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Career Readiness Metrics Framework: A Continuum of Actionable Measures of Career Development and Readiness

  • Guide/Tool
September 2021 —

This Career Readiness Metrics Framework presents a comprehensive list of metrics that span middle school through adulthood and provides a standard for practitioners, policymakers and researchers to evaluate whether learners are on track for and progressing through their career pathways.

With Learners, Not for Learners: A Toolkit for Elevating Learner Voice in CTE

  • Guide/Tool
August 2021 —

This toolkit provides state and local Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders with actionable resources, guidance and tools to ensure CTE learner voices are elevated and heard for the improvement of CTE policies and practices.

Brave Dialogues: A Guide to Discussing Racial Equity in Career Technical Education

  • Guide/Tool
August 2021 —

The purpose of Brave Dialogues: A Guide to Discussing Racial Equity in Career Technical Education is to provide state Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders with language and tools to engage in discussion around racial equity in CTE.

Creating an Impact with Credential Quality and Transparency: A State Policy Toolkit

  • Guide/Tool
August 2021 —

This toolkit provides leaders with definitions of quality non-degree credentials, questions to consider when moving the criterion into action and a list of additional resources that can be used to support the understanding of each quality criterion.

The Shifting American Economy: Key Messages & Strategy Considerations

  • Guide/Tool
July 2021 —

This toolkit helps districts, schools and community leaders who support a learner’s educational journey effectively communicate with families about today’s opportunities for success in college & career pathways.

State of the Field: Findings From the 2020 National Survey of Postsecondary Competency-Based Education

  • Research/ Report
July 2021 —

The goal of the survey series is to understand and track the landscape of postsecondary competency based education (CBE) providing stakeholders with a better understanding of the current landscape.

Realizing the Potential for Rapid Reskilling: Practitioner-Informed Policy Considerations and Commitments for Short-Term Credentialing Programs

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
July 2021 —

This report from JFF with a select group of community college practitioners, makes the case for policymakers, employers and practitioners to invest in and strengthen short-term credentialing programs to rapidly retrain unemployed workers for better career prospects.

Promoting Career Technical Education: Social Media Guide (2021)

  • Guide/Tool
June 2021 —

This guide from Advance CTE explains how to effectively use social media, explains how to integrate messages into social media posts, and highlights effective campaigns to promote CTE.