Youth Apprenticeship Summit 2020 – Oct. 15

Youth apprenticeship is a proven strategy for connecting the learning needs of youth with the talent needs of employers, but in the US, it is still a nascent field. During this plenary session, philanthropic leaders will discuss why they are investing in youth apprenticeship and how philanthropic efforts, in coordination with public and private sector investments, can maximize impact and scale.

OPENING REMARKS

Mary Alice McCarthy, Director, Center on Education & Labor, New America

SPEAKERS

Barbara Humpton, President & CEO, Siemens USA and Chair, Siemens Foundation

Anne-Marie Slaughter, President & CEO, New America

Our PAYA Grantees, Network Members, and partners describe the value of youth apprenticeship as an inclusive economic growth strategy for businesses and communities.

Youth apprenticeship intermediaries play a key role in coordinating employers, high schools, postsecondary institutions, and students.This session will highlight various types and core functions intermediaries that are critical to the development and management of youth apprenticeship programs, explore the advantages and disadvantages of different intermediary structures, and examine how intermediaries’ roles change over time as programs and partnerships evolve.

SPEAKERS

Kelly Cresswell, Executive Director, Reach Higher Montana

Maud Daudon, Executive Leader, Career Connect Washington

Rachel Harmon, Executive Director, Birmingham Promise

Randi Wolfe, Executive Director, Early Care & Education Pathways to Success

Kathleen Mathers (Moderator), Principal, Education Strategy Group

SPEAKERS

Mitchell Harp, Dean of Apprenticeship Programs, Trident Technical College

Quality data is essential for building, improving, and scaling youth apprenticeship. Relevant, actionable data equips state and local leaders to evaluate impact, monitor equity, identify best practices and make the case for youth apprenticeship. This session will dive into challenges facing states and intermediaries seeking to collect better data on youth apprenticeship and surface recommendations for building a high-quality and integrated youth apprenticeship data infrastructure.

SPEAKERS

Amy Firestone, Vice President, Apprenticeship Carolina

Apurva Mehrotra, Director of Research & Analytics, HERE to HERE

Jonathan Wickert, Education Associate, Delaware Department of Education

Kate Kreamer (Moderator), Deputy Executive Director, Advance CTE

SPEAKER

Taylor White, National Director, Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship, New America