Member PortalMoving from Interest to Implementation
What’s Here: Practical tools and guides for the “build and launch” phase, including step-by-step development resources, partner and sponsor considerations, incentives, and the registration process.
What it Matters: Helps boards and partners translate apprenticeship concepts into a program plan with clear roles, realistic timelines, and the right supports in place.
Apprenticeship programming gains momentum when there is a clear path from interest to implementation. That path involves helping employers and partners move from a general concept to launch with defined roles, a realistic timeline, and the right support structures. This section provides guidance on making that happen.
Apprenticeship Quick Start Toolkit
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship toolkit provides a general overview of starting a registered apprenticeship program by laying out a clear roadmap for moving from exploration to launching a registered apprenticeship.
View the ToolkitFramework for a High-Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
This pre-apprenticeship guide from Jobs for the Future offers a practical guide to pre-apprenticeships by focusing on the partnerships that make them work. It highlights the key ingredients of a pre-apprenticeship as well as how they complement, differ from, and lead to registered apprenticeships as well as the unique roles that sponsors, employers, and educators play.
Youth Apprenticeship in Action
This brief from Jobs for the Future (JFF) provides a comprehensive understanding of youth apprenticeships. It offers the foundational pieces as well as guidance and graphics which help to visualize various youth apprenticeship programs.
High School Apprenticeships: A Guide for a Successful Programs
This guide from The U.S. Department of Labor on starting youth apprenticeship programs with high school CTE programs helps boards in considering the programmatic and community elements needed to build a successful program. It provides guidance on aligning learning to industry needs, combining classroom instruction paid on-the-job learning, and designing supports that help students succeed.
Workforce Board Guide to Apprenticeship Partnerships
This guide from Safal Partners is developed for workforce boards and focuses on identifying and securing apprenticeship partnerships. It offers practical questions and readiness considerations for identifying employers, education providers, and community organizations, and other intermediaries and the roles those partners play.