Member PortalVarious innovative models and partnerships
What’s Here: Frameworks, typologies, and real-world examples that show how apprenticeship pathways can be structured across populations, industries, and partnership models.
Why it Matters: Gives boards concrete reference points to inform local pathway design and partner conversations, while highlighting multiple ways boards can add value without taking
There is no single “right” way to structure and apprenticeship. The most effective models are shaped by the population being served, the industry demand in a region, and the roles partners are willing and able to play. This section provides a deeper dive by looking at some innovative ways apprenticeship can be implemented as well as additional resources.
Framework for High-Quality Pre-Apprenticeship & CTE
This brief from JFF outlines a clear framework for building high-quality pre-apprenticeship and CTE programs that connect learning with real work opportunities. It identifies key design principles and practices that help ensure pre-apprenticeship programs serve as meaningful pathways into registered apprenticeships and some of the unique considerations around CTE and apprenticeship.
View the BriefModels of Youth Registered Apprenticeship Expansion
This brief from The U.S. Department of Labor provides five distinct youth apprenticeship models based on real implementation experience. It provides some unique examples of the different ways youth pathways can be structured including the different partners that tend to play leading roles and the kinds of design choices that show how the model functions in practice.
Innovations in Apprenticeship
The Center for American Progress offers a set of case studies that show how apprenticeship can be structured in different ways across industries and regions. Their report walks through five examples and highlights practical program elements such as key roles, how partnerships were organized, how training was structured, and what funding and support strategies helped make these models work.
WorkforceGPS Apprenticeship Community
WorkforceGPS provides this incredible home base for workforce professionals within the apprenticeship space. It contains a wide range of resources including tools, guides, webinars, case studies, and testimonials covering topics ranging from the front-line to development.
Registered Apprenticeship Mentoring Resources
WorkforceGPS offers this curated collection of resources focused on mentoring in apprenticeship programs, bringing together materials that highlight why mentorship matters and what strong mentoring supports can look like in practice. Effective mentorship is one of the core program elements that ensures an apprentices success and retention.
State Apprenticeship Incentives
This brief from The U.S. Department of Labor and the Urban Institute provides an in-depth look at how states are using financial incentives to expand apprenticeship programs and encourage employer participation. It highlights some approaches such as tax credits, subsidies, and training-related funding, along with lessons learned about what helps incentives work well in practice.