I think to work right the jobs guarantee needs to be a temporary guarantee with the aim of upskilling and not purely a "make work" program. Something more like college, though not academic, with built-in accountability mechanisms.

It shouldn't be normalized to be a "lifelong" thing, in the same way we think it's unusual for someone to be a lifelong college student. At least one without milestones such as degrees, etc.

I agree. The goal shouldn't be ditch digging. There is a huge amount of work that needs to be done in areas that will require plenty of upskilling that can take place while working.