#OpportunityWrap: Issue 39

This week, we’re sharing a special, extended issue of Opportunity Wrap to celebrate the U.S. Department of Labor 8th annual National Apprenticeship Week. Opportunity@Work and partners of “Tear the Paper Ceiling” held events, launched new apprenticeship efforts, published research, and highlighted existing successful apprenticeship programs that can create pathways to economic mobility for STARs.?

Resources:

• As a growing number of policymakers and employers embrace learn-and-earn models, ”Tear the Paper Ceiling” campaign partners – including Jobs for the Future (JFF) , Multiverse , NPower , SkillUp Coalition , SHRM , and Year Up United – debuted and shared critical work to support apprenticeships as a pathway to economic opportunity for STARs. See a complete list here!
• The Kapor Center launched an apprenticeship toolkit, designed with Opportunity@Work , to focus on racial and educational equity best practices and tools for employers, and held a webinar hosted by The Brookings Institution to explore the promise of apprenticeship as a first step toward normalizing skills-based hiring, recognizing learning in multiple forms, and accelerating racial diversity in tech.?
• IBM debuted a new video story highlighting the mutual benefits for both employer and apprentice featuring a tech apprentice from IBM.

Research:

• Lightcast and Opportunity@Work published a new report focusing on how employers are expanding apprenticeships, including in higher-wage fields, to source the diverse, skilled talent they need for their hard-to-fill roles.

Tearing the Paper Ceiling at Events:

• 美国南加州大学 ’s Pamela McCann, joined Opportunity@Work ’s Justin Heck , and Gina Rosen, PhD at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management ’s annual conference to dive into how skills-based hiring can overcome labor market exclusion for STARs.
• 埃森哲 , 雪佛龙 , the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas , the Greater Houston Partnership , and Opportunity@Work hosted a summit on how Houston-area employers can implement skills-based hiring and build a more inclusive talent strategy.