Resources

This resource identifies several myths about Registered Apprenticeship and provides a response for each.

Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning has an Employer Engagement webpage that features promising approaches for securing buy-in from employers to build apprenticeship programs and to see the value of bringing in a more diverse pool of candidates. 

Behavioral Insights & Apprentice Sponsorship How to Apply Behavioral Insights to Improve Employer Engagement and Expand Apprenticeship, from the National Association of State Workforce Agencies provides insights and strategies that can help make communications with employers more impactful.

This resource from Health Profession Opportunities Grants provides technical assistance to support the creation of healthcare training and career pathways that meet the needs of local communities by using labor market information.

The Urban Institute's Guide to Learning About Local Workforce Systems is an interactive resource that allows users to quickly navigate between different aspects of local workforce systems.

This resource offers quick and easy to use strategies and recommendations that apprenticeship professionals can draw on to encourage employers to engage with and support Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). 

This resource from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Vocational Education Research and Technical Advisory Committee (VERATAC), provides information about 21 different labor market information sources, their strengths and limitations, and when and what to use the specific data for.

This quick tips tool from the Cybersecurity Youth Apprenticeship Initiative is useful for engaging employers in any industry. It provides strategies for employer engagement based on their level of knowledge and experience with RAPs.