Resources

Self-assessment and planning tool for local, state, or regional lead entities and their partners in gauging their current capacity to establish a high-quality system for high school-based youth apprenticeships.

Self-assessment tool designed to help youth apprenticeship program administrators and policymakers determine how effectively a program is engaging employers and industry to meet program development, implementation, and sustainability goals.

Strategies, tactics, and methods leading to the development of sustainable Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Guide and best practices for Youth Apprenticeship development and operations including messaging materials and sample documents.

This resource from Washington State provides comprehensive information to help parents and caregivers understand apprenticeship career pathways.

Toolkit of resources for secondary school administrators to advocate for and build apprenticeship programs and strengthen school and business partnerships.

This fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor Chief Evaluation Office provides considerations for improving efforts to recruit and retain apprentices across three areas: recruitment, learning, and apprentice environment.

This guide from USDOL provides the basics of building a HS apprenticeship program and includes examples of program strategies.

USDOL resource from Training and Employment Notice 31-16 covers child labor laws for apprentices that are under the age of 18.

American Institutes for Research (AIR) has published a brief called Improving Apprenticeship Completion Rates which summarizes a review of the research about apprenticeship completion and provides recommendations for strategies and practices to increase retention and completion rates.