Career Pathways Partnership

The GWDB's Career Pathways Partnership (CPP) provides leadership to establish and guide Minnesota's career pathways system and strategies. The CPP focuses on programming for adults that informs, connects, and develops the skills of all job seekers but it concentrates on job seekers with the greatest barriers to employment. Find more information about the value of a strong statewide Career Pathways System for Minnesota in the GWDB's Building Partnerships to Overcome Barriers publication.

Vision/Goals
Committee
What is a Career Pathway?
Resources

Vision/Goals

Vision

A healthy economy, where all Minnesotans have or are on a path to meaningful employment and a family-sustaining wage, and where all employers are able to fill jobs in demand.

Goals

The goal of the CPP is to convene champions of career pathways to identify best practices and sector strategies that result in meaningful work, sustainable regional economies, and family-sustaining wages.

Charter

Read our charter.
Committee

Mary Russell, Chair
Director, Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Support
Health Partners

Employer Engagement Subgroup

Heather McGannon, Co-Lead
Director of Projects and Planning
Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry

Sue Wallace, Co-Lead
Executive Director, Minnesota
Creating IT Futures

Referrals Co-Enrollments Subgroup

Julie Dincau, Co-Lead
ABE Transitions Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education

Diane Halvorson, Co-Lead
Executive Director
South Central Workforce Council

Resources Subgroup

Debra Hsu, Lead
Associate System Director for Career Technical Education
Minnesota State
What is a Career Pathway?

What is a Career Pathway? WIOA Sec. 3 (Def.7)

CAREER PATHWAY —The term "career pathway" means a combination of rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that—

(A) aligns with the skill needs of industries in the economy of the State or regional economy involved;

(B) prepares an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (referred to individually in this Act as an "apprenticeship", except in section 171);

(C) includes counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual’s education and career goals;

(D) includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster;

(E) organizes education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable;

(F) enables an individual to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary credential; and

(G) helps an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.
Resources

The CPP adopted the U.S. Department of Labor Career Pathways Toolkit as a framework for its work.

The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways