Equity and Diversity in Apprenticeship Apprenticeship has a track record of success in advancing the careers of workers, but it has historically been, and continues to be, less accessible to women,…
Talking Points: How Diverse and Inclusive Apprenticeships Address Employer Needs
Talking Points: How Diverse and Inclusive Apprenticeships Address Employer Needs The talking points are organized to align common business concerns around diversity, development, and retention with the solution of equitable and inclusive apprenticeships. Apprenticeship is…
IMT Critical to Growth at Hayes Performance Systems
Hayes has a long history as a manufacturer of motorcycle brakes, and it’s seeking to extend that expertise into other automotive markets. For Hayes to diversify successfully, its workers need to be flexible, nimble, and…
Work-Based Learning Framework
Work-based learning supports a continuum of lifelong learning and skill development for a range of workers and learners—K-12 students, young adults, college students, adult jobseekers, and incumbent workers. Work-based learning looks beyond the classroom to…
Making Apprenticeship Work for Opportunity Youth
Making Apprenticeship Work for Opportunity Youth Young people who are out of school and unemployed need substantial preparation and supports in order to get and keep a job. Pre-apprenticeships, as well as similar work-based learning…