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Work-Based Learning

Resources on topics such as experiential learning, internships, school-based enterprises and apprenticeships

Building A Youth Apprenticeship Data Ecosystem: A Starter Kit

  • Guide/Tool
March 2022 —

This toolkit is meant for youth apprenticeship agencies and organizations at various levels of implementation, from early design to statewide expansion, and includes templates, guides and links to external resources that can be adapted and modified to suit different program needs.

State Policies Impacting CTE: 2021 Year in Review

  • Research/ Report
February 2022 —

This paper, produced by Advance CTE, ACTE and ECS, is the ninth annual review of CTE and career-readiness policies in the states and territories. The report highlights notable legislation, board rules, executive actions and governor-led initiatives in each state.

Youth Apprenticeship Quality Assessment Tool A Resource from the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship

  • Guide/Tool
February 2022 —

As youth apprenticeship has gained traction across the United States, many programs have adopted the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) 

Leveraging Registered Apprenticeship to Build a Thriving and Inclusive Economy

  • Research/ Report
December 2021 —

This brief highlights several levers of policy and influence that Governors can use to place registered apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship at the center of their workforce development efforts

Work-based Learning Ecosystems: Improving Opportunity for All by Integrating School, Community and Workplace

  • Research/ Report
November 2021 —

Every year, 3.7 million learners graduate from American high schools, and most head directly into the workforce, the military or a postsecondary learning experience.

Work-Based Learning: Critical Infrastructure For a Future Ready Workforce

  • Research/ Report
November 2021 —

In addition to enabling learners to gain work experience while in high school, work-based learning helps students hone the academic, technical and employability skills needed to succeed in postseco

Education-to-Workforce Learner Pathways: How Intermediary Organizations Can Support and Help Sustain Effective Partnerships

  • Research/ Report
October 2021 —

Chiefs for Change is a bipartisan network of diverse state and district education chiefs dedicated to preparing all students for today’s world and tomorrow’s through deeply committed leadership.

The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship Data Framework A Program's Guide to Youth Apprenticeship Data

  • Guide/Tool
September 2021 —

The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship Data Framework was developed to guide and support youth apprenticeship partnerships in building out data systems that monitor the effectiveness of youth apprenticeship programs.