Road to Inclusive Career Pathways

Select any of the 5 road signs to discover its “drivers.” Select a driver, and find its Resources, possible Actions, Questions for your team, and Examples of promising practices. for more details.

Employment
& Economic
Self-Sufficiency

Youth with Disabilities

Financial literacy
Guideposts for Success
Partnerships
Work-based Learning

Employer Connections

Apprenticeships, On-the-Job Trainings (OJTs), Work-based Learning
Benefits to Employers and Return on Investment (ROI)
Coordination Between Systems
Diverse & Reverse Career Fairs

Partnerships

Co-Enrollment & Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs)
Cross-Title/Cross-System Activities
Resource Coordination
Veterans Employment

Accessibility

Accommodations
AJC Certification
Assistive Technology
WIOA Section 188 Disability Reference Guide

Capacity Building

Customized Employment
Promising Practices
Targeted Technical Assistance (TA)
Work Incentives & Benefits Planning

Employment
& Economic
Self-Sufficiency

Youth with Disabilities

Financial literacy
Guideposts for Success
Partnerships
Work-based Learning

Partnerships

Co-Enrollment & Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs)
Cross-Title/Cross-System Activities
Resource Coordination
Veterans Employment

Accessibility

Accommodations
AJC Certification
Assistive Technology
WIOA Section 188 Disability Reference Guide

Employer Connections

Apprenticeships, On-the-Job Trainings (OJTs), Work-based Learning
Benefits to Employers and Return on Investment (ROI)
Coordination Between Systems
Diverse & Reverse Career Fairs

Capacity Building

Customized Employment
Promising Practices
Targeted Technical Assistance (TA)
Work Incentives & Benefits Planning

Employment & Economic Self-Sufficiency

Accessibility

Accommodations
AJC Certification
Assistive Technology
WIOA Section 188 Disability Reference Guide

Capacity Building

Customized Employment
Promising Practices
Targeted Technical Assistance (TA)
Work Incentives & Benefits Planning

Employer Connections

Apprenticeships, On-the-Job Trainings (OJTs), Work-based Learning
Benefits to Employers and Return on Investment (ROI)
Coordination Between Systems
Diverse & Reverse Career Fairs

Partnerships

Co-Enrollment & Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs)
Cross-Title/Cross-System Activities
Resource Coordination
Veterans Employment

Youth with Disabilities

Financial literacy
Guideposts for Success
Partnerships
Work-based Learning

Need Technical Assistance?

Looking for training, technical assistance, resources, and training guides?

Visit the Knowledge Translation (KT) Consortium, sponsored by the LEAD Center since 2012.

The KT Consortium brings together more than 30 federally-funded Training and Technical Assistance Centers, each with their own unique mission addressing:

Different aspects of employment,
Career readiness and development,
Transition, and
Accessibility for youth and adults with disabilities.

Access their resources and to learn about the availability of technical assistance to support your work in creating inclusive career pathways programs for youth/adults with disabilities and others that face barriers to employment.

Want to Drive Change?

Learn more about how to make change happen by using these 3 special resources found on the LEAD Center site.

Program Implementation: Making It More Successful (PDF)
This 26-page PowerPoint style presentation by WINTAC summarizes the NIRN, explains 8 implementation drivers, and will help you assess your organization’s WIOA implementation status.
Making It Happen: Implementation Drivers of Change (PDF)
Find out how state/local systems can achieve a systems-level change, transform partnerships, and reach a new normal.
Implementation Science, Drivers and Stages (PDF)
An explanation of the aspects of implementation to help you understand how it can be used.

Roadmap Key

Once you select a driver from one of the 4 road signs (categories), you will find out about:

Questions to help determine if State/local workforce partners are effectively implementing that key element of Inclusive Career Pathways.
Actions recommended in helping State/local workforce partners to learn more about how this driver can positively impact employment for people who face barriers to employment, including youth and adults with disabilities.
Examples from other regions that emphasize how this essential element is connected to expanding Inclusive Career Pathways.
Resources to help guide State/local workforce partners to learn more about how this essential element is being effectively implemented nationally.

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