Experiences and Lessons of the School-to-Work/Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration
Experiences and Lessons of the School-to-Work/Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration
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To promote and evaluate initiatives designed to address this concern, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sponsored the School-to-Work (STW)/Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration. The demonstration began in September 1990 with grants to six organizations to develop and implement a wide array of school-to-work programs involving collaboration between schools and employers and efforts to integrate school- and work-based learning In fall 1992, DOL extended funding for a year to 5 of the initial grantees and made new, two-year grants to 10 additional organizations to demonstrate a specific model for school-to-work transition: youth apprenticeship. The programs that these grants supported were expected to promote high school completion acquisition of skills relevant to employers' needs, transitions from school to career-oriented employment, and (in some cases) further education.
Most of the programs are continuing in some capacity beyond the DOL grant funding period, and their program designs and approaches are still evolving. This report presents a final assessment of the early implementation experiences of the demonstration programs and the students who participate in them.