College and Career Pathway Endorsement Orientation
This resource page serves as an orientation for educators to the College and Career Pathway Endorsement system and its implementation. Content is organized by role: administrators, division heads and teachers, and student advisors and counselors.
College and Career Pathway Endorsement: School Readiness Framework & Tracker
Education Systems Center at NIU developed a free project management tool and accompanying tracker to support school districts, intermediary organizations, and school leaders develop action plans for implementing college and career pathways in a deliberate and sustainable manner.
Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) Resource Hub
The Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) is designed to help employers, educators, and students leverage innovative models for scaling high-quality work-based learning opportunities in school districts and community colleges across the State. I-WIN explores ways to create equitable opportunities for students through both in-person and virtual learning.
Work-Based Learning Continuum Overview
A presentation on the components that make up a work-based learning continuum.
Career Development Experience Toolkit
The CDE toolkit provides guidance regardless to any organization establishing or running a career development experience program, to ensure programs are meeting the requirements of state frameworks and providing high-quality, rigorous, work-based learning experiences.
College and Career Pathway Endorsement Framework
The College and Career Pathway Endorsement system is a voluntary system for school districts to award endorsements on high school diplomas to graduates who have demonstrated readiness for college and careers. This document outlines the framework for the endorsement.
ISBE College and Career Pathway Endorsement Resource Page and Application
The Illinois State Board of Education invites interested districts to complete the voluntary process for school districts to award College and Career Pathway Endorsements to high school graduates. To offer the endorsements, districts must submit an application and a report of projected student participation.
State of Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides
Explore ten industry-sector-based guides to support the implementation of secondary-to-postsecondary pathways that align with the College and Career Pathway Endorsement. The guides are for the industry sectors of agriculture, food, and natural resources; architecture, construction, and energy; arts and communications; culinary and hospitality; education; finance and business service; health sciences and technology; human and public […]
Career Pathways Dictionary
This resource includes the State of Illinois’ overarching definition for career pathways and the work-based learning components of the College and Career Pathway Endorsement as agreed to by multiple state agencies, boards, committees, and other stakeholders.
Recommended Technical and Essential Employability Competencies for College and Career Pathway Endorsements
The cross-cutting and sector-specific competencies set forth in this document were developed through an iterative process involving public-private steering committees established pursuant to the PWR Act in order to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements.