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\nPolicy Options to Double Apprenticeship by 2025  \nKEYSTONE RESEARCH CENTER  \nA Report to the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO )  \nJuly 2019  \nThis report was researched and written for the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training office by Stephen Herzenberg and Diana Polson of the Keystone Research Center on subcontract to Keystone Development Partnership.  \nTable of Contents  \nINTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 4  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................. 5  \nChallenges to Expanding Apprenticeship ..................................................................................................... 6  \nBenefits of Apprenticeship ........................................................................................................................... 7  \nTen Ways to Grow Apprenticeships in Pennsylvania .................................................................................... 8  \nCHALLENGES TO EXPANDING APPRENTICESHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA........................ 13  \nThe Invisibility of Apprenticeship ............................................................................................................... 13  \nLack of Apprenticeship in Occupations Outside Construction ................................................................... 14  \nLack of Diversity within Existing Apprenticeships....................................................................................... 14  \nClass Bias .................................................................................................................................................... 15  \nManagement Culture & the Cast and Time to Start an Apprenticeship ..................................................... 16  \nLack of State Capacity................................................................................................................................. 16  \nBENEFITS OF APPRENTICESHIP ............................................................................................. 18  \nFor Employers ............................................................................................................................................. 18  \nFor Job Seekers ........................................................................................................................................... 23  \nTEN WAYS FOR PENNSYLVANIA TO GROW APPRENTICESHIPS.................................. 24  \n1) Engage Employers & Provide Technical Assistance............................................................................ 24  \n2) Engage the Workforce System & Employer Hubs with Apprenticeships............................................ 27  \n3) Become a Resource Hub, Leveraging a Digital Approach................................................................... 27  \n4) Develop & Encourage the Group Apprenticeship Model Approach.................................................. 28  \n5) Build a Pipeline of Diverse Apprentices ............................................................................................. 29  \n6) Strengthen the Apprenticeship Community of Practice .................................................................... 32  \n7) Align Existing Funding and Provide New $ to Support Apprenticeships ............................................ 33  \n8) Lead by Example—Expand Pennsylvania Public Sector Apprenticeships........................................... 38  \n9) Integrate Apprenticeship with Secondary & Postsecondary Education ............................................. 38  \n10) Upgrade PA Apprenticeship Data and Develop a Dashboard to Track Expansion.............................. 44  \nTen Ways to Make Apprenticeship Central to Learning 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