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CAREER PATHWAYS PLANNING
The following tools and publications will assist groups seeking to undertake strategic planning efforts resulting in policy and program alignment.
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- 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.
- Sample Partner Agreement
- September 2008
- This tool presents an example of a sample partner agreement detailing the services to be performed by a specific partner in the career pathways team.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sample Partner Organization Chart
- September 2008
- This chart illustrates the organization of partners in a career pathway.
- 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 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.
- Five Steps to Career Pathways Illustration
- September 2008
- This diagram depicts the ongoing and cyclical nature of the five steps to career pathways.
- Sample Funding Flow Chart
- September 2008
- This tool displays a sample flow chart illustrating the funding sources for each component of a career pathway.
- 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.