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Career Pathways Webinar Series
NCPN Connected Conversations: Creating Industry-responsive and Learner-supportive Career Pathways
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NCPN CONNECT 2025
February 26–28, Austin, Texas. For over 30 years, the NCPN conference has been dedicated to strengthening the education-to-careers pipeline through Career Pathways, Adult Career Pathways, career and technical education (CTE), and workforce development initiatives.
NCPN News, Ideas, and Resources
The following items reflect the work of NCPN and its affiliates and projects associated with NCPN’s parent organization, the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD). The items can be filtered by type (event, podcast, webinar, article in Pathway Perspectives [the online NCPN journal]) and by the four components of CORD’s Framework for Career Pathways Alignment.
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- Employer Engagement
Skills-First Education: Building Talent Pipelines through Data Analytics and AI
- Learner Supports, Pathway Design
Webinar: Preparing Technicians for a Cross-Disciplinary Future
https://youtu.be/tU1XqwsTCtc 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 ...
- Learner Supports, Pathway Design
Podcasts by Future of Work Project (CORD/NSF) Feature the Technologies That Drive Our Nation’s Economy
These interviews delve into the crucial discussions surrounding technicians, exploring the challenges and opportunities arising in the swiftly evolving landscape of the future workplace. An exceptional roster of educators and ...
- Learner Supports, Pathway Design
Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart to Keynote at NCPN CONNECT 2025
NCPN is pleased to announce that Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, Chancellor of the Austin Community College District, will serve as keynote speaker at the NCPN CONNECT 2025 Conference, scheduled for February ...
- Employer Engagement
Journal of ATE Article Highlights BILT Model’s Role in Aligning Bioprocessing Education with Workforce Needs
CORD, the parent organization of NCPN, is pleased to announce that its Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model has been featured in an article published in the Journal of ...
- Pathway Ecosystems
Employer Strategies for Managing Successful Employer Councils
Everyone can agree that two major goals for all technical programs are to help students complete certificates and degrees that will make them highly employable and to engage with local ...
- Pathway Design
Mapping Your Students’ Career Pathway Opportunities
Each year new job titles and occupations emerge, and many students are faced with choosing a career they hope will provide advancement opportunities despite the uncertain landscape of the future ...
- Employer Engagement, Pathway Design, Pathway Ecosystems
Making the Case for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core
The nature of work is evolving right before our eyes. Technology advancements are transforming existing industries and creating new ones at an unprecedented pace. The World Economic Forum predicts significant ...
Apprenticeships in Career Pathways
Career pathways and registered apprenticeships (RA) have become familiar concepts in workforce and education. Known as strategies that aim to help workers acquire the skills and credentials they need to ...
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Journal of ATE Article Highlights BILT Model’s Role in Aligning Bioprocessing Education with Workforce Needs
CORD, the parent organization of NCPN, is pleased to announce that its Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model has been featured in an article
Apprenticeships in Career Pathways
Career pathways and registered apprenticeships (RA) have become familiar concepts in workforce and education. Known as strategies that aim to help workers acquire the skills
Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart to Keynote at NCPN CONNECT 2025
NCPN is pleased to announce that Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, Chancellor of the Austin Community College District, will serve as keynote speaker at the NCPN CONNECT
Employer Strategies for Managing Successful Employer Councils
Everyone can agree that two major goals for all technical programs are to help students complete certificates and degrees that will make them highly employable
Making the Case for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core
The nature of work is evolving right before our eyes. Technology advancements are transforming existing industries and creating new ones at an unprecedented pace. The
Mapping Your Students’ Career Pathway Opportunities
Each year new job titles and occupations emerge, and many students are faced with choosing a career they hope will provide advancement opportunities despite the
