ACT Ready for Work
Podcast Episode 11

Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

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Work-based or “on-the-job” learning through apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs benefits learners from all education and socioeconomic levels and put them on a fast track to high-wage, nationally portable careers.

In this episode of “Ready for Work," we talk to leaders in postsecondary education and business about the use of work-based learning programs at the community level and the personal and economic results that can be gained from creating such programs. Among the topics:

How work-based learning and apprenticeship enhance other training methods
How apprenticeships help learners who have not previously been successful in traditional education
The effectiveness and return on investment for apprenticeship programs
How these initiatives are typically funded
What it takes to launch a successful initiative
How apprenticeship programs can leverage national certifications to improve outcomes
The future of apprenticeship models and what it will take to support them
Why industry partner engagement is crucial to initiative success
And more!