Apprenticeship is a valuable work-based learning opportunity that can provide youth with academic and workplace skills that lead to post-secondary education opportunities and careers. Businesses, workforce professionals, educators, and others are looking to pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship as an effective way to start high school students and other youth on a career pathway that leads to good wages and opportunities for advancement.
Check out these resources to help you grow apprenticeship for the youth and young adult populations.
U.S Department of Labor and Education Youth Apprenticeship Framework
State and Local Youth Apprenticeship Programs
- Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Program
- Apprenticeship Carolina Youth Apprenticeship (South Carolina)
- Apprenticeship Maryland
- Georgia Youth Apprenticeship Program
- CareerWise Colorado
- School to Work Youth Apprenticeship Program (Rochester, New York)
- Minnesota’s Youth Apprenticeship Program
- Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Program
- Kentucky TRACK Program
- Making Apprenticeships Work for Opportunity Youth (Jobs for the Future - accessible under "Related Content")
WIOA and Youth Apprenticeship
Youth Apprenticeship Tools
- Youth Apprenticeship: Action Planning Guide for Local Communities (Wisconsin)
- Youth Pre-Apprentice Recruiting, Screening and Testing (North Carolina - accessible under "Related Content")
- After-School Apprenticeship Program Toolkit (Collaborative for Building After-School Systems)
- Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Program Infographic (South Carolina)
- Policies and Procedures for Bridging Youth Apprenticeship to Registered Apprenticeship (Wisconsin)
- How to Implement a Pre-Apprenticeship Program (Ohio)
- DOL YouthBuild Registered Apprenticeship Toolkit
- High School Apprenticeship Tools (DOL)
Research on What Works
- Youth Apprenticeship: A Hopeful Approach for Improving Outcomes for Baltimore Youth
- Making Youth Apprenticeships Work for Illinois’ YoungAdults: Community Recommendations on Youth Apprenticeships
- Potential Role of Secondary CTE Programs in Preparing Students for Apprenticeship Programs
- Building Registered Apprenticeships for Out-of-School Youth (webinar)
- Pre-Apprenticeships: Building Strong Apprentices (webinar)
Outreach and Marketing
Workers Compensation and Child Labor Laws
- State Child Labor Laws (US Department of Labor)
- Guide on Child Labor Laws and Workers’ Compensation for Apprentice Minors (US Department of Labor)
- Workers' Compensation for Apprentices under Age 18 (US Department of Labor)
- Quick Reference Guide: Federal and Ohio Minor Labor Laws
