Playbook for Building a Consortium-Driven Degree-Based Apprenticeship
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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Resource Type: Report
This brief from AIR summarizes findings from a review of research literature on apprentice retention and provides recommendations to help lessen barriers that may lead apprentices to leave their training without completing.
Resource Type: Brief
This issue brief from the Apprenticeship Inclusion Models (AIM) for Youth and Adults with Disabilities initiative includes strategies for building partnerships with industry, education, American Job Centers (AJCs), local education agencies, and vocational rehabilitation agencies and service providers.
Resource Type: Brief
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.
Resource Type: Variety of Materials
30 minute video explores strategies for bridging the gap between adult education programs and Registered Apprenticeship.
Resource Type: Video
Toolkit of resources for secondary school administrators to advocate for and build apprenticeship programs and strengthen school and business partnerships.
Resource Type: Toolkits
The Return on Investment (ROI) calculator is one tool businesses can use to explore Registered Apprenticeship program options and associated costs and benefits.
Resource Type: Tools
Case studies on four high-quality, women-inclusive pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in a range of industry sectors.
Resource Type: Guide
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.
Resource Type: Fact Sheet
The Apprentice Journey Framework is a visual representation of individuals’ experiences, processes, needs, and perceptions throughout their engagement with the apprenticeship system. The framework allows users to identify areas across the Apprentice Journey that have the potential to create barriers for individuals—surfacing insights that promote strategies to increase participation and retention.
Resource Type: Infographic