Answers to the possible concerns with respect to the Career Gateway Path Program as a non-credited

course opportunity. (Please see our responses below)

1. Redundancy of course topic: do we already offer it?

A: At this time colleges offer internships, online education for credit/non-credit, collaborative learning

partnerships with businesses, and work study. The CGPP program is a 5-6 week combination of the best

in each area within a mentor-led group setting at each phase. The best part of the CGPP program, that

the aforementioned programs do not offer is allowing students to learn how to sell themselves to a

prospective real-world client via RFP's and project bid submissions. Once awarded the project, in a

group setting the students complete their various phases of the project and at completion the approved

business partner submits payment to the group. Follow-up on each project includes a business client

review, group-based peer review, as well as a lesson's learned submission of which is databased into a

national student repository. Another offering that CGPP provides is the ability for intra-regional

collaborative project opportunities (by region only at this point), allowing students to engage with

students at other colleges to complete a prospective business client's project. (example: Marin

College/UCLA/Arizona State Univ. project collaboration).

This is a patented process and currently awaiting federal level funding. Once a student has completed

the program the can continuing working through the site for future for-pay projects. One of the major

gains for the student is the depth of tangible resume experience and networking opportunities gained

while in college both externally and internally.

2. Redundancy of course topic: is it offered in the college’s credit program?

A: Most Likely…Not at this time at your school

3. Availability of suitable facilities/classroom resources

A: Can be taught either:

Online

or

Onsite (Instructors can add this opportunity into their curricula.)

4. Enrollment history of similar courses within the program

A: The CGPP is a relatively new initiative of metrics are currently and continuously being gained and

processed into useful data for our member colleges

5. Cost factors

A: $20 student course fee (Note: Students will actually earn pay for projects following the completion of

2 practice projects during the program.

Download a course proposal for you respective college from the link provided below.

http://www.certificationpoint.org/Non-Credit_Continuing_Education_Program_Proposal.pdf