In its role as a national partner in the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a virtual action lab on Wednesday, October 26th and Thursday, October 27th on the issue of youth apprenticeship. In collaboration with New America, the NGA Center delivered programming that built on its recently published State Policy Playbook to Advance Youth Apprenticeship and allowed state teams to hear from national experts, share information and best practices with their peers, and have an initial action planning session with their state team. Participants gained a clearer understanding of the national policy landscape and state policy options for advancing youth apprenticeship, new connections to peers working on similar issues at the state and national level and left with actionable steps to pursue policy change on the issue of youth apprenticeship that best suits their state.
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Ryan Martin, Deputy Director, NGA Center for Best Practices
- Taylor White, National Director, Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship, and Senior Policy Advisor for K-12 Education and Workforce
The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship and the Current State of Play
- Taylor White, National Director, Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship, and Senior Policy Advisor for K-12 Education and Workforce
The Role of Youth Apprenticeship in Today’s Workforce Development Policy Landscape
- Andrea DeSantis, Policy Advisor, Office of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
- Deborah Kobes, Interim Vice President, Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning, JFF
- Jack Porter, Senior Policy Analyst, NGA Center for Best Practices
Funding Mechanisms for Youth Apprenticeship
- Lul Tesfai, Senior Policy Advisor, Center on Education & Labor, New America
Recommendations and State Highlights in the State Policy Playbook to Advance Youth Apprenticeship
- Jordan Morang, Policy Analyst, NGA Center for Best Practices
