The Thread

Community colleges are moving beyond related instruction to become the connective infrastructure for apprenticeship programs that combine paid work, credit-bearing education, employer partnerships, and student support.

Craft’s webinar explored how teacher apprenticeship can help districts move beyond recruitment by growing local talent, removing access barriers, and building sustainable workforce systems.

Special education is the next test for teacher apprenticeships. Programs must move beyond broad pipeline growth and design pathways around the roles districts struggle most to fill.

Youth apprenticeship programs cannot scale equitably through awareness alone. This post explains why transportation, scheduling, employer coordination, and data quality are core access issues for students and program operators.

Care apprenticeships are often grouped together, but each setting has a different operational failure point. This post explains how long-term care, home health, behavioral health, and dental break differently.

A timely look at how 2026 pay-for-performance funding changes the planning environment for healthcare apprenticeship employers, sponsors, and workforce partners.