Implementation Examples for Pathways
Extracted from:
A Manual for Integrating Adult Basic Education into Career Pathways
http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/CareerPathwaysToolkit2011.pdf
External Recruitment
• Ask partners to use their networks for recruitment.
• Enlist local media in recruiting participants.
Internal Participant Recruitment
• Recruit through internal organizational networks.
• Recruit from adults interested in the pathway
industry.
Orientation Activities
• Prepare adults for the reality of work in the pathway
industry.
• Prepare adults for postsecondary education.
• Familiarize participants with the next steps in the
pathway.
Course Development and Delivery
• Schedule courses at times convenient for employees
and employers.
• Conduct a benchmarking process to determine skills
required for pathway progress.
• Contextualize basic skills with workplace skills.
• Build on existing courses.
• Involve postsecondary partners in curriculum
development.
• Involve employers in curriculum development.
• Build staff capacity to develop integrated basic skills
curriculum.
• Revise the course design to address instructional
needs.
• Provide additional support to instructors.
Supplemental Student Support
• Offer academic support to participants outside the
classroom.
• Provide opportunities for career exploration.
Transition to Next Steps
• Align ABE program and college schedules to ensure a
seamless transition.
• Provide extra support to help students transition.
Employer Partnerships
• Design partnerships to address employer needs.
• Build new partnerships with existing partners.
• Find employers through networking.
• Convene multiple employers within an industry to
serve as advisors.
Postsecondary Partnerships
• Design partnerships to facilitate participants’
transitions to postsecondary education.
• Involve postsecondary partners in curriculum
development.
Intra‐Organizational Partnerships
• Expand intra-organizational connections.
• Reach out to internal partners for programmatic
support.
Partnership Activities
• Work with partners to expand program efforts.
• Leverage other funding and partnerships to support
pathways work.
Assessment Selection and Design
• Measure participant skills gains with a variety of
assessments.
• Design assessments to evaluate participants’ mastery
of basic skills and technical content.
Assessment Administration
• Incorporate informal assessment methods into
classroom instruction.
• Collect participant feedback during and at the end of
class sessions.
• Familiarize participants with assessment tools.
Data Use
• Track student progress along the pathway.
• Use participant data for program improvement.