Benefits
What Are the Benefits of Career Pathways?
Students use Pathways to investigate a wide range of career choices. Pathways make it easier for students to understand the relevance of required courses and select elective courses more wisely.
Parents learn what academic and technical courses their children need for college and a variety of career fields. Pathways and the high standards that go with them reassure parents that their children will be fully prepared for college and the workplace.
School counselors use Career Pathways to help students explore options for the future. Current information on the academic, technical and college requirements for a wide range of careers will be readily available.
Teachers use Pathways to promote programs, increase student participation, and encourage students to persist in training beyond high school.
Schools use Pathways to organize to meet the demands of post-secondary education and the expectations of employers.
Employers partner with schools to contribute to the development of high academic standards that help students prepare for work and help workers keep their skills up to date. Employers gain workers who are prepared to learn new skills, adjust to technological change, and advance their careers.