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Career Advisement

Resources on topics such as guidance, counseling, guided pathways, student supports, coaching, individualized learning plans, career awareness and exposure and mentorships

Contribution to Society: Exploring Purpose-Driven Framing for Career Pathways

  • Research/ Report
March 2023 —

This resource builds the case for purpose-driven framing for career advising, shares the results from preliminary research into this type of framing and lays out both implications for different populations and future work needed to validate and implement this framing.

New Skills ready network 2021-2022 Snapshot: Nashville, Tennessee

  • Snapshots
June 2022 —

An overview of Year Two progress and priorities for the Nashville, Tennessee site.

New Skills ready network 2021-2022 Snapshot: Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Snapshots
June 2022 —

An overview of Year Two progress and priorities for the Indianapolis, Indiana site.

Condition of Career Readiness in the United States

  • Research/ Report
May 2022 —

This report describes states’ progress toward becoming a Career Ready Nation by highlighting findings and recommendations to help business and industry, federal and state agencies, elected officials, and national organizations reflect on the investments and resources needed for support.

Implementing Individual Career and Academic Plans at Scale

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
November 2021 —

This brief highlights promising practices for ICAP implementation at the state and local levels and provides recommendations for further state and local work to scale ICAPs. 

Pathways Matter to Families: What Parents and Young Adults Believe and Want to Know About Education to Workforce Pathways

  • Research/ Report
June 2021 —

This report from ExcelinEd investigates what parents and students know and perceive about credentials and college and career pathways. CTE leaders will find this report useful to learn what types of support and information families need to successfully navigate available pathways.

Investing in Student Success at Community Colleges: Lessons from Research on Guided Pathways

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This brief from Columbia University's Community College Research Center discusses Guided Pathways as a comprehensive reform to the delivery of community college programs and learner supports.

Designing and Delivering Career Pathways at Community Colleges: A Practice Guide for Educators

  • Guide/Tool
March 2021 —

This practice guide developed by the What Works Clearinghouse describes postsecondary CTE interventions and provides recommendations for supporting occupational skills training through career pathways.