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School-to-Career

Working with schools and the business community, EDC develops career pathways for young people. We produce curricula that integrate academic and technical education, preparing young people for careers in growth industries like information technology, bioscience, and health care. Collaborating with educators and business leaders, we draft national skills standards for many industries and provide the support schools need to meet those standards.

A New Start for Out-of-School Teens in Haiti

EQUIP3/Haitian Out-of-School Youth Livelihood Initiative, or IDEJEN as the project is known locally, operates twelve youth centers. Each center provides 50 students between the ages of 15-20 with an education in basic reading, writing, and mathematics. Students also receive lessons in health, nutrition, conflict-resolution, and other life-skills. In addition, they learn a marketable trade such as sewing, woodworking, auto mechanics, handcrafts, hotel services, or agricultural businesses.

Career Development and Exploration for Teens

As fewer young people opt for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the National Science Foundation has funded EDC to develop a resource designed to engage young people in career exploration and development.

Merging Life Skills and Academic Rigor

Known for its academic rigor—many of the participating sites offer college credit for the course—and hands-on activities, Ford PAS is also renowned for its adaptability. High schools around the country have developed creative and challenging courses with the curriculum modules all in hopes of setting the stage for their students’ advancement to higher education.

Teens discover careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Across the country more than 30 projects are introducing middle school science teachers and students to the wide range of careers available in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

At the Intersection of School and Work

Educators hoping to prepare young people for contemporary workplaces have always struggled with the challenge of a moving target. And the target is moving increasingly faster—thanks to the impact technology is having on nearly every career.

Bringing Business, Engineering, and Technology into High School Classrooms

Faced with the challenge of designing a program that would bring current business issues into the high school classroom, a team of EDC curriculum writers and researchers began their work in an assembly plant.

Creating a Youth Employment Center

A few months before International Youth Parliament 2000 (IYP2000), I started a project called the Career Planning Center, with the aim of helping young professionals from the Balti region find a job.

Making Skill Standards Work

Beyond simple descriptions, well-developed skill standards provide a common language for employers, educators, and current and future workers in a wide variety of industries.