Workforce strategy and apprenticeship expert
Designing a Strategy for Apprenticeship | Digital Education Provider
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An established, enterprise-level education organization recently expanded its strategic focus to build new workforce solutions for corporate customers. The team driving this emerging initiative seeks to deliver an array of innovative workforce development solutions for companies across industries. By offering train-to-hire, upskilling, and candidate pool development programs, this group quickly established itself as a leading provider of entry-level talent to the allied health, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
To further enhance their product portfolio, this Client initiated a feasibility assessment of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). As an emerging and ambitious organization, they wanted to determine if RAPs would be an effective addition to their suite of workforce programs. Their goal was to thoroughly assess, develop, and implement apprenticeships across multiple industries.
The Challenge
Create a go-forward strategy for implementing Registered Apprenticeship Programs as a workforce development solution across industries.
The Outcome
A clear strategic vision for apprenticeship sales & implementation, in addition to fiscal support via state and federal subsidies.
This project spanned three phases, each with a distinct set of goals and deliverables. Phase 1 focused on the creation of a go-forward strategy for incorporating RAPs into the Client’s product portfolio, involving significant analysis of their current key performance indicators, target markets, and internal capabilities.
Phase 2 of the project principally involved the development of the necessary relationships, resources, and infrastructure to incorporate apprenticeships into their offerings. This resulted in the creation of RAP-specific collateral, the facilitation of key relationships with apprenticeship stakeholders, and the pursuit of grant funds to support RAP implementation.
Phase 3 set a path to register as an RAP intermediary, sharpened its focus to a subset of industry-specific apprenticeships, and solicited grant funding from various sources.
Development of an initial apprenticeship strategy
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Product portfolio review and KPI alignment
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Market analysis and exploration
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Development of internal capabilities
Through this collaboration, we successfully developed the necessary technical capabilities & subject matter expertise, solicited state-based funding, and engaged employers regarding the benefits of apprenticeship. The organization is not only in full support of integrating RAPs into their product portfolio, but now has the critical infrastructure to implement these programs and reap their financial rewards.