How Western North Carolina is Reclaiming its Manufacturing Legacy Through Worker-Owned Innovation The Industrial Commons shows how a rural community can reclaim its manufacturing legacy while building economic opportunity that is accessible, environmentally sustainable, and…
The University of California, Riverside Professional and Global Education Farmworker Advancement Program UC Riverside’s Farmworker Advancement Program shows how rigorous, credential-aligned training can expand career pathways for farmworkers when paired with bilingual, technology, advising, and…
With JFF’s support: More than 1,000 young people were served through pre-apprenticeship or Registered Apprenticeship. 10 youth-serving organizations received funding, coaching, and peer learning to expand apprenticeship programs. Andrew Hoffman of Maine met his goal…
This series of case studies highlight policies and implementation strategies that Utah and Iowa have adopted to strengthen student access to quality dual enrollment programs. Dual enrollment programs, an educational partnership where high school students…
For Colleges and Training Providers AI is transforming education and the workforce. Drawing on lessons from JFF’s AI Pioneers Lab, this action guide offers practical strategies to help education and training providers lead AI-driven change,…
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…