After implementing this solution, I was able to add the necessary functionality to my project. Setting actions to false and adding the submit button manually allowed me to customize the styling of the buttons to better fit the design. The key takeaway here is ensuring that you include a button with type "button" to prevent triggering validation upon clicking.
<FormKit
id="myForm"
type="form"
:actions="false"
@submit="$emit('submit-form', form)"
>
<div>
<!-- your form elements here -->
</div>
<div>
<p>
To save your current progress and finish at a later time click the "save for later" button. Once you are done filling out the program form you can click "submit program" to complete the process.
</p>
</div>
<div class="flex">
<button type="button" @click="$emit('submit-form', form)">
save for later
</button>
<div class="flex-1"></div>
<button type="submit">
submit program
</button>
</div>
</FormKit>