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Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning | JFF Skip to main content Visit Our Equitable Recovery Hub right What We Do Impact Stories About JFF Staff & Board Where We Work Jobs at JFF Our 35th Anniversary Diversity at JFF Resources Events Point of View Search Submit search Toggle search Toggle Donate Search Search down Go Back to Impact Stories Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning At a Glance This tried-and-true training model has been around for so long because it works. JFF is a leader in expanding apprenticeship and work-based learning to new industries and professions. 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Seleznow Senior Advisor Deborah Kobes Senior Director​ Andrea Messing-Mathie Director Myriam Milfort Sullivan Director Status In progress Locations RI CA DC IL IN KY LA KS MI MO MT MN OH PA WI CO NY ND SC WA ID Sections About Key Topics Our Work Resources Blog In the News Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Welcome to the new digital home of JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning! We may have shifted to a new venue on JFF’s website, but we will continue to provide the valuable information you have come to expect, and we believe it will now be easier for you to access helpful resources and connect with JFF’s wealth of expertise on broader workforce and education topics. We hope you enjoy our new online experience! About JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning provides expert guidance and resources on effective approaches to work-based learning that benefit businesses, students, and workers. About the Center How We Can Help Our Team What is Apprenticeship? What is Work-Based Learning? Key Topics Advanced Manufacturing Businesses and Employers Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Intermediaries IT Opportunity Youth Pre-Apprenticeship Youth Apprenticeship Our Work We work with businesses, intermediaries, government agencies, secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, training providers, workforce boards, and more to develop, scale, and promote effective apprenticeship and work-based learning programs that work for a range of participants. Since starting to work with JFF, there’s a number of milestones we’ve achieved. We can say we finally have momentum. Orrian Willis, program manager, TechSF Learn More About Our Work right Featured Project Industry Partnership Apprenticeship Intermediary Since 2016, JFF has enrolled more than 3,000 new apprentices and worked closely with nearly 1,000 businesses in advanced manufacturing, telecommunications, and energy/utilities. Learn More right Resources Latest Resources Report/Research Growing Opportunities in Manufacturing through Bilingual Upskilling The bilingual GOAL training program provides opportunities for English Language Learners to progress in advanced manufacturing careers. By Lois Joy , Jessica Toglia Multimedia System Navigator: Work-Based Learning This System Navigator will help you identify the key connection points of your work-based learning system. By Charlotte Cahill , Kyle Hartung , Deborah Kobes Tool JFF's Framework for a High-Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Program These 6 aspirational characteristics of high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs can build equity and improve success in new or existing programs. Pre-apprenticeship programs can be delivered by a range of entities and are designed to prepare underprepared learners, students, and new workers to enter and succeed in Registered Apprenticeships or other high-quality apprenticeship programs, and ultimately careers. This framework can be used by new or existing programs to help guide their growth and development. By Lili Allen , Charlotte Cahill , Deborah Kobes , Eric M. Seleznow , Myriam Milfort Sullivan Featured Resource Promising Trends and Challenges in Work-Based Learning: A Market Scan of Organizations and Tools A market scan of K–12 and postsecondary career exploration and work-based learning solutions. View the Resource right See All Resources right Blog Latest Blog Posts Post Bilingual Training Can Lead to Equitable Economic Recovery With the nation facing an urgent need to redesign workforce and education systems, an innovative program called GOAL can serve as a model that inspires bold leaders to take a new approach to job training. By Jessica Toglia Post Apprenticeship Is Vital to Manufacturing's Post-Pandemic Recovery As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, apprenticeship can play an important role in efforts to foster an equitable economic recovery as a key component of new talent development programs and efforts to retrain or upskill current workers. By Mark Genua Post We Must Sustain Apprenticeship in a Post-Pandemic Downturn One of our nation’s most successful job training strategies is at risk of losing momentum. Supporters must take action to maintain apprenticeship gains if the pandemic leads to recession. By Eric M. Seleznow Featured Blog Post We Need to Raise the Bar on Pre-Apprenticeships Pre-apprenticeships can help workers from underrepresented populations become “apprenticeship ready.” But these programs lack consistent standards and expectations. Read the Blog Post right See All Blog Posts right In the News Latest In the News We need apprenticeships now more than ever. In the News JFF’s Andrea Messing-Mathie and Ali Walz in “A Tool to Help Your Youth Apprenticeship Succeed” Once you start taking all the barriers away, the diversity just starts showing up. In the News JFF Horizons panelist Heather Terenzio in “Apprenticeships Address Workforce, Diversity Challenges” We expect to see a huge range of innovations to support remote learning. We also think [COVID-19] will permanently change the digital footprint of apprenticeships. In the News Stephen Yadzinski and Eric Seleznow in “The Future of Apprenticeships” See All In the News right What We Do About JFF Resources Events Point of View JFF Privacy Agreement Contact Us 617-728-4446 Subscribe to our Newsletter Subscribe © All content seen is copyright Jobs for the Future, 2020. Follow JFF on Twitter Follow JFF on Instagram Follow JFF on LinkedIn Follow JFF on Facebook Follow JFF on YouTube...