National nonprofit driving research-backed transformation of workforce and education systems to expand economic advancement for underserved populations.
In plain terms: This nonprofit helps workers access education, skills training, and quality jobs across the country. You can explore practical guides, research reports, and information on apprenticeships and emerging career pathways.
Watch their pilots — they often turn into free training programs you can join.
JFF designs research, practical tools, and apprenticeship initiatives to help workers access quality careers. Explore their guides and pilot programs to learn about emerging career pathways and workforce training models.
Initiative expanding registered apprenticeship models and work-based learning opportunities in high-demand and technical fields.
Open program pageEffort focused on helping workers and learners navigate education, training, and job systems to access quality careers.
Open program pageProject exploring how early-career workers can build durable skills, demonstrate readiness, and find quality jobs amid AI adoption.
Open program pagePractical guide offering strategies to help education and training providers adapt programs for AI-driven workforce changes.
Open program pageInitiative investing in innovations at the intersection of education, workforce development, and human potential.
Open program pageJobs for the Future's analysis of what states' WIOA waiver requests signal about the future of workforce reform.
Jobs for the Future's second-year study finding that 6 in 10 American workers still lack quality jobs, with lower job quality reported among Gen Z workers and people with records.
JFF's explainer on three-year bachelor's degree programs: how schools are redesigning degrees around fewer credits and clearer career outcomes, which accreditors have approved them, and what the model could mean for cost and time-to-degree.
Why I recommend it: Worth reading before you or someone you advise commits to a four-year price tag. JFF is a workforce nonprofit with its own agenda around shorter pathways, so treat the optimism as advocacy — but the accreditation facts and school examples check out.
A national initiative led by Jobs for the Future (JFF) with Google.org support that helps employers design, launch and scale high-quality Registered Apprenticeship programs across any sector or occupation.
Why I recommend it: Valuable if you are exploring apprenticeship as a pathway into a new field or want to see how employers build paid, learn-while-you-earn programs.
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This research institute analyzes employment data and hiring trends across the country. You can read free reports to learn which job skills are in demand, explore labor market forecasts, and find which credentials lead to higher pay.
Why this: Covers community resources and free too
Citywide Newark initiative founded in 2019 that helps high school students prepare for postsecondary education, job training, and career paths paying a thriving wage, through career exploration, individual support, and professional development.
Why this: Covers community resources and education too
edX research on which AI skills employers are hiring for, across industries and seniority levels, with data on how postings have shifted.
Why this: Covers free and job markets too
A Center for an Urban Future report on how AI is reshaping entry-level tech hiring in New York City and what city leaders, educators, and employers can do to rebuild on-ramps for low-income New Yorkers.
Why this: Covers education and free too
