The Apprentice Journey: A Framework for Advancing an Equitable and Inclusive Apprenticeship System

Apprenticeship provides opportunities for individuals to access well-paying careers through a training model that combines paid on-the-job-training and classroom education. Apprenticeships can support access to opportunities for economic mobility for nontraditional learners and individuals from historically underserved communities. This AIR framework is a visual representation of individuals’ experiences, processes, needs, and perceptions throughout their engagement with the apprenticeship system, from first awareness of apprenticeship opportunities through completion of apprenticeship and next steps in their career. The framework helps practitioners and partners across the apprenticeship ecosystem to examine the different paths individuals travel to access, participate in, and complete an apprenticeship.