National Career Pathways Network
Welcome to the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN), a project of
NCPN is dedicated to strengthening the education-to-careers pipeline through professional development in Career Pathways, Adult Career Pathways, career and technical education (CTE), and workforce development.
NCPN’s activities serve secondary, postsecondary, adult, and correctional education; workforce and economic development; and workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, and employers.
Through conferences, workshops, and publications, NCPN facilitates the exchange of promising practices and innovations and assists educators and their partners in planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving Career Pathways.
NCPN connects people and resources, provides leadership and professional development, and facilitates the discovery of solutions through partnering at local, state, and national levels.
Annual Conference
Our annual conferences are among the best professional development opportunities in the country. Join us!
Workshops
For high school, community college, and adult educators as well as workforce personnel, tailored to fit local needs
Leadership Technical Assistance
Let us help you acquire core leadership skills in a supportive, mentoring environment.
Career Pathways Leadership Certification
Workshops designed to help develop, maintain, and improve Career Pathways
Resources
Visit our resource center for toolkits, books, reports, and other useful materials.
Webinars
Timely information on Career Pathways, stackable credentials, employability skills, and related topics
Leadership Development Academy
Let us help you acquire core leadership skills in a supportive, mentoring environment.
Newsletters
NCPN Connections provides timely info on developments and trends in career and technical education.
Recent Items from NCPN and Our Affiliates ...
ARTICLE
NCPN Connections 32-4
Academic Esports: Gateway to STEM-Related Careers
Jill Ranucci, Ph.D., CTE Consultant, Leander, TX
Districts and states across the country revise and rewrite their academic visions, goals, standards, and strategic plans every year. Excellence, equity, resources, and classroom actions are at the forefront of student success. The rapidly changing technological landscape has changed much of what teachers and students are currently experiencing in learning environments. Industry leaders are searching for graduates who possess professional skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, and analytical thinking. Yet students are often focused on their electronic devices and are enamored with the multitudinous methods of communication available to them within a single piece of technology.
WEBINAR
Sept 21, 2022
Preparing Technicians for a Cross-Disciplinary Future
Hope Cotner, Co-Principal Investigator, President, CORD; Michael Lesiecki, Co-Principal Investigator, Senior Consultant, CORD; Marilyn Barger, Special Advisor, Senior Ed Advisor, FLATE; Richard Gilbert, Professor, FLATE, USF, Tampa, FL; Ann-Claire Anderson, Principal Investigator, Senior Vice President, CORD
Technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things are transforming existing industries. Skilled technical workers of the future will need to function well in the diverse platforms and systems that drive multiple sectors. The Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work project led by CORD has gathered input from stakeholders representing education, industry, and workforce interests to determine the skills needed to prepare for the impacts of emerging technologies. Three skill areas encompassing cross-disciplinary skill sets—advanced digital literacy, data knowledge and analysis, and business knowledge and processes—are increasingly important for all STEM technicians. This webinar introduces a Framework for integrating them into any technical program.
PODCAST
Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work
Episode 43: Unlocking Potential Through Technology
Podcast Guest: Amy Kardel, Senior Vice President, Strategic Workforce Relationships at CompTIA (Oct 2022)
As an IT professional with an entrepreneurial spirit, Amy brings her vast international experience in both large and small tech companies to share her insight into the Tech workforce. What skills does a technician coming into the workforce need to have to be employable and successful? Hear her ideas about lifelong learning and reskilling as the development arc technicians need for a continuous trajectory of a thriving career in tech. Learn how Career Pathways, apprenticeships, and certifications are providing strategic inroads for students as well as a valuable pipeline of talent for industry.
RESOURCE
Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work
A Framework for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core
Produced by Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work (an NSF ATE project of CORD, the parent organization of NCPN), the Framework for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core makes recommendations for incorporating knowledge and skills in advanced digital literacy, data knowledge and analysis, and business knowledge and processes into associate degree technician preparation programs. The Framework represents a paradigm shift for institutions that provide technician education. Technician educators must be empowered to integrate multiple disciplines into existing programs and develop new programs that support emerging disciplines and occupations.
RESOURCE
Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work
Adopting the Framework for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core: A Toolkit for Action
Designed to assist in the process of adopting the same project’s Framework for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core, this toolkit suggests six steps for adoption and provides checklists for self-assessment and links to resources designed to assist in the adoption process.
WEBINAR
May 10, 2022
Breaking Down Silos to Build In-Demand Pathways
Michelle Van Noy, Director, Education and Employment Research Center, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers; Lee Lambert, Chancellor, Pima Community College; Sarah Janes, Associate Vice Chancellor, Continuing and Professional Development, San Jacinto College
Noted Rutgers researcher Dr. Michelle Van Noy is joined by community college leaders Lee Lambert, Chancellor of Pima Community College, and Sarah Janes, Associate Vice Chancellor, Continuing and Professional Development at San Jacinto College, for an insightful look at breaking down the silos between noncredit and credit programs. Panelists discuss how they developed in-demand pathways that intentionally align noncredit and credit programs. This holistic approach offers accessible pathways for all learners that lead to market-valued credentials and degree completion.
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