Deborah Kobes, senior director at JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-based Learning, shares JFF’s perspective on work-based learning as a powerful youth education and workforce development strategy, and discusses recent trends in youth apprenticeship, including challenges to diversifying the apprenticeship system, and reviews the important role small businesses can play in the design and delivery of youth apprenticeship. The testimony also highlights some of JFF’s policy recommendations that can expand and improve youth apprenticeship, including strategies for increasing equity and small business engagement.