Suite of Tools

Explore Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), which provide students with opportunities to engage in leadership development, competitive events, and industry-connected learning across multiple career sectors. These programs extend classroom learning within integrated programs of study by offering real-world experiences that support work-based learning, student engagement, and career readiness. This resource connects educators and students to active CTSO programs and opportunities available across the region.

CTSOs

Explore Roadtrip Nation, a career exploration platform that supports the development of integrated programs of study by helping students connect their interests to real-world career pathways. Through video stories, interactive tools, and project-based learning experiences, students gain exposure to diverse industries and career options, strengthening career awareness and engagement. This resource supports integrated student services by promoting student agency, informed decision-making, and persistence, while also reinforcing industry-connected pathways through authentic insights from professionals across high-demand sectors.

Roadtrip Nation

Access the 2025–26 CCCCO Priority Sector Skills Analysis series from the Centers of Excellence for Labor Market Research, which examines employer demand for foundational and technical skills across key industry sectors. These reports analyze middle-skill occupations using real-time job posting data to identify emerging, growing, and declining skills, helping educators and administrators align programs of study with workforce needs and evolving industry expectations.

CCCCO Priority Sector Skills Analysis

Access labor market information (LMI) resources to support pathway planning, program design, and decision-making aligned to regional workforce needs. These tools provide data on high-demand occupations, industry trends, wages, and employment projections, helping educators and administrators align programs of study with high-wage, high-skill, and high-growth sectors and ensure pathways are responsive to local labor market demand. Labor market data is essential for informed decision-making and aligning education with workforce opportunities.

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Access this resource focused on identifying and building partnerships to support pathway development and implementation. This toolkit helps educators and administrators map potential partners across education, industry, and community organizations, and provides strategies for initiating, strengthening, and sustaining collaborative relationships that support student success. Effective partnership development ensures programs are aligned to community needs, workforce demands, and cross-sector goals.

Workforce Engagement Toolkit

Explore IEConnect, the regional pre-apprenticeship system sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, designed to expand access to high-quality pre-apprenticeships for high school students across the Inland Empire. These programs integrate with existing CTE pathways and provide structured instruction, hands-on experience, and industry-aligned preparation that supports student transitions into registered apprenticeships and careers. IEConnect also streamlines partnerships with business and postsecondary partners to ensure consistent, scalable implementation across the region.

IEConnect

Explore a curated collection of Career Technical Education (CTE) and career readiness resources hosted on Pinterest, featuring lesson ideas, instructional tools, videos, and real-world learning activities. This collection serves as a visual resource hub to support pathway development, student engagement, and classroom implementation by providing easily accessible ideas and materials that can be adapted across programs of study.

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Access this administrator guide to implementing Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) as an intra-curricular component of integrated programs of study. CTSOs support work-based learning experiences through industry-aligned competitions and applied learning, while