Resources

High Road Alliance Publications

High Road Alliance (2021) Adult Education and Immigrant Integration in California: Effective Practices Across the Immigrant Integration Framework. A California Adult Education Program (CAEP) publication.

High Road Alliance (2021) Building and Growing Apprenticeship with Equity in Mind: An Equitable Apprenticeship Toolkit. A Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) publication.  (Accompanying Workbook)

Review of Building and Growing Apprenticeship with Equity in Mind: An Equitable Apprenticeships Toolkit: Adult Literacy Education Journal, Winter 2023, pages 66-68.

High Road Alliance (2022) Dual Enrollment in California Adult Education and Community Colleges: Lessons and Opportunities.  A California Adult Education Program (CAEP) publication.

High Road Alliance (2023) Growing California's Electric Bus Manufacturing Workforce: How an Employer and a Union Built a High Road Training Pathway.  Working For America Institute, October 2023.

High Road Alliance (2022) Integrated Education and Training (IET) in California: Voices from the Field.  A California Adult Education Program (CAEP) publication.

High Road Alliance (2021) Supporting Transition from Adult Education to Postsecondary Education and Employment in California. A California Adult Education Program (CAEP) publication.

Mollica, J. (2020) Opening doors to apprenticeship for English language learners. Council on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Journal, Spring 2020.

Mollica, J. and Simon, P. (2016) Building Bridges to College and Careers Through Public Education and Workforce System Collaboration: Lessons from California's Youth Manufacturing Skills Partnership.  Career Ladders Project, October 2016.

High Road Alliance Presentations

Growing California's Electric Bus Manufacturing Workforce: How an Employer and a Union Built a High Road Training Pathways.  Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Conference, June 2024.

Pairing Adult Education and Union Apprenticeships: A Win for Immigrant Workers.  Council on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Conference, March 2024.

The Key Role of Adult Education in Expanding Access to Apprenticeships.  California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) State Conference, April 2023.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Finishing Trades: Creating Access to Apprenticeships for Limited English-Speaking Workers.  California Labor Federation Building Workforce Partnerships Conference, April 2023.

Integrated Education and Training (IET) in California: Voices from the Field. California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Webinar Series, August 2022.

Dual Enrollment in California Adult Education and Community Colleges: Lessons and Opportunities.  California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Webinar Series, July 2022.

Introducing the Equitable Apprenticeship Toolkit.  California Labor Federation Building Workforce Partnerships Conference, May 2022.

Making Your Apprenticeship More Accessible to English Language Learners. California Labor Federation Building Workforce Partnerships Conference, May 2022.

Increasing Access to Apprenticeships.  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education LINCS Project — Career Pathways Community of Practice Webinar, June 2021.

Introducing the Equitable Apprenticeship Toolkit. California Workforce Association (CWA) WorkCon Conference, May 2021. [Presentation recording.]

Roles for Adult Education in California's Equitable Economic Recovery.  California Adult Education Program (CAEP) State Priorities Webinar Series, May 2021. [Presentation recording.]

The Expansive Role of the Transition Navigator.  California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) State Conference, April 2021.

Adult Education and Immigrant Integration in California: Effective Practices Across the Immigrant Integration Framework.  California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Webinar Series, March 2021.

Supporting Transition from Adult Education to Postsecondary Education and Employment in California. California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Webinar Series, March 2021.

Equitable Apprenticeship: Identifying Effective Practices. Grow Apprenticeship California Webinar Series, March 2021.

How to Engage High Road Partnerships for Apprenticeship.  Grow Apprenticeship California Webinar Series, October 2020.

Making Your Apprenticeship More Accessible to English Learners.  California Community College Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE), October 2020.

Expanding Access to Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship for English Learners, California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Summit, October 2019.

Opening Doors to Apprenticeships for Adult English Language Learners, [handout] California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Summit, October 2019.

Other Equitable Career Pathway Resources

Park, J. and Bojórquez, K. (2021) A California union wants to help workers find better jobs after the pandemic. Here's how.  Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2021.

The High Road to Public Transit: High Road Training Partnership Project Overview. UCLA Labor Center, June 2019.

Mackey, M.; Dresser, L.; and Young-Jones, M. (2018) Equity from the Frontline: Worker Voice Leads to a Network of Accessible Apprenticeship Pathways.