Work-based learning helps students or workers gain skills, experience, and credentials while actively working, rather than learning only in a classroom.
This approach equips learners and workers with the technical and employability skills, on-the-job experience, and credentials needed to thrive in today’s economy while meeting evolving talent demands of industry and strengthening regional economic resilience.
This approach equips learners and workers with the technical and employability skills, on-the-job experience, and credentials needed to thrive in today’s economy while meeting evolving talent demands of industry and strengthening regional economic resilience.
The skills employers need are changing quickly, and the job market is unpredictable. Many learners and workers lack clear information about careers and credentials. This creates skill gaps that leave employers struggling to find talent and paying more to train workers.
Our Approach
AIR helps employers, education and workforce development partners, and policymakers advance their work-based learning practices and programs to achieve these goals.
We do so by blending research and technical assistance expertise across three core focus areas:
