CPL (2025, Summer)

We’re excited to unveil our newly updated Career Pathways Leadership Certification series designed to empower career technical education, adult education, counseling, corrections, and workforce development professionals in building career pathways that are industry-informed and learner focused.

We encourage you and your team to join us for this immersive professional development experience. Be certified this summer and get a jumpstart on your career pathways action plan for 2025–2026!

1.5 days each. Below is a sampling of topics to be covered.

Career Pathways Leadership Certification – Level 1

This interactive workshop immerses you in best practices and insightful discussions based on the Framework for Career Pathways Alignment. Workshop segments include:

• Overview of Career Pathways and the Framework
• Understanding and leveraging the Career Pathways ecosystem
• Designing industry-responsive career pathways embedded with stackable credentials
• Championing credit for prior learning and non-credit to credit alignment
• Using pathways maps to align programs and communicate to stakeholders
• Identifying holistic student support for credential completion

Participants will develop an action plan focused on strategic pathway implementation and receive a toolbox of resources to engage with P-20, adult education, community, and employer partners.

Career Pathways Leadership Certification – Level 2

This interactive workshop challenges you to take your pathways development to the next level, based on the Advancing Credentials through Career Pathways Framework. Workshop segments include:

• Deploying the Framework for Career Pathways Alignment
• Assessing achievements and lessons learned in pathway design
• Enhancing employer engagement to support innovation
• Embedding connected work-based learning experiences across the pathway
• Coordinating holistic learner supports to support transition along the pathway
• Applying marketing and sustainability strategies

Participants will develop an action plan focused on strategic pathway implementation and receive a toolbox of resources to engage with P-20, adult education, community, and employer partners.