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Workplace Readiness and Soft Skills Development
Live-Virtual and Simulated WBL Opportunities
Use Pathful as part of your toolkit for meeting the requirements for:
Kentucky’s ILP Standards and the KY DOE ILP Standards (as defined under Title 704 |
Chapter 003 | Regulation 305)
Kentucky’s Portrait of a Learner
Career Exploration and Decision-Making Tools
Creating Career Development
Plans and WBL Opportunities
for All Kentucky Students
Integrated Accessibility: Through our partnership with Userway, students and
educators can apply accommodations including screen reader, visual
accommodations, translation, and more to Pathful’s platform.
Pathful feature: Interest, personality, work values and
aptitude assessments; Career Explorer, Virtual Job
Shadowing videos, and Career Comparison
1.
Individualized Career, Postsecondary and
Course Planning Tools
Pathful feature: Career Explorer, Postsecondary Plan,
Postsecondary module, Goal Setting Tools and Pathful Planner
2.
Pathful feature: Over 450+ Employability Videos and
Employability Lessons
3.
Pathful feature: Pathful Presents, Industry Presents, and
Requested Sessions; Industry-Led Projects
4.
Tracking and Reporting Student Progress in
Career Development
Pathful feature: Reporting Data and Custom Reports
5.
This sample implementation plan for Kentucky is designed to
ensure that all students complete a career development plan and
engage in WBL opportunities throughout their PK-12 education, in
alignment with the state’s career education, exploration, CTE, and WBL
standards.
Throughout PK-12th grade
Use Requested sessions (WBL) and Career to develop career awareness and
interest. Use Lessons to develop student skills and knowledge.
Elementary School (Grades PK-5 - Pathful Jr.)
At the elementary level, career exploration is primarily about introducing students
to the concept of careers, helping them understand the world of work, and
starting to identify personal interests and strengths.
Pathful Jr. provides tailored content for young students, introducing them to
different careers through short videos and virtual guest speakers. These
resources can help teachers integrate career-related themes into lessons.
Career Profiles and WBL Library: Using engaging, age-appropriate content,
students can watch videos about real professionals discussing their jobs,
which aligns with the goal of exposing students to different careers.
Virtual Field Trips: Pathful offers virtual tours of workplaces, allowing
elementary students to see inside industries like healthcare, engineering, and
more.
How it Supports Kentucky’s Standards:
Provides exposure to various industries and professionals, fostering early
awareness of career possibilities.
Encourages students to relate their personal interests to career fields, using
interactive media and assessments.
Allows educators to build on students' communication and collaborative
skills through activities and discussions after viewing the career videos.
Throughout the lessons students practice core subject skills that help them
reinforce skills they are learning outside of career exploration.
ILP Focus: Building self-awareness, career exploration, and initial goal-setting
Portrait of a Learner Focus: Critical thinking, communication, and self-
management
6th Grade:Introduction to Career Awareness and ILP
Introduce students to the ILP process, career clusters, and the concept of setting
academic and personal goals.
Career Interest Assessment: Students take the Interest Assessment to explore a
range of career clusters that align with their personal interests and strengths.
Virtual Career Tours: Use Pathful’s WBL module to introduce students to different
industries and career options.
Goal-Setting Activities: Guide students through setting initial academic and
personal goals that align with their future career interests.
7th Grade: Exploring Career Pathways and Strengths
Help students explore specific career pathways and begin identifying their strengths
and areas for development.
Career Pathway Exploration Videos: Students watch videos that introduce various
career pathways, highlighting necessary skills and educational requirements.
Self-Reflection Tools: Students watch Career Cluster Overview videos, and take the
Personality Assessment to develop the knowledge needed to use the Student
Reflection Sheets.
Skill Development Modules: Students engage in soft skills modules focused on
communication, teamwork, and time management, all critical to the Portrait of a
Learner.
8th Grade: Developing Individual Learning Plans and High School
Preparation
Students begin creating their ILPs, setting long-term academic and career goals, and
selecting high school courses aligned with their interests.
