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Career Pathways

Explore the world of career pathways and how they provide connected support services, education, and training programs to help individuals secure employment and advance in their chosen industry. Learn about local and state initiatives, career coaching, academic advising, and pathway programs available in Virginia.

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Career Pathways

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  1. Career Pathways Creating new possibilities for success

  2. Career Pathways • Overview • Local Initiatives Dr. Peggy Westcott • State & National Initiatives Ms. Elizabeth Creamer

  3. Definition A series of connected support services, education, and training programs that enable individuals to secure employment within a specific industry or occupational sector and to advance over time to successively higher levels of education or employment in that sector.

  4. Traditional Career Pathway

  5. Off The Path

  6. Career Pathway Components: • Career planning services and educational advising • Transitioning to higher levels of education and training • Credentials: degree, licensure, or industry standard certifications • Connection to employers: internships, service learning, apprenticeships

  7. Career & Academic Advising

  8. Career Coaches Empower students to make informed decisions about their career and educational plans and prepare students for success in postsecondary education and training. • Facilitating the development of career plans and portfolios • Career assessments • Disseminate information on careers and career pathways • Connecting students to early college programs such as Tech Prep and Dual-enrollment • Easing the transition of students from high school to postsecondary education and training and the skilled workforce.

  9. Career Coaches Currently have 6 career coaches in place: • Hopewell High School • Meadowbrook High School • Petersburg High School • Vernon Johns Middle School • Sussex High School

  10. SKETCH

  11. Mission To provide a framework for skill development and training in which students’ progress systematically through a seamless system of career exploration, preparation, and skill upgrades linked to academic credits and credentials. Delivering a multi-step pathway that prepares students for high wage, high demand jobs in the greater Richmond region.

  12. Career Pathway Programs @ JTCC • Dual Enrollment • Tech Prep • Career Coaches • On Ramp • Great Expectations • Workforce Services

  13. Tech Prep Career Pathways • Four to six year programs of study that begin in high school and end with a postsecondary credential, such as a certificate, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree • Contains academic and CTE courses at the secondary and postsecondary level.  • Prepares students for high demand occupational fields • Aligned with national career clusters and pathways

  14. On-Ramp • Targets displaced adult workers who are unemployed or underemployed • Goal: to increase the number of adults who obtain a college credential or industry-recognized certification or licensure • Assess skill levels and interests • Help with developing a career and training plan • Provide information about in-demand career fields in Central Virginia

  15. Great Expectations • Statewide initiative of The Virginia Foundationfor Community College Education and Virginia’s Community Colleges. • Established in 2008, the program provides transitional support to at-risk foster teens as they finish high school and leave their foster homes. • Great Expectations focuses on the value of a college education as the best way to gain employment and achieve independence.

  16. Workforce Services • Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) • Contract Courses • Apprenticeship • Work Keys • Quick Connect

  17. National and State Career Pathways New US DOL and DOE Grant Projects Support from National Foundations

  18. Career Pathways: Six Key Elements

  19. State Goals

  20. Youth • Career Coaches High School • Middle College • WIA Youth Programs • Commonwealth Scholars

  21. Adults • Adult Career Coaches • Apprenticeship Related Instruction (ARI) • On The Job Training (OJT) • WIA Adult and Dislocated Workers/Rapid Response • Career Readiness Certificates • One Stop Career Centers • Share Network Access Points (SNAPS)

  22. Next Steps in Virginia • Virginia's College Readiness Standards • New Standards for Youth Workforce Programs • Industry Sector Driven Pathways and Workforce Credentials • Career Coach Certification • The Next Tech Prep

  23. Any Questions? For More Information: Ms. Elizabeth Creamer ecreamer@vccs.edu Dr. Peggy Westcott pwestcott@jtcc.edu

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