A Tool for Sustaining Career Pathways Effort (Government-Funded)

https://octae.ed.gov/resources/tool-sustaining-career-pathways-effort-government-funded

This paper outlines key considerations for putting career pathways into operation and provides a checklist of action items that states or local communities can use to assess the status of their sustainability efforts. It draws in part from research on change management theory, which has produced strategies for sustaining organizational shifts. To help illustrate these points, the paper draws on lessons learned from states participating in the Advancing Career and Technical Education in State and Local Career Pathways Systems project, a three-year initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE).

Strengthening Skills Training & Career Pathways Across the Transportation Industry (Government-Funded)

https://octae.ed.gov/resources/strengthening-skills-training-career-pathways-across-transportation-industry-government

This collection and analysis of employment and skills data for the transportation industry is laid out in this report, Strengthening Skills Training and Career Pathways across the Transportation Industry, highlighting the future growth areas or employment “hot spots” in transportation by industry subsectors, occupations, career areas, and geographic areas. It also identifies high-demand jobs with good wages and analyzes the patterns in the education and work experience required for entry, as well as On-the-Job training required for new entrants to gain full competency.

Advancing Career and Technical Education in Career Pathways: Model for Technical Assistance (Government-Funded)

https://octae.ed.gov/resources/advancing-career-and-technical-education-career-pathways-model-technical-assistance

THE OPPORTUNITY

Across the nation, education and workforce development systems are responding to increasing employer demand for academic, employability and technical skills among employees. As postsecondary credentials have become the key to a middle class standard of living, education and training systems are all working to help both youth and lower-skilled adults access and succeed in postsecondary credential programs with labor market value. This includes the country’s K-12 and postsecondary education systems, particularly Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs within those systems, and our adult education and workforce development systems. Given their common goals, the traditional autonomy of these education and training institutions no longer makes

2024 Perkins Web Portal - CAR Training

https://octae.ed.gov/resources/2024-perkins-web-portal-car-training

This recorded training session provides an overview of the Perkins Web Portal and Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for Program Year 2023-2024 to support your submission of the Perkins V CAR. Date: October 30, 2024.

Link SLDS Across the P-20 Educational Pipeline and Across State Agencies

https://octae.ed.gov/resources/link-slds-across-p-20-educational-pipeline-and-across-state-agencies

National Perspectives on Implementation of State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS).