This brief discusses the challenges that grantees that had received American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) funds experienced when trying to transition to using WIOA funds to sustain programs that were created under AAI. The report uses these challenges to promote opportunities for encouraging local workforce development boards to support Registered Apprenticeship Programs with WIOA funds.
The Apprenticeship Professionals Learning Network has curated an array of resources related to our primary topics: Business Engagement, Partner Engagement, Registered Apprenticeship Program Design, Registered Apprenticeship Fundamentals, Supporting Apprentice Success.
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The goal of this report is to highlight effective employer engagement practices and identify key lessons learned from implementing technology-focused apprenticeship programs.
Self-paced, online training course that helps apprenticeship program designers choose between an approach that advances apprentices based on their time learning, competencies learned, or a combination of the two.
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.
30 minute video explores strategies for bridging the gap between adult education programs and Registered Apprenticeship.
Toolkit of resources for secondary school administrators to advocate for and build apprenticeship programs and strengthen school and business partnerships.
This fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor Chief Evaluation Office provides considerations for improving efforts to recruit and retain apprentices across three areas: recruitment, learning, and apprentice environment.
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 component of comprehensive Registered Apprenticeship training provided to CareerSource FL Apprenticeship Navigators focuses on business engagement strategies.
A series of webcasts and webinars covering foundational knowledge of the Registered Apprenticeship system.