Career Pathways is an integrated continuum of programs and services designed to prepare high school students and adults for employment and advancement in targeted occupations. Career Pathway programs may include:
• Certificates of completion that can help students qualify for employment in entry level jobs while continuing to work on their degree.
•Visual roadmaps, which include entry points, coursework, competencies, credentials, and labor market information that assist students as they plan their pathways to employment and job advancement.
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A Career Pathway is a series of connected education and training programs and student support services that enable individuals to secure a job or advance in a demand industry or occupation. Career Pathways focus on easing and facilitating student transition from high school to community college; from pre-college courses to credit postsecondary programs; and from community college to university or employment.
Career Pathways is a student-centered, demand-driven innovation community colleges have launched to proactively adapt to the dynamically changing needs of students and employers. Career Pathways focus on easing the transitions for all students across the educational continuum. Oregon's community colleges are developing programs that realign curriculum, provide alternative delivery methods as well as flexibility for Oregonians to gain skills and advance in the labor market more quickly to address employer and student needs.
Oregonians can get on the fast track to higher learning and higher earning with Career Pathways. They can achieve:
- Faster attainment of skills and pay in high-demand occupations; and
- Expedited professional and technical certificates and degrees.
