Webinar: Bridging the Gap Between Afterschool and Workforce

Employability skills like communication and critical thinking are among the most desired by employers, but evidence suggests a gap in those skills among young workers. To address this gap, the afterschool sector is finding ways to provide high quality skill-building experiences outside of the classroom to create stronger connections to the labor market. This webinar will focus on two new white papers: Afterschool and Workforce: Opportunities for System-Level Alignment (linked here: https://goo.gl/PZ44TH ), released by the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) and Building Workforce Skills in Afterschool (linked here: https://goo.gl/hgFFam), released by Afterschool Alliance. Both publications examine how afterschool and summer learning can help more youth develop the competencies desired by employers.