Defining a new language system for education and workforce development
One of the major challenges we face in strengthening a region's competitive performance comes in defining new career pathways. .
That requires developing the new language of skills and career pathways. The language will be more precise, measurable. In addition, the new language will be much more visual. Because of the complexity, we will turn to visual representations to define these pathways.
Last week, we launched a new initiative in Will County, IL to build these pathways. Here's an example of the types of ideas we are working to develop. We see multiple applications in assessing career options for dislocated workers, charting career options for high school students, evaluating composite curriculums for clusters, and strengthening communication links between business managers and educators.
