Resources

Reimagining Workforce Policy in the Age of Disruption: A State Guide for Preparing the Future Workforce Now

  • Guide/Tool
July 2020 —

This guide from the National Governors Association provides a roadmap for state policymakers to prepare for the future workforce. The report identifies three essential system transformations that are necessary to facilitate the transition through the fourth industrial revolution.

Career and Technical Education in Oregon: Exploring Who Participates in High School and the Outcomes They Achieve

  • Research/ Report
July 2020 —

This report from REL Northwest explores student participation and outcomes in secondary CTE programs in the state of Oregon.

New Skills for Youth Innovation Sites 2020 Snapshot: Germany

  • Case Study
  • Snapshots
June 2020 —

This snapshot of NSFY Germany profiles the Zukunftsträger Initiative, which identifies collective impact approaches that help vulnerable young people receive training to compete for the skilled jobs of the 21st century in regions across the country.

CareerWise: Case Study of a Youth Apprenticeship Intermediary

  • Case Study
June 2020 —

This resource from the Urban Institute is a case study of CareerWise Colorado, an intermediary that supports businesses, students, and educators seeking to start youth apprentice programs. 

Iowa High School Apprenticeships: Creating Pathways to Promising Careers

  • Case Study
June 2020 —

This resource from the Urban Institute is a case study on Iowa's high school apprenticeship programs. 

Unpacking Program Enrollments and Completions With Equity in Mind

  • Guide/Tool
June 2020 —

This guide and accompanying data tool from the Community College Research Center walks users through an equity-centered data analysis in order to identify disparities in enrollment and outcomes in postsecondary education.

Why Career and Technical Education? Exploring Policymakers’ Expressed Motivations for Supporting Perkins V

  • Research/ Report
June 2020 —

This report from the American Enterprise Institute explores the policy and media environment surrounding the reauthorization of Perkins V.

Making Good on the Promise: Improving Equity and Access to High-Quality CTE for Youth and Young Adults in the Justice System

  • Guide/Tool
June 2020 —

This resource, developed by The Council of State Governments Justice Center and Advance CTE, outlines key actions that state CTE leaders can take in partnership with juvenile and adult criminal justice agencies to ensure that youth in these systems have access to high-quality CTE programs.