PAYA Youth Apprenticeship Summit 2020: Recap & Resources
Over 950 public and private sector leaders convene to discuss youth apprenticeship as a strategy for inclusive recovery.
Blog Post
CareerWise Colorado
Oct. 23, 2020
New America launched the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA), a multi-year, multi-stakeholder initiative to connect, expand, and strengthen the field of youth apprenticeship in October 2018. Since then, with PAYA’s support, partners in communities and states across the U.S. have implemented strategies to start and grow youth apprenticeship programs across a range of industries, including information technology, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, finance, and education.
Due to the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 crisis--and the stark inequities the crisis has both revealed and exacerbated--youth apprenticeship is taking on even greater importance as a strategy for promoting a more inclusive economic recovery. To explore practical strategies for implementing and growing youth apprenticeship programs to support more equitable education and employment outcomes for youth, and to kick off the next two-year phase of the PAYA initiative, New America hosted Youth Apprenticeship Summit 2020: Pathways to Inclusive Economic Renewal on October 13-15, 2020.
Highlights, session videos, slides, and resources from the event are posted below. You can also check out this recap video to hear the highlights from our virtual convening. To subscribe to receive future updates from PAYA, please click here.
Session Recordings:
Welcome & Opening Remarks: Youth Apprenticeship as a Strategy for Inclusive Economic Renewal (Slides here)
Panel: Promoting More Equitable Outcomes for Young Adults through Youth Apprenticeship
Panel: Adapting Youth Apprenticeship in Response to COVID-19
Opening Remarks & Panel: Building Stronger Systems for and Through Youth Apprenticeship (Slides here)
Panel: Aligning Youth Apprenticeship within Education Systems
Panel: Embedding Youth Apprenticeship within Talent Development Strategies
Opening Remarks and Plenary Session: Investing in Youth Apprenticeship to Drive Transformation and Opportunity
Panel: The Role of Intermediaries in Building and Strengthening Infrastructure for Youth Apprenticeship
Panel: Leveraging Youth Apprenticeship Data to Improve Programs and Policy
Closing Remarks: Closing Remarks
Youth Apprenticeship Summit Recap Video
Click here to view a full playlist of session recordings on YouTube.
Video Spotlights:
Where Are They Now? Catching Up with Former Youth Apprentices Video
Reflections from the PAYA Network
PAYA National Resource Spotlights:
Equity in Youth Apprenticeship Programs
Self-Assessment & Planning Tool for Youth Apprenticeship Programs
- Self Assessment & Planning Tool for Youth Apprenticeship Programs (JFF)
- Session Recording
- Session Slides
PAYA National Resource Spotlight: My Apprentice App
- App: My Apprentice (Trident Technical College)
- Session Recording
- Session Slides
To view these and other resources created by the PAYA National Partners, please visit the PAYA Resource Repository.
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