Past Events
Pregnancy Accommodations and Family Leave in Registered Apprenticeship (Chicago Women in Trades)
September 21, 2023 | Virtual | 1:00-2:45 PM CST
Host: JFF & Chicago Women in Trades
Partnering with Purpose: Building Partnerships to Drive Equitable Registered Apprenticeships
May 4, 2023 | Virtual | 1:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Host: JFF
Embedding Equity in Your Registered Apprenticeship: Strategies to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in RA
November 16, 2022 | Virtual | 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
This National Apprenticeship Week, join JFF’s conversation with a Registered Apprenticeship employer, a community partner, and an apprentice to learn about the journey of implementing DEIA practices in Registered Apprenticeship. As part of the event, you’ll learn more about JFF’s Program Design Framework for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Registered Apprenticeship. Whether your program or organization is large or small, union or non-union, this webinar will offer promising practices to advance equity and access for all workers and learners.
Host: JFF
An Untapped Opportunity: Registered Apprenticeship at MSIs
November 17, 2022 | Virtual | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
What are Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs? How do they benefit students at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)? What is the range of RA programs at MSIs to date? With this discussion, enter the world of Registered Apprenticeship and learn the benefits and advantages to having diverse apprenticeship programs at colleges and universities across the nation. This webinar will feature leaders from RA programs at MSIs, sharing their journey to starting a program and how they continue to sustain it. This webinar will also cover how to get technical support to start a program from JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning.
Host: JFF
Strengthening Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Apprenticeship
December 5, 2022 | Virtual | 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET
This webinar will provide attendees with strategies for a stronger inclusion of persons with disabilities in registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs). The webinar features practical information and examples to assist RAPs to be fully inclusive of individuals with disabilities. Be prepared for discussion and sharing your perspectives, questions, and strategies. This webinar is open to anyone who wants to learn more, but is ideal for federal and state apprenticeship staff, apprenticeship sponsors, employers, and community partners who work with apprenticeship programs.
Host: JFF
Getting Serious: Apprenticeship Equity Solutions for Employers and Sponsors
May 4-5, 2022 | Virtual
Host: JFF
Join JFF’s National Innovation Hub for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in this first-of-its-kind, two-day virtual summit to hear from employers across the country on how they’re using the earn-and-learn model of apprenticeship to build skilled, diverse workforces.
About JFF
Jobs for the Future (JFF) drives transformation of the American workforce and education systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all. www.jff.org
About JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning
JFF is a national nonprofit that drives transformation in the American workforce and education systems. For nearly 40 years, JFF has led the way in designing innovative and scalable solutions that create access to economic advancement for all. In 2017, JFF launched the Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning (the Center) to spur mainstream adoption of equitable, innovative, and high-quality apprenticeship and work-based learning programs. The Center works to expand apprenticeship and work-based learning programs into new industries and fosters access and success for a broader, more diverse group of workers. Learn more at www.jff.org/center.
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