Engaging Industry in Building School-to-Career Opportunities: Lessons to Date from the Experience in Austin, Texas

This report reviews the experience to date in building a system of apprenticeships and career pathways to assist the transition from school to careers in Austin and the Capital Area of Texas. It describes and explains what was attempted, reviews how initial plans were adjusted in implementation, summarizes what was accomplished, and draws lessons from the experience for the development of school-to-career systems in other localities.