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Tools & TemplatesPre-Apprenticeship Handbook & Toolkit
A Practical Resource For Workforce & Education Professionals A pre-apprenticeship is a workforce preparation program designed to help individuals gain the skills, experience, and support they need to successfully enter and complete a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP). Think of it as an on-ramp. Pre-apprenticeship doesn’t replace apprenticeship—it preparespeople for it. Typical programs run somewhere between…
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Publications & ResearchOpportunity Youth: Disconnection, Persistence & The Path To Reconnection
Key Variables Of Advanced Prediction Of Disconnection In 2024, 510,727 young Californians between the ages of 16 and 24 – 10.8% of the age group, or roughly one in nine – were neither in school nor working. This report examines that population, the opportunity youth of California, drawing on five data sources to move beyond…
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Publications & ResearchExpanding California’s Substance Use Disorder Counselor Workforce
Labor Market Need And A Grant-Funded Pathway Portfolio Los Angeles County and the broader Southern California region face a sustained and widening shortage of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) counselors. This shortage is a direct constraint on treatment system capacity because counselor staffing determines how quickly people can enter care, how consistently they can be engaged…
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Publications & ResearchSouthern Nevada’s Opportunity Youth Coalition Strategic Action Plan
Disrupting The Disconnected Youth Pipeline The Opportunity Youth Coalition (OYC) is a major systems-level effort led by Workforce Connections (WC), the Local Workforce Development Board for Southern Nevada, and over 30 key partners aimed at reconnecting youth ages 16 to 24 who are not in school or working. This population – often referred to as…
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Publications & ResearchWorkforce Ready
An Employer’s Guide To Youth & Adult Registered Apprenticeships Youth and adult apprenticeships offer employers a powerful workforce development strategy to cultivate the next generation of skilled workers while addressing current and future workforce needs. This guide is designed to help employers understand the fundamentals of apprenticeship programs and the many advantages they offer—from developing…
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Publications & ResearchChallenges And Opportunities For Change
Addressing Youth Disconnection In The Los Angeles Region This report is supported by the Alliance for Children’s Rights, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, The Aspen Forum for Community Solutions at the Aspen Institute, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation, and Stuart Foundation; and is conducted by New Ways to Work, a leading non-profit consulting firm specializing…
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Publications & ResearchBridging The Gap In Equity and Access to Quality Jobs
Advancing Equity and Access to Quality Jobs through California’s Workforce Development System This report, supported by The James Irving Foundation and conducted by New Ways to Work, a leading non-profit consulting firm specializing in workforce development, aims to address a critical question: What prevents Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and their partners from focusing on…
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Publications & ResearchUpdate on Teen & Young Adult Disconnection In California
Youth disconnection, a term referring to individuals ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor at work, is a significant concern in California, across the country, and around the globe. In 2022, close to 525,000 teens and young adults in California were disconnected from education and employment, resulting in a disconnection rate of…
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Publications & ResearchShaping The Future: A Vision for Workforce Intermediaries in Los Angeles County
Supported by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation (TBF), this report offers a detailed survey of workforce intermediaries (WIs) in Los Angeles County. Essential for linking employers with educators, training programs, and labor pools – particularly those marginalized from the job market – WIs are diverse in their function and impact. Despite the significant presence…
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Publications & ResearchYouth Workforce Development In California: Overview, Initiatives & Best Practices
California’s economic prosperity and societal well-being are deeply intertwined with the development of its youth workforce and by extension, its public youth workforce development system (YWDS), which strives to equip young individuals with essential skills and create pathways for personal and professional growth. This report delves into the various components of the youth workforce development…
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