Use virtual engagement and online training delivery to sustain and extend apprenticeship system operations during disruptions¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The brief's discussion of pandemic responses points to virtual engagement as a way apprenticeship systems continued operating: administrators pivoted work online, streamlined processes, and expanded reach and responsiveness. The brief frames these responses as informing "potential implications for the future of apprenticeship systems in the states interviewed."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Technology infrastructure and staff capacity to work virtually, as administrators reported leveraging technology to pivot their work online

Constraints¶

• Training providers faced logistical challenges transitioning in-person training online, and challenges remain in implementing hybrid or remote learning options

Target Learners¶

• Registered Apprenticeship participants, including adult apprentices in traditional and nontraditional industries

Target Learning Goals¶

• Workforce preparation through related training and instruction and on-the-job apprenticeship learning

Claims¶

• Training providers and instructors faced logistical challenges moving in-person apprenticeship training online but adapted quickly [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Deliver FF tutoring and family engagement through a distance-learning version when in-person schooling is disrupted
• Use employer-based earn-and-learn apprenticeship as a workforce training pathway outside traditional construction occupations

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Ryan Ruggiero, Andrew Krantz. (2023). How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected State Apprenticeship Systems: Takeaways from Eight States. Mathematica and The Urban Institute. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-state-apprenticeship-systems-takeaways-from-eight-states