Track: E&T

Expanding and Strengthening Career Pathways Through Youth & Pre-Apprenticeships

Youth and pre-apprenticeship programs have the potential to create meaningful career pathways into in-demand sectors and occupations — especially for youth, young adults, and historically-underrepresented groups. Hear what strategies can be leveraged to expand youth and pre-apprenticeships and how states are putting these strategies into practice across the country.

MODERATOR

Courtney Arbour, Director, Workforce Division, Texas Workforce Commission

PANELISTS

Robert Asaro-Angelo, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Adele Burnes, Deputy Chief, California Division of Apprenticeship Standards
Taylor White, Director, Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeships & Postsecondary Pathways, New America