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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please consider participating
<span style="color:black"> in a<b> one-hour virtual focus group hosted by the </b>
</span><b><a href="https://www.jff.org/work/asa-center-for-career-navigation-at-jff/">ASA Center for Career Navigation</a></b><span style="color:black">. The goal of this session is to better understand what would motivate education and training providers to
engage with their forthcoming digital career navigation platform. They want to ensure that the tool effectively helps providers attract young talent (ages 16-24) and connect them with high-quality pathways.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The focus groups will be small (4-5 participants per session), and your insights would be valuable.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ideal audience includes education and training providers, apprenticeship program leads, and community college deans of continuing education or workforce programs who serve 16- to 24-year-olds.<span style="color:black">Below
are the available time slots:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 18th, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 19th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (ET)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">If you’re able to attend, please let Liz Keeffe
<a href="mailto:ekeeffe@jff.org">ekeeffe@jff.org</a> know your preferred time slot, and she will send a calendar invite.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks for considering—your perspective would be a great addition to the conversation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About the
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.jff.org/work/asa-center-for-career-navigation-at-jff/4">ASA Center for Career Navigation</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ASA Center for Career Navigation is focused on making it easier for young people to find their way from education to meaningful careers. They help 16-to-24-year-olds access clear,
reliable pathways to quality jobs while also supporting education and training providers in connecting with learners. Their goal is bold: by 2030, they aim to empower 20 million young learners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Their Free Digital Platform</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ASA is developing an intuitive, accessible platform to help young people explore various pathways to quality jobs, including apprenticeships, work-based learning opportunities, certifications,
and other short-term credential programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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