Our toolkit section is designed to be a reference portal for policymakers and practitioners with examples, lessons learned, and useful tools collected from around the country. The tools provide resources for those engaged in each step of WSC's five-step career pathways process.
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- Career Pathways Definition
- September 2008
- This tool defines career pathways and briefly explains the five steps of the pathways process.
- Career Pathways Partner Roles and Responsibilities
- September 2008
- This document outlines the typical roles and responsibilities of each partner in a career pathways initiative.
- Career Pathways Sustainability
- September 2008
- This document discusses the resources and funds that different partner organizations can bring to the table in order to sustain career pathways.
- Employer Engagement Tool
- September 2008
- This tool spells out what employers can expect to gain from the pathway model and what will be expected of them in return.
- Employer Interview Protocol
- September 2008
- This tool lays out a protocol to help guide conversations between workforce development professionals and employers.
- Five Steps to Career Pathways
- september 2008
- This document outlines the Workforce Strategy Center’s five step approach to career pathways development: Gap Analysis, Planning, Implementation, Continuous Improvement, and Expansion.
- Five Steps to Career Pathways Illustration
- September 2008
- This diagram depicts the ongoing and cyclical nature of the five steps to career pathways.
- Gap Analysis Template
- September 2008
- This tool presents questions that will guide career pathways teams though the process of conducting a gap analysis of the regional labor market.
- Industry Engagement Questionnaire
- October 2008
- This tool provides questions that workforce development collaborations may use to focus their employer engagement strategy.
- Industry Partner Roles
- October 2008
- This document lists the various roles that employers can play in collaborations addressing workforce development needs.
- Sample Career Pathways Schematic
- September 2008
- This tool displays a flow chart showing the progression of education and training programs and job opportunities in a career pathways initiative.
- Sample Funding Flow Chart
- September 2008
- This tool displays a sample flow chart illustrating the funding sources for each component of a career pathway.
- Sample Local Media Plan
- NoVember 2010
- This sample media plan provides a checklist to help bridge programs gain local media attention.
- Sample Mission Statement
- September 2008
- This tool presents an example of a career pathways mission statement that identifies the partners in the team and lays out the operating principals that will guide the project.
- Sample Participant Flow Chart
- September 2008
- This flow chart illustrates the upward progression of participants in a career pathway to advanced training and job placement.
- Sample Partner Agreement
- September 2008
- This sample partner agreement details the services to be performed by a specific partner in the career pathways team.
- Sample Partner Organization Chart
- September 2008
- This chart illustrates the organization of partners in a career pathway.
- Sample Press Release
- November 2010
- This customizable press release template helps bridge programs promote their work to local media outlets.
- Team Self-Assessment Tool
- September 2008
- This tool offers a series of benchmarking questions that allow career pathways teams to assess their current programs and plans for pathways development.
- Using Data to Design, Manage and Improve Career Pathways
- September 2008
- This document provides an overview of the various ways that data can be used to further the work of career pathways efforts.