Leveraging Technology to Advance Youth Apprenticeship
Description
Managing a youth apprenticeship program is a highly complex venture that requires careful planning, coordination, data sharing, and communication with a diverse group of stakeholders. The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship launched a study in fall 2023 to document the state of technology adoption across the field of youth apprenticeship and strengthen our understanding of the current landscape. This summary of findings describes why youth apprenticeship programs seek out technology solutions, outlines how technology use varies among programs, lists considerations for making information technology (IT) purchases, discusses common barriers to technology adoption, and explores opportunities to better leverage technology to strengthen and scale up youth apprenticeship programs.