Career Match Tools: Use Pathful’s Assessment and Career explorer to help students
align their personal interests and skills with specific career clusters and potential high
school course.
High School Course Planning: Use Pathful Planner to guide students in selecting high
school courses that align with their career interests and future plans.
Virtual Career Fairs: Offer access to virtual career fairs, via Pathful’s WBL module,
where students can explore various industries and engage with professionals in their
fields of interest.
Middle School (Grades 6-8): Career Awareness
and Personal Goal-Setting
WBL Continuum Focus: Preparation, Participation, and Experience
ILP Focus: Advanced career exploration, work-based learning, and
postsecondary planning
Portrait of a Learner Focus: Problem-solving, adaptability, and
responsible decision-making
9th Grade: Refining Career Interests and Academic Pathways
Refine students’ ILPs, deepen career exploration, and align academic coursework with
long-term goals.
Additional Career Exploration Assessments: Students retake the Interest
Assessment, along with the Personality, Work Values and Skills Assessments to refine
their career interests.
Long-Term Goal Setting: Use Pathful’s Goal Setting Tools to help students set more
focused, long-term academic and career goals, documented in their ILPs.
Session Requests: Teachers submit session requests so students can engage with
industry professionals, discussing the skills and education required in their fields.
10th Grade: Introduction to Work-Based Learning and
Skill Building
Introduce students to work-based learning (WBL) experiences while continuing skill-
building in areas related to their career interests.
Virtual Job Shadowing: Engage students in virtual job shadowing experiences that
allow them to observe professionals in real-world settings. Further experience can be
garnered through Session Requests.
Workplace Readiness Modules: Develop essential skills such as leadership, critical
thinking, and adaptability through Pathful’s Employability, Postsecondary and Work-
Based Learning Lessons and Courses.
ILP Updates: Guide students in updating their ILPs with new insights gained from their
WBL experiences, ensuring their plans remain aligned with their goals.
High School (Grades 9-12): Career Preparation,
Work-Based Learning, and Postsecondary Transition
11th Grade: Advanced WBL and Postsecondary Planning
Provide more advanced WBL opportunities and help students plan for postsecondary
education or workforce entry.
Internship and Apprenticeship Connections: Connect students with virtual or local
internship and apprenticeship opportunities facilitated through Pathful’s WBL network
and Session Requests.
Resume and Interview Skills Modules: Equip students with resume-building and
interview skills through Pathful’s career readiness tools, preparing them for
postsecondary opportunities. Students begin working on a resume and cover-letter
using Pathful’s tools and practice interview skills though Session Requests.
College and Career Research Tools: Students use the Postsecondary module to
research postsecondary education options, financial aid, and entry-level career
pathways, which they document in their ILPs.
12th Grade: Capstone Projects and Postsecondary Transition
Planning
Help students finalize their ILPs, complete a capstone project, and transition into
postsecondary education or career fields.
Capstone Project Development: Guide students in completing a capstone project
that demonstrates their career readiness and mastery of skills relevant to their
chosen field. Use Session Requests so that students can get practice presenting and
real feedback from industry pros.
Postsecondary Transition Planning: Use Pathful’s planning tools to help students
prepare for life after high school, whether they are entering college, technical training,
or the workforce. Use lessons to provide additional support during this transition
phase and to build out the students’ skill set based on their path.
Final ILP Review: Assist students in finalizing their ILPs, ensuring that all career
experiences, academic achievements, and skill development are documented.
Pathful has partnered with several prominent Kentucky-based
companies and organizations to enhance career exploration
opportunities for students. By collaborating with partners in a variety
of industries, Pathful helps increase awareness of local career
opportunities and equips students with the insights and skills needed
to pursue successful futures in Kentucky’s vibrant and growing
economy. These partnerships provide students with direct exposure
to in-demand jobs through:
Virtual WBL opportunities
Workplace Tours
Career Guest Speakers
Virtual Job Shadow and Employability Videos
Kentucky-Based Industry Partnerships
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