Appendix: Methodology and Interviewees

Research for this policy brief began with consultation of a DOL resource cataloging apprentice tuition support available in several states.¹ Beginning from this foundation, and drawing on existing contacts from New America’s past apprenticeship advocacy efforts, I sought out other existing tuition support policies and worked to develop a typology to describe the different strategies encountered. I developed summaries of each strategy through interviews with practitioners as well as desk research of relevant legislation and regulations.

The present work does not constitute a complete catalog of state apprenticeship support policies, but I hope that its publication will reveal other existing practices and that my typology will be useful for evaluating support policies that develop in the future.

The following experts were consulted in the preparation of this report:

• California:
  • Nicholas Esquivel, specialist, Community Colleges of California Chancellor’s Office
  • Joshua Modlin, manager, Education to Work Partnerships, Foundation for California Community Colleges
• Florida:
  • Renee Lambert, apprenticeship services coordinator, Miami Dade College
  • John Wensveen, vice provost of academic schools, Miami Dade College
• Georgia:
  • Dwayne Hobbs, work-based learning specialist, Georgia Department of Education
• Indiana:
  • Sue Smith, vice president of technology and applied science, Ivy Tech Community College
• Kentucky:
  • Mary Taylor, industry training and development specialist, Kentucky Department of Education Office of Career & Technical Education
• New Jersey:
  • Nicholas Toth, assistant director, NJ Division of Workforce Development Office of Apprenticeship
• North Carolina:
  • Pamela Howze, program director for Work-Based Learning, National Fund for Workforce Solutions; formerly of NC Department of Commerce
  • Ryan McCarty, information processing technician, North Carolina Community College System
  • Elizabeth Standafer, youth apprenticeship coordinator, ApprenticeshipNC
• Pennsylvania:
  • Gwen Ross, director of Workforce Development Initiatives, PA Department of Community & Economic Development
• South Carolina:
  • Carla Whitlock, senior apprenticeship consultant, South Carolina Technical College System
• Texas:
  • Tara Cole, program lead, Texas Workforce Commission
  • Desi Holmes, apprenticeship director, Texas Workforce Commission
  • Sarah Janes, associate vice chancellor, Continuing and Professional Development, San Jacinto College
• Washington:
  • Jody Robbins, program manager, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Wisconsin:
  • Karen Morgan, director, Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship