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Synopsis
College isn't for everyone. It's time to challenge the status quo and embrace the potential of apprenticeships: a more inclusive, affordable, and sustainable pathway to economic opportunity. For decades, college has been the only respectable way to access the world of work, despite paralyzing tuition and a dire lack of practical skills that has left 40 percent of college graduates underemployed, unfulfilled, and struggling to repay student loan debt.
Fortunately, college is not America's only option. In Apprentice Nation, education and workforce expert Ryan Craig explores how a modern apprenticeship system will allow students and job seekers to jumpstart their careers by learning while they earn -- ultimately leading to greater economic opportunity, workforce diversity, and geographic mobility.
Readers will learn:
- The history behind America's outdated college system, from the inception of the Ivy League to the recent student debt crises and admissions scandals
- Why apprenticeships are such an effective pathway to career opportunity
- Why America lags so far behind other countries when it comes to apprenticeship opportunities and what we can do to catch up
- Where students and job seekers can go to land an apprenticeship
With an easy-to-reference directory of US apprenticeship programs by industry and geography, Craig's
Apprentice Nation is an accessible blueprint for a country where young Americans of all backgrounds can launch careers in tech, healthcare, finance, and more--without losing four critical, career-building years and tens of thousands to college tuition and student loans. With just a few common-sense changes to education and workforce development, an apprentice nation will place the American Dream within reach--for everyone.
Synopsis
College isn't for everyone.It's time to challenge thestatus quo and embrace thepotential of apprenticeshipsin tech, healthcare, finance, and more--which can providea sustainable pathway toeconomic opportunity. For decades, college has been the only respect-able way to access the world of work, despite paralyzing tuition and a dire lack of practical
skills that has left 40 percent of college gradu-ates underemployed, unfulfilled, and struggling to repay student loan debt.
Education and workforce expert Ryan Craigexplores how a modern apprenticeship system will allow students and job seekers to jump-start their careers by learning while they earn--ultimately leading to greater workforcediversity and geographic mobility.
With a deep dive into the history behindAmerica's outdated college system, Craig reveals:
- The origins of the student debt crisesand admissions scandals
- Why apprenticeships are an effectivepathway to career opportunity
- What America can do to catch up withother nations making apprenticeshipopportunities broadly available
- Where students and job seekers can goto land an apprenticeship
Featuring a directory of US apprenticeshipprograms by industry and location,
Apprentice Nation is an accessible blueprint for a countrywhere young Americans of all backgroundscan launch careers in a variety of in-demandfields. With just a few commonsense changesto education and workforce development, anapprentice nation will put the American Dreamwithin reach--for everyone.