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What is career readiness?
What career skills you need, how to get them, and why they're important
Case study
Fresno Unified School District Summer Career Externships
Playbook to Success.
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The Problem
Fresno Unified School Districts CTE team wanted to provide additional work-based-learning opportunities during the Summer with industry partners preparing students for the workforce.
Lack of career-focused summer programs
A challenge to bring local industry to the table on a consistent basis
Fresno’s CTE team wanted to expand opportunities for their students without adding extra burden to their staff
The Ask
Development of a 4 week Summer career camp series built with industry for 1000 students which was fully staffed and managed outside of their CTE team
SEL and Workforce ready data required to track student progress and present to their leadership board
Provide this opportunity to an entire class and make it more accessible to students
Manage and coordinate all marketing, promotion, enrollment and program operations.
The Solution
Our team worked closely to provide 20 hour Externships in Cybersecurity, Technology, Game Development and Entrepreneurship built with industry partners including Facebook & Microsoft Xbox that addressed workforce readiness through professional focused SEL + character building.
Each field of study had relevant industry partnership and professionals guiding students through the challenges and providing networking and mentorship opportunities.
Turnkey solution for both education and industry to participate while gaining maximum value and exposure
Able to provide Work-Based Learning opportunities at scale through cohort-based externships
Future Outlook
“Our Summer career series have been built into the annual budget for next year's Career Summer series and will continue to grow the industry partners, supportive ecosystem and the scale of progress helping Fresno students join the workforce.”
Outcomes
Audit Data
97%
Would recommend externship to a friend
95%
Wanted to choose Cybersecurity as a pathway in school and beyond
96%
Enhanced collaboration and teamwork skills
95%
Said the externship helped them network with potential future employers
97%
Said they now have a better understanding of how to reach their career goals
Meet Our Industry Insiders
Meet Our Industry Insiders
Belinda De La Libertad
Cybersecurity
Alan Diekfuss
Game Design
Cynthia Rubio
Startup
Dang Vu
Tech Fundamentals
Kyle Dulay
Tech Fundamentals
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