Services

Challenges We Tackle

By pairing your vision with our expertise, we help you break down complex workforce challenges into manageable components with a clear organizing structure.

Leveraging our Framework for Career Pathways Alignment, CORD designs custom approaches to address state, regional, and local needs. We help you and your community partners build career pathways that support a future-ready workforce and a culture of lifelong learning.

Through technical assistance coaching and professional development, we equip you with the tools and support you need to build and sustain your community’s career pathways ecosystem.

Who We Serve

From secondary and postsecondary educators to industry partners, economic development organizations, and community agencies, CORD supports all stakeholders critical to workforce development through our holistic approach to technical assistance.

How We Support Communities

By aligning people, pathways, and partners, we help build ecosystems that break down silos within institutions, propel local economic and workforce development forward, and ensure all learners have access to the education and training they need for career success.

We offer capacity-building technical assistance that helps communities build their future workforce through industry-informed pathways and sustainable partnerships. We meet you where you are, helping you remove barriers to develop the resilient workforce you need for a thriving, vibrant community.

All support is customized to meet your needs. Services include:

Needs assessments, environmental scans, and asset mapping
Technical assistance coaching for cohorts, colleges, and individuals
Professional development workshops and online academies
Conference management, meeting facilitation, and community building
Subject matter expertise for STEM and emerging technologies curriculum development

How We Meet Your Unique Needs

CORD’s Framework for Career Pathways Alignment

Adopt a structured, sustainable approach to career pathways responsive to evolving workforce demands through:

Ecosystem design and partnership development
Structured processes for continued program innovation
Removal of barriers preventing learners’ seamless progression on a pathway

Employer Engagement & BILT Academy®

Build industry-informed programs that increase student employment outcomes through:

Implementation of the Business & Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model for strategic engagement through BILT Academy® training
Industry-driven curriculum alignment and program co-leadership
Sector-focused industry forums and KSA analyses

Career Pathway Development

Design career pathways that align with industry needs and reduce skills gaps through:

Pathway mapping, program design and alignment across institutions
Development of industry-validated stackable credentials

Work-Based Learning Solutions

Develop work-based learning opportunities that ensure workforce readiness through:

Scalable experiential learning models such as internships and apprenticeships
Employer readiness assessment and faculty support

Professional Development & Leadership

Build your organization’s expertise through the National Career Pathways Network’s:

Faculty and administrator workshops and courses
Leadership academies
Employer engagement capacity-building activities

Curriculum Development

Design instructional content that enhances student learning through:

Contextualized instruction emphasizing real-world applications
Tools and techniques supporting multi-discipline collaboration
Evidence-based practices based on industry standards

Let's Get Started

Tell us about your needs and we’ll connect to explore the possibilities together.