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NAF academies receive ongoing support from a national team and an array of resources to develop high-quality career academies. NAF academy stakeholders also benefit from professional development opportunities, networking, corporate partnerships, grants, and more. Available support includes:

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Academy Development

  • Dedicated Portfolio Manager for personalized support
  • Development of a work-based learning program
  • Resources for advisory board development
  • Professional development, including access to NAF Next
  • Marketing and communications assistance and resources

    • Data-Driven Tools and Resources

  • Academy Support Hub with curated teacher and student resources, including curricula
  • Annual Student Survey to capture the academy experience and its impact on students
  • Annual Quality Level Process to ensure fidelity to our design and drive program quality
  • Action Planning Tool to assist academy in strategizing and implementation

    • Partnership Activation

  • Access to work-based learning and scholarship opportunities from NAF’s national partners
  • NAF national partner-sponsored internship opportunities
  • Potential grant and funding opportunities
  • Access to academy networking events with NAF partners
  • Student benefits, including the NAF Alumni Network
    • A Lenovo staff member volunteers at a Girls Belong in Tech event to teach students about STEM through hands-on learning

    Work-Based Learning

  • Work-Based Learning Tracker for educators to log activities and monitor impact
  • Work-Based Learning Reflection Form for students to reflect on activities and track personal growth
  • Skills Feedback Tool for industry partner feedback in short-term career exploration activities
  • Future Ready Skills Assessment for supervisor feedback in career preparation activities, such as internships
    • Students pose with signs that read NAFTrack Certified

    NAFTrack Certification

    NAFTrack is the seal of college and career readiness and NAF’s employability credential. Students participate in the full continuum of activities in our outcomes-driven work-based learning approach, resulting in students mapping out careers, building skills while receiving feedback from industry partners, and building professional connections to increase their social capital.​

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