Apprenticeships can be a great route to good jobs for traditionally underserved populations. Unfortunately, current participation does not reflect the American workforce, showing persistent gender, racial, and ethnic access gaps. Some programs are closing that gap through deliberate, research-based design choices — strategies that can be adapted across industries. Join AFA and Randi Wolfe, PhD, for a webinar on the apprenticeship model developed by Early Care & Education Pathways to Success (ECEPTS). As a Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor in California and a national Industry Intermediary, ECEPTS designs programs around the strengths of its workforce — a population that is almost entirely women, largely women of color, and often recent immigrants, first-generation college students, and English language learners. The ECEPTS model directly addresses the historic and socio-economic barriers these populations face in job training and higher education. We'll discuss specific design choices behind the approach and practical methods that have yielded consistently high retention and completion for over 1,950 apprentices to date — methods that can be easily adapted to other sectors aiming to engage underrepresented and non-traditional populations.

States are working to close the teacher shortage gap, but a new wave of federal policy changes is likely to make it harder and more expensive to enter and stay in teaching, threatening to stall state progress when the educator workforce needs it most.

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AI reached K–12 classrooms before state policies on its use and role in public education did. States are taking action—but for most, that action is still ad hoc, fragmented, and not keeping up with the pace of change in classrooms and workplaces. This report draws on survey responses and interviews with SEA staff and partner

Join the CEEDAR Center and SPARC Center for an insightful webinar focused on using data to drive educator pipeline decisions and building a resilient, high-quality special education workforce. Discover how Washington Education Association leaders are pairing robust workforce data with innovative Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs (RTAPs) to address critical shortages and transform the educator pipeline. What You’ll Learn: • How Washington is leveraging SPARC workforce data to identify regional shortages and drive strategic pipeline decisions. • Real-world insights from Washington’s approach to scaling RTAPs through effective partnerships. • National trends, key design features, and evidence-based strategies for special education apprenticeships. • Practical CEEDAR tools and resources to support RTAP development in your state or institution. Whether you represent an SEA, EPP, LEA, or TA Center, register today to gain the actionable insights needed to strengthen the special education teacher workforce!

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Explore the resources in this Guided Toolkit to learn more about how your preparation program or state system can integrate teacher apprenticeship and residency.

Join us on Wednesday, August 12, at 1 p.m. ET for a conversation on promising approaches to strengthen the teaching profession.

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Maegan Godoy discusses four key themes about what Gen Z wants and needs to know about youth apprenticeship.

The Partnership for Student Success, the New Jersey Tutoring Corps, the National Student Support Accelerator, and the Pathways Alliance are pleased to announce the official approval of the National Guideline Standards (NGS) for Tutor Apprenticeship Programs by the U.S. Department of Labor, a crucial new resource to strengthen educator pipelines through tutoring. Developed by a working group with feedback from high-impact tutoring and educator development leaders across the country, the Tutor NGS provides a recognized, scalable framework for states, districts, and tutoring providers to establish high-quality registered apprenticeship programs for tutors in communities nationwide. The NGS outlines key competencies that individual tutors must achieve during an apprenticeship program through on-the-job learning and related instruction or professional development. They also codify key structures and best practices for implementing quality apprenticeships. To help expand tutor-registered apprenticeship programs, the four organizations also developed the Tutor Apprenticeship Toolkit, which was published earlier this year. This free resource provides detailed guides, templates, and actionable steps for state education agencies, school districts, tutoring providers, and other potential program sponsors to design, register, and launch their own high-quality tutor apprenticeship programs. In this webinar, learn more about these resources and initial steps that states, districts, and tutoring providers can take to consider or implement tutor apprenticeship programs.

NC State and WCPSS partnered to launch a program that allows instructional assistants earn teaching licenses while working.

Maegan Godoy discusses four key themes about what Gen Z wants and needs to know about youth apprenticeship.

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