Defining on-ramps to adult career pathways

Many of the 'bridge' programs built to connect participants to higher education require educational functioning levels that are inaccessible to half the adult education participants in Minnesota; and basic skill deficiency is only one barrier to self-sufficiency. Failure to design career pathways to mitigate non-academic issues fails many people who come to these programs. In recognition of these challenges, the Minneapolis St Paul Workforce Innovation Network (MSPWin) engaged CLASP to define the services and partnerships involved in career pathway 'on-ramps' for adults. An on-ramp is a career pathway program designed to serve individuals with significant barriers to educational and economic success. Through research, interviews, and survey, CLASP set out to define a menu of on-ramp services that can be used to develop program models.

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