Purposeful Pathways: Unlocking the Power of Apprenticeships
Purposeful Pathways Webinar: Unlocking the Power of Apprenticeships
Join Dr. Mallory Dwinal-Palisch, Executive Director of Craft Education, a nonprofit division of Western Governor's University, and founder of Reach University, and James Cryan, Founder & CEO of Willow Education, for a conversation about how apprenticeships reshape postsecondary education and create new pathways to meaningful careers.
Mallory's is at the forefront of apprenticeship degrees that combine paid work experience with academic credit, demonstrating how to scale high-quality apprenticeship programs that work for both learners and employers.
Join to discuss:
What are apprenticeship degrees, and how might they transform postsecondary education?
What makes a quality apprenticeship program and how to identify them?
Practical strategies for helping students find and access apprenticeship opportunities?
What's needed to scale apprenticeships?
We invite forward-thinking leaders, including:
Career, College, and Guidance counselors
High School Leaders
Forward-thinking district leaders
College Access nonprofit leaders
School system leaders interested in work-based learning
Key topics we'll explore:
Ways to help students evaluate and access apprenticeship opportunities
Strategies for building partnerships between education and industry
The role of apprenticeships in driving economic mobility
Mallory Dwinal-Palisch is Executive Director of Craft Education, a nonprofit division of Western Governors University that is developing the ecosystem platform for enabling work-based pathways across higher education and the workforce. Mallory has devoted her career to merging education with tech innovation. Her work streamlines regulatory data and addresses labor shortages, unlocking opportunities for working learners and providing real-time talent solutions for businesses. She began as a Spanish teacher with Teach for America and, later, co-founded a public charter school in the San Francisco Bay Area. After that, she co-founded Reach University, an apprenticeship-based university that helps hundreds of school districts grow their own teachers. Mallory graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Economics, Spanish, and International Studies; additionally, she holds a Ph.D. in Education from Oxford University (dissertational focus: rural teacher shortages), which she attended as a U.S. Rhodes Scholar, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
This conversation is essential for educators interested in:
Understanding the future of apprenticeships in higher education
Helping students access quality work-based learning opportunities
Building stronger connections between education and employment
Creating more accessible pathways to meaningful careers
Register now to join this important discussion about unlocking the power of apprenticeships to transform postsecondary education.