Resource Library
The Pathways Resource Library is a central hub of research and tools designed to drive innovation in education-to-workforce pathways. It contains a wide selection of resources organized by topic, audience, region, and type, allowing you to easily locate materials that fit your needs.
Toolkit
Communications Toolkit: Postsecondary Pathways and The Shifting American Economy.
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
A toolkit communicating pathways with students and families. it includes: a) how different pathways can look like; b) how pathway career ladder can look like; c) how pathway support systems can look like.
Research Report
Family Voices
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
Faced with unprecedented change in the postsecondary landscape, America's families are wrestling with questions of college, careers, skills development and meaningful work. This study aimed to understand American parents' aspirations for their children after high school, as well as the barriers they face to following a preferred postsecondary path.
Research Report
Voices of Gen Z
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
To better understand Gen Z’s unique perspectives, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation have partnered to gather opinions directly from members of Gen Z and to track those opinions and experiences over time. This nationally representative, multiyear study of thousands of members of Gen Z between the ages of 12 and 26 gives policymakers and researchers an invaluable resource for not only understanding this generation’s needs, but for making data-driven decisions to address them.
Toolkit
Skills-Based Hiring Toolkit
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource includes a set of skills-based hiring toolkits that include a skills-based job-posting, interview questions, and onboarding plans. Each Skills-Based Hiring Toolkit is packed with valuable resources that will help you transform your hiring strategy.
Toolkit
Communicating the Value of Apprenticeships
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This short tool offers persuasive arguments that shows how youth apprenticeships benefit both young career seekers and businesses alike. For employers, it demonstrates how apprenticeships can fill labor gaps across industries, and act as a reliable source of nationally credentialed, ready-to-work job candidates. Youth are offered access to paid work-based training in high-growth fields and the significant earnings potential.
Article
How does Gen Z see its place in the working world? With trepidation
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
The purpose of the report is to explore and highlight the unique challenges and perceptions of Generation Z as they enter the workforce amid various global crises. It presents data from McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey, revealing Gen Z's higher likelihood of working multiple jobs, financial insecurity, mental health struggles, and pessimism about economic milestones like homeownership and retirement. The report aims to inform employers and other stakeholders about these generational differences to better support Gen Z in the workplace and address their specific needs and concerns.
Research Report
Exploring Equitable Postsecondary Value
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
Based on research from the Postsecondary Value Commission, this interactive data tool puts the power of the Value Framework at your fingertips, equipping you with data on the economic value that institutions deliver to their students.
Research Report
Unlocking Economic Prosperity
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
Research Report
The Making of an Innovation Engine: Advancing Career-Connected Learning
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This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
The Catalyze Challenge set out to answer two core research questions: was it successful in catalyzing new innovation and, if so, what type? It employs a three-stage review process involving a collective effort to identify unique, groundbreaking career-connected models that are heavily invested in the communities they serve. The key takeaways that are explored in depth throughout this report.
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Toolkit
Communications Toolkit: Postsecondary Pathways and The Shifting American Economy.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
A toolkit communicating pathways with students and families. it includes: a) how different pathways can look like; b) how pathway career ladder can look like; c) how pathway support systems can look like.
Research Report
Family Voices
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
Faced with unprecedented change in the postsecondary landscape, America's families are wrestling with questions of college, careers, skills development and meaningful work. This study aimed to understand American parents' aspirations for their children after high school, as well as the barriers they face to following a preferred postsecondary path.
Research Report
Voices of Gen Z
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
To better understand Gen Z’s unique perspectives, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation have partnered to gather opinions directly from members of Gen Z and to track those opinions and experiences over time. This nationally representative, multiyear study of thousands of members of Gen Z between the ages of 12 and 26 gives policymakers and researchers an invaluable resource for not only understanding this generation’s needs, but for making data-driven decisions to address them.
Toolkit
Skills-Based Hiring Toolkit
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource includes a set of skills-based hiring toolkits that include a skills-based job-posting, interview questions, and onboarding plans. Each Skills-Based Hiring Toolkit is packed with valuable resources that will help you transform your hiring strategy.
Toolkit
Communicating the Value of Apprenticeships
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This short tool offers persuasive arguments that shows how youth apprenticeships benefit both young career seekers and businesses alike. For employers, it demonstrates how apprenticeships can fill labor gaps across industries, and act as a reliable source of nationally credentialed, ready-to-work job candidates. Youth are offered access to paid work-based training in high-growth fields and the significant earnings potential.
Article
How does Gen Z see its place in the working world? With trepidation
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
The purpose of the report is to explore and highlight the unique challenges and perceptions of Generation Z as they enter the workforce amid various global crises. It presents data from McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey, revealing Gen Z's higher likelihood of working multiple jobs, financial insecurity, mental health struggles, and pessimism about economic milestones like homeownership and retirement. The report aims to inform employers and other stakeholders about these generational differences to better support Gen Z in the workplace and address their specific needs and concerns.
Research Report
Exploring Equitable Postsecondary Value
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
Based on research from the Postsecondary Value Commission, this interactive data tool puts the power of the Value Framework at your fingertips, equipping you with data on the economic value that institutions deliver to their students.
Research Report
Unlocking Economic Prosperity
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
Research Report
The Making of an Innovation Engine: Advancing Career-Connected Learning
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
This resource may be shared with proper attribution to the organization.
The Catalyze Challenge set out to answer two core research questions: was it successful in catalyzing new innovation and, if so, what type? It employs a three-stage review process involving a collective effort to identify unique, groundbreaking career-connected models that are heavily invested in the communities they serve. The key takeaways that are explored in depth throughout this report.