The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) is a classic apprenticeship program that combines classroom learning with paid on-the-job experience, teaching skills in demand across an industry. A new report by Opportunity America president Tamar Jacoby and Brookings Institution senior fellow emeritus Ron Haskins draws on focus groups, an online survey and data from the state of Kentucky to shed light on the program and its outcomes for apprentices. Data show that FAME graduates in Kentucky earn between 60 percent and 100 percent more than other career and technical education graduates from the same community colleges. The message for policymakers: earn-and-learn training works, and the nation should redouble its efforts to take the model to scale.
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Apprenticeship vaults graduates into middle class Wall Street Journal, 10-19-20
It pays to be an apprentice: 63 percent more NPR, 10-20-20
Big payoffs for manufacturing apprenticeships in Kentucky Inside Higher Ed, 10-21-20
Rising impact of apprenticeship programs Scripps National News, 10-22-20
Career pathway program bolsters future workforce development Midland Daily News, 10-23-20
Rising interest in apprenticeship programs as alternative to college KTRH News Radio, 10-27-20
Apprenticeship-style program training students for high-paying manufacturing jobs Fox Business, 10-28-20
OCTC’s GO FAME in national report demonstrating earn-and-learn programs have outstanding outcomes Ohio County Monitor, 10-28-20
As FAME star shines, chamber formalizes partnership with Rocket City chapter Huntsville Business Journal, 10-29-20
Are apprenticeships worth it? Yes, study finds: They can help you earn more money Acorns Grow and NBCUniversal, 10-29-20
OTHER ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
A model for American manufacturing education WorkingNation, 10-19-20
Postsecondary education and training are vital to mobility WorkingNation Work in Progress podcast, 10-20-20
Study confirms FAME’s dramatic impact on manufacturing jobs One Toyota, 1-4-21