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The Workforce Gateway

Choose Your Route. Build Your Skills. Launch Your Career.

Blueprint for Career & Workforce Success helps students investigate what careers require, what they pay, how long preparation takes, what credentials employers expect, and what those choices may cost. By the end, every student develops an individualized Career Architecture Plan mapping the education, credentials, experiences, costs, and next steps required to move from where they are today toward the career they intend to pursue.

The Workforce Gateway
40
Lessons
8
Modules
12
Weeks

"Don't choose a school and hope it leads somewhere. Choose a destination. Then build the smartest route to reach it."

— Mikael Davis

§ What You'll Learn

What you'll be able to do

  • Explore six major postsecondary routes — four-year university, community college, technical/trade school, registered apprenticeship, military service, and direct-to-work
  • Understand when the SAT, ACT, or ASVAB matters and build an individualized testing strategy
  • Investigate skilled trades including automotive, HVAC, electrical, construction, welding, shipbuilding, and advanced manufacturing
  • Compare healthcare careers ranging from medical billing to advanced practice nursing and physician assistant pathways
  • Build a resume, practice interviewing, and develop workplace communication skills before entering the workforce
  • Produce a personalized Career Architecture Plan mapping education, credentials, costs, and next steps
§ The Syllabus

What's inside

8 modules · 40 lessons · Personalized lesson path

01

There Is More Than One Road to Success

Outcome

A preliminary career map identifying three possible careers and routes

1.1Career First, College Second
1.2Your Six Major Routes After High School
1.3Community College or Four-Year University?
1.4Certificates, Certifications, Licenses and Degrees
1.5The Career Return-on-Investment Test
02

Know Yourself Before Choosing Your Future

Outcome

A five-career comparison matrix across three educational pathways

2.1Interests vs. Aptitudes
2.2Skills Employers Actually Value
2.3Work Environments Matter
2.4Reading Labor-Market Information
2.5Build Your Career Shortlist
03

SAT, ACT or ASVAB: Which Test Serves Your Destination?

Outcome

An individualized assessment and preparation strategy

3.1Stop Asking 'Which Test Is Best?'
3.2Understanding the SAT and ACT
3.3Understanding the ASVAB
3.4Enlisted Service or Commissioned Officer?
3.5Build Your Testing Strategy
04

Careers That Build, Power, Repair and Move America

Outcome

A skilled career pathway map for one chosen trade

4.1Automotive, Diesel and Advanced Vehicle Technology
4.2HVAC and Refrigeration
4.3Electrician, Plumbing and Pipefitting
4.4Construction and Infrastructure
4.5Welding, Metallurgy and Advanced Manufacturing
4.6Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
05

Service, Style, Technology and Entrepreneurship

Outcome

Understanding of service, hospitality, technology, and entrepreneurial pathways

5.1Cosmetology, Barbering and Personal Care
5.2Hospitality, Hotels and Tourism
5.3Culinary and Food-Service Careers
5.4Transportation, CDL and Logistics
5.5IT, Cybersecurity and Technical Support
06

Healthcare: Much More Than Doctor or Nurse

Outcome

A healthcare career ladder mapping education levels to career options

6.1Medical Billing, Coding and Health Information
6.2Nursing Has Multiple Entry Points
6.3Physician Assistant and Advanced Clinical Careers
6.4Allied Health Careers Students Often Overlook
6.5Which Healthcare Career Fits You?
07

Getting Hired: From Applicant to Professional

Outcome

A Career Launch Kit: resume, cover letter, and interview responses

7.1Building a Resume Before You Think You Have Experience
7.2Applications, Cover Letters and Digital Professionalism
7.3Interviewing
7.4Understanding Your First Compensation Package
7.5Workplace Communication and Conflict
08

Surviving Year One

Outcome

A completed Career Architecture Plan capstone

8.1The First 90 Days on the Job
8.2Managing Your Money When the Paychecks Begin
8.3Surviving Your First Year of Graduate or Professional School
8.4From First Job to Career
§ Who It's For

Is this you?

01

The undecided student

Knows they need a plan after high school but isn't sure a four-year degree is the right first step.

02

The trades-curious explorer

Interested in skilled trades but wants to understand the full range of options before committing.

03

The military-minded student

Considering military service and needs to understand ASVAB, enlisted vs. officer, and civilian career applications.

04

The career-changer parent

Wants their child to understand all pathways — not just the college route they themselves didn't take.

05

The community college bound

Plans to start at a community college and wants to maximize transfer credits and career outcomes.

06

The workforce-bound graduate

Ready to enter the workforce and needs resume, interview, and workplace survival skills.

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