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The College and Career Navigation Initiative, funded by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, is one of three projects under the over-arching Career Pathways through Education and Employment Program, a collaborative effort between the Colorado Community College System, the Colorado Department of Labor, and the Colorado Department of Education-Adult Education and Family Literacy Division.
With central goals of aligning workforce, adult basic education, and career & technical education resources and expanding the number of clients in their successful entry into college and completion of career-advancing certificates and degrees, the initiative leverages college and career readiness resources and successful practices developed by the Colorado Community College System’sPerkins State Plan and Colorado Success UNlimited (SUN) initiative, and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Career Ready Colorado Certification program and employability skills workshops.
Target Populations include:
| GED Completers | Academically underprepared out-of-school youth and adults | |
| High level ESL Students | Workforce center clients |
College and Career Navigation Initiative Strategies
- Co-location of “College and Career Navigators” at community colleges and workforce centers to leverage and align college transition and career development services
- Intensive client support services
- Comprehensive career guidance, including career exploration & planning and academic advising
- Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) development
- Navigation through college enrollment and financial aid processes
- Academic Skill Development: Effective Study Habits, Assessment Strategies, Goal Setting
- Life Skill Development: Financial Literacy, Self-advocacy, Team-Building
- Career Success Skills: Workforce One-Stop Services - employability workshops
- Success barrier mitigation strategies – wrap-around services and community resources
- Job shadowing opportunities and career-related field trips
- Professional development for navigators and workforce and adult education center staff
Navigator Professional Services Career Pathways and CTE Plans of Study Financial Aid Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAPs) Financial Literacy Career Ready Certificate Program Motivation and Retention Strategies Employability Skills Study Skills College and Career Success Strategies Assessment Strategies Goal Setting Academic Advising Building Learning Communities
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 Adult Education and Family Literacy |