Definition

Career pathways is a term for a series of connected education and training strategies and support services that enable individuals to secure industry relevant certification and obtain employment within an occupational area and to advance to higher levels of future education and employment in that area. 1

1 U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. (2012). Interagency Letter on Career Pathways. Retrieved from: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/ten-attachment.pdf