Career Pathways:Tools to Assist in the

Successful Transition for All Students

Cyndy Sandberg, Coordinator Jefferson County School to Work ConsortiumKristin Long, Career Pathways Coordinator Madison Area Technical College

E S T A B L I S H E D 1 9 1 2

“Madison College provides accessible, high

quality learning experiences that serve

the community.”

97% satisfied

93% employed

96% in Wisconsin

82% in Madison College district

6 months later…

40,000+ students• 21,500 degree credit

• 13,700 continuing education

• 4,300 adult basic education

• 2,100 community service

• 1,600 English Language Learner (ELL)

National BackgroundCareer Clusters

States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2007, www.careerclusters.org

The Smart Start Booklet

• Development

• Resources

• Funding

• Distribution

How is it being used?

• At the College– Madison College Centers At a Glance

• In the High Schools

Career Clusters Inventory

• http://matcmadison.edu/choose-career

Cluster Maps

• Include all courses that are inclusive to that cluster both CTE and academic.

• Includes 2 & 4 year programs and adult apprenticeship opportunities.

• 16 maps – Example Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

• Public Published Document – used in course description guides and beginning career classes

Lake Mills Career Cluster Sample:

AGRICULTURE

Pathway Maps• Includes courses that are relevant to that

pathway – example Animal or Plant

• Includes courses from post-secondary for grades 13 and 14

• There are 79, but most schools will do 12-15

• Private document – used by school counselors when conferencing and in relevant CTE courses to promote career development

Pathway Sample

Plant

Youth Apprenticeship Information:

YA PDF.doc

WISCONSIN CAREER PATHWAYS

WEB SITE PROJECT

The Mission...

To partner with educational organizations, government, and business/industry to develop a feasibility report with recommendations to create a statewide Career Pathways Web Site to be accessed by Wisconsin citizens in the pursuit of career planning and pathway sharing

State BackgroundState Support for Organized, Consistent,

User-friendly Career Pathways Web Site

1. Single Web-based “warehouse” of career clusters (link career, education, and labor market data)

2. Free and accessible

3. Consolidate career planning resources, connect partners, and eliminate duplication

LeadershipExecutive Team• Marge Rubin, Project Coordinator

Fox Valley Technical College

• Lora Schultz, Mid-State Technical College

• Sue Maresh, Waukesha County Technical College

• Jennifer Wagner, Moraine Park Technical College

• Steve Wilkes, Gateway Technical College

• Kristin Long, Madison Area Technical College

Karen Clarke, Project Assistant

Project Team• Wisconsin Technical College System• Wisconsin Technical Colleges • University of Wisconsin System• Wisconsin Association of Independent

Colleges and Universities• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

• K-12 School Districts• CESAs 1, 3 and 6• Dept of Workforce Development

2008-09 Grant GoalsFunded through Carl D. Perkins WTCS Reserve Grant

Research: The Audience

2009-2010 FocusDevelopers of Secondary to

Postsecondary Programs of Study

2009-2010 FocusOrganized by 16 Career Clusters / 79 Pathways

The ContentOrganized by 16 Career Clusters / 79

Pathways

The ContentOrganized by 16 Career Clusters /79

Pathways

The Content

High School Resources• Recommended high school courses for

a career path• Articulation agreements

(advanced standing/transcripted credit)• Industry-based certifications• Work-based learning• Youth apprenticeships

The ContentPostsecondary Resources

All postsecondary programs, majors, and apprenticeships organized by cluster

• Links to other Web sites– UW Transfer Information System (TIS)– Educational sectors: UW System, WTCS,

WAIC&U– Postsecondary career pathway Web sites – Preparing for college (KnowHow2Go.org)

The Content• Links to other Web sites

– Careerclusters.org– Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction– Other states with career pathways Web sites– Reliable/free Web site resources on: career

development, assessment, and descriptions– Career development Web sites, (e.g.,

WisCareers, Career Cruising, WisconsinMentor– Labor market information, (e.g., WorkNet) and

organizations

The ContentOregon CTE Pathways Web Site

http://oregon.ctepathways.org

• Click on Tutorial on the upper right

• Click on the link to View Examples of Roadmap Drawings

• Select 2 Embedded POST Views under the Contents heading

2009-10 Grant GoalsFunded through Carl D. Perkins WTCS Reserve Grant

Develop Web Site

Evaluate, Pilot & Promote

Sustainability

Resources

• www.matcmadison.edu

• http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/youthapprenticeship/

• www.careerclusters.org

QUESTIONS?