REGIONAL PATHWAYS

OVERVIEW OF HIGH-QUALITY PATHWAYS

A career pathway is a sequence of experiences intentionally designed to facilitate the development of academic, technical and employability skills connected to a set of related occupations.

SEVEN COMPONENTS OF HIGH-QUALITY PATHWAYS

A high-quality pathway has the following seven components that seamlessly link K–12 education, postsecondary education and training, and careers in high-wage, in-demand industries.

• Cross-sector partnerships

• Alignment with labor market demand

• Links between secondary and postsecondary

• Credentials with value in the labor market 

• Integration of rigorous academics and career-focused learning

• Effective advising

• A continuum of work-based learning experiences

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

State and regional collaboration across sectors is critical to building effective pathways that incorporate all key components and propel students to success. Each stakeholder has an important role to play in supporting the design and implementation of the seven components of a pathways system.

ALIGNED INITIATIVES

The Texas Regional Pathways Network (TRPN) is a shared initiative of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative, a collaboration among the Texas Education Agency, (TEA), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Each agency in the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative leads and collaborates on other state-wide initiatives that support the vision and mission of the TRPN. Below is a sample of aligned programs and their connection to the TRPN.