This report highlights policies and practices that align and strengthen federal workforce programs – improving outcomes and enhancing service delivery, spotlighting efforts in three leading states: Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio. While the Workforce Innovation…
The Power of Apprenticeship JFF spotlights Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy School Food Pathway, an apprenticeship pathway model that strengthens the school food workforce, facilitates district capacity for scratch cooking, and builds a public-sector pathway for…
Meet the innovators pioneering new models of work-based learning, durable skill assessment, and employer engagement JFF is partnering with innovators to explore how early-career workers can build skills, demonstrate readiness, and access quality jobs in an AI-transformed labor market. Overview and…
A Postsecondary Playbook for Expanding Pathways to Quality Jobs JFF partnered with four community colleges to improve access, persistence, and completion in programs that lead to quality jobs in growing fields for learners who face…
With JFF’s support: 80+ institutions expanded or refined higher education programs in prisons in 38 states. 200+ postsecondary leaders learned from peers and reentry partners about best practices to increase economic opportunity for people after…
How Regional Collaboratives Can Expand Pathways Capacity and Impact Regional collaboratives are redefining how cross-sector partners collaborate to advance high-quality pathways for learners. States across the country have set ambitious goals to build high-quality, accessible…
In Washington state, TIMGA helps internationally trained physicians overcome credentialing barriers through career navigation, employer partnerships, and policy advocacy, expanding access to quality health care while creating new pathways for skilled immigrant professionals. Policy and…
JFF works with colleges, states, and partners to design flexible, learner-centered pathways that help adults complete educational goals and achieve economic mobility. Adult learners (students 25 or older) represent approximately one-third of all enrolled college…
Findings from JFF's Next-Generation Apprenticeship for Next Generation Talent Initiative JFF shares outcomes and key learnings from its DOL-funded four-year initiative, Next-Generation Apprenticeship for Next-Generation Talent, to expand access to pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship for…