National Apprenticeship Week: Essential CED Resources
Committee for Economic Development
CED plays an important role in shaping the intersection of business, government and society.
This week marks National Apprenticeship Week, a nationwide celebration where leaders across industries recognize the successes and value of apprenticeships for helping rebuild our economy and workforce.
CED has a long and storied history of supporting and promoting apprenticeships in our research and recommendations related to workforce development and education. Below you can find select CED resources that highlight the importance of apprenticeships as a strategy for investing in the future workforce, addressing the current labor shortage, and rebuilding the postpandemic economy.
The US Labor Shortage: A Plan to Tackle the Challenge
In order to help alleviate the current labor shortage, CED recommends increasing and supporting American workforce participation by expanding learn-and-earn apprenticeships among students and workers at all stages of their careers.
New York City: Rebuilding a Future-Focused Economy
To help revitalize New York City, CED recommends establishing a world-class and equitable public health delivery system and accomplishing that by having health care organizations partner with community colleges and career and technical education providers. Beginning as early as high school, the partnerships should develop highly skilled frontline health care workers representative of the communities they serve, by establishing, for example, internship and apprenticeship programs for occupations such as medical assistants and technicians, nurses, and community health workers, and promoting greater participation among people of color.
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A US Workforce Training Plan for the Postpandemic Economy
In the postpandemic economy, all American workers need valued, in-demand skills that unlock gainful career paths. Business leadership should take concrete actions in their organizations such as sponsoring at least one apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship program. Policy leaders should render the workforce development system more innovative and effective by expanding learn-and-earn apprenticeships among students and workers at all stages of their careers.
Apprenticeship in Brief: A Discussion Paper
At its core, apprenticeship is intended to give workers direct, on-the-job experience combined with related training and instruction, allowing them to move from a low- or no-skill, entry-level position to full occupational proficiency. Although apprenticeship models exist in the United States, they are not part of the economic fabric the way they are in other countries like Switzerland and Germany. We can learn from our international peers about the value and benefits of apprenticeship programs.