What We Do (and Don’t) Know About Noncredit Workforce Programs
New research explores the data collected on noncredit offerings in Iowa, Louisiana, and Virginia.
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Youth Apprentice Spotlight: Drake Head, Engineering Assistant, Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeships
PAYA Policy Analyst Bianca Dacres sat down with Drake Head to briefly discuss his experience as a TTC apprentice.
Leveraging Existing Federal Funding Streams for Youth Apprenticeship
Recent federal guidance outlines flexibilities in WIOA and Perkins V funding to support youth apprenticeship.
Cross-Agency Cooperation and New Funding Opportunities to Support Youth Apprenticeship
Federal grants and agency ‘silo-busting’ present opportunities to scale youth apprenticeship
A Comprehensive Approach to Serving Student Parents
A conversation with Generation Hope’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nicole Lynn Lewis.
Reflections on the Shift Commission’s Predictions on the Future of Work, Five Years Later
Thought leaders revisit the Shift report and consider what the commission got right, what didn’t see coming, and what the future might hold.
Announcing the Community College Workforce Transformation & Implementation Cohort Program & Advisory Committee
We will launch an application of interest for community colleges to join the Community College Workforce Transformation cohort.
Providing Student Parents a Seat at the Table
A conversation with David Croom, associate director of the Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) Initiative with Ascend at the Aspen Inst.
Three Strategies for Effective Youth Engagement in Apprenticeship and Beyond
Best practices for centering youth voices and building strong youth-adult partnerships in systems change and advocacy work.
Improving Communications to Develop Work-Based Learning Programs in the Skilled Trades
This brief introduces a new resource to support communication between educators and employers as they develop work-based learning programs.
A Community College’s Journey to Further Equity Through Economic & Community Impact
Montgomery College created a set of practices to support their students to and through their college experience and into a good job.
PAYA Reinvests in Grantees and Welcomes 25 New Members to the PAYA Network
PAYA continues to support the expanding field of youth apprenticeship in America by reinvesting in grantees and growing the PAYA Network.
Washington Has Generous Financial Aid Programs. But Not Enough Students Take Advantage of Them.
Washington's generous financial aid programs are limited by confusing eligibility and application requirements.
Community College Bachelor’s Degrees and Traditional-Age Students
We know community college bachelor's degrees work for older students but what about students straight from high school?