Resources

Improving Youth Apprenticeship Data Quality: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Research/ Report
November 2020 —

The report, developed by the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship's (PAYA) Data Quality workgroup, addresses the most urgent youth apprenticeship data quality challenges and describes the roles that different stakeholders can play in improving the quality and use of data.

Registered Apprenticeship Reimagined: Lessons Learned from the American Apprenticeship Initiative

  • Research/ Report
November 2020 —

This resource from the National Governors Association examines lessons learned from the American Apprenticeship Initiative, a five-year $175 million-dollar federal investment to support the expansion of registered apprenticeship in the United States.

Sector Strategies for Success: Meeting the Needs of Workers and Employers

  • Research/ Report
November 2020 —

This resource from MDRC provides evidence for sector programs as a way state and local policy makers can help people obtain the skills necessary to find employment in industry sectors that are in-demand during and after the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

The State of Career Technical Education: An Analysis of States' Perkins V Priorities

  • Research/ Report
October 2020 —

This cross-state analysis from Advance CTE examines how states have leveraged the development of Perkins V state plans to advance the dual priorities of expanding quality and increasing equity within their CTE systems.

Partnerships to Align Education and Careers

  • Guide/Tool
October 2020 —

This resource from the Southern Regional Education Board summarizes 11 recommendations for industry sector partnerships.

Striving to Thriving: Occupational identity formation among Black and Hispanic young people and young people from households with lower incomes

  • Research/ Report
October 2020 —

Striving to Thriving is a 16-month research project that used a mixed method approach to explore young people’s experiences of education and work with a specific focus on learners of color.

Planning Tool for Building Equitable Pathways

  • Guide/Tool
October 2020 —

This resource from JFF is designed to support intermediary organizations in gauging their capacity and effectiveness in leading and supporting the creation, improvement and sustainability of high-quality career pathways for learners who are Black, Latinx, and/or experience poverty.

Making Sense of Credentials: A State Roadmap and Action Guide for Transparency

  • Guide/Tool
October 2020 —

This resource from Credential Engine provides a roadmap and an action guide for state policymakers to establish credential transparency.