Career Exploration, Education Planning, and Workforce Development Platform

The Vendor is required to provide a comprehensive, statewide platform that integrates career exploration, academic planning, and work-based learning tracking.
- A platform capable of supporting:
• K-12 career exploration and planning.
• Postsecondary education planning.
• Adult job seekers and workforce development.
• Employer engagement and work-based learning.
• Data integration across education and workforce systems.
• Learning and Employment Records (LERs) and digital verifiable credentials that remain accessible to the individual across their lifetime.
- Core Platform Capabilities
• Interactive career exploration tools
• Career profiles include:
o Job description
o Required skills
o Education/training pathways
o Salary data
o Job outlook
• Career cluster and pathway exploration
• Labor market information integration
• Industry and occupation search tools
- Work-Based Learning & Employer Marketplace
• Employer Portal
• Employers should be able to:
o Create accounts
o Post opportunities
o Search for students interested in work-based learning
o Connect with schools
• Student Opportunity Marketplace
• Students should be able to find:
o Internships
o Apprenticeships
o Job shadow opportunities
o Career mentoring
o Work-based learning experiences
• The system must support:
o Safe and secure student-employer connections
o Permission and privacy controls
o School and counselor oversight.
- Career Transition Support
• Skills assessments
• Career change guidance
• Resume building tools
• Interview preparation tools
- Skills, Assessments, and Personalization
• Interest assessments
• Skills assessments
• Aptitude evaluations
• Career matching tools
• Personalized learning and career recommendations
- Data Integration and Interoperability
• API integration
• Web Service Integration
• Student Information System integration
• Learning Management System integration
• Workforce system integration