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Apprenticeships Can Help Expand Access to Tech Careers in NYC

Commentary/Op-Ed - December 2019

Apprenticeships Can Help Expand Access to Tech Careers in NYC

New York City’s thriving tech sector has become a crucial source of middle-class jobs. But too few of those jobs are accessible to New Yorkers without a college degree and work experience, which means thousands are being left out of the boom. To help more residents access these powerful opportunities, New York will have to build much stronger pathways into tech employment—and tech apprenticeship should be part of the solution.

by Jonathan Bowles and Eli Dvorkin

Tags: economic opportunity workforce development innovation economy

To help more residents access jobs in the city's fast-growing tech sector, New York will have to build much stronger pathways into tech employment. In this op-ed for the New York Daily News, CUF Executive Director Jonathan Bowles and Editorial & Policy Direcor Eli Dvorkin argue that there’s a lot New York City needs to do to expand access to the good jobs being created in tech—and apprenticeships are one strong place to start.

Read the op-ed in the Daily News.

This op-ed is a continuation of the Center for an Urban Future's research on the promise of apprenticeship programs and opportunities to expand access to tech careers, including our 2019 report, Expanding Tech Apprenticeships in New York City, and our 2018 report on The Promise of Apprenticeships in New York, both of which were generously supported by Barclays.