Dallas, Texas is one of the six sites selected to participate in the New Skills ready network. This five-year initiative, launched by JPMorgan Chase. in 2020, aims to improve student completion of high-quality career pathways. In the third year of the initiative, the Dallas, Texas, New Skills ready network team focused their efforts on building cohesion among the leadership team and implementers, which has deepened the relationship across partners and increased learner opportunities aligned with workforce development. This progress has also expanded work-based learning training access within the cybersecurity pathways and supported the development of a personalized career pathway data tool.This snapshot provides a summary of the three major priorities of Dallas, Texas’ New Skills ready network team:
- Establishing and convening workgroups to align unique opportunities for economic mobility work across all institutions;
- Strengthening collaboration between the K-12 district and two-year postsecondary partner in support of learner progression; and
- Expanding work-based learning and training access within cybersecurity pathways to increase opportunities for learners interested in information technology (IT).
