Youth Apprenticeship Quality Assessment Tool

Youth apprenticeship has gained traction across the United States, and many programs have adopted the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) Definition & Principles for Youth Apprenticeship to guide program design and implementation. It is critical that apprenticeships are career-oriented, equitable, portable, adaptable, and accountable. Building from these principles, PAYA has developed this Youth Apprenticeship Quality Assessment Tool as part of a four-step protocol aimed at assisting education providers, employer and industry partners, intermediary organizations, and other youth apprenticeship leaders in collaboratively identifying ways to improve policies, procedures, and practices in support of learner success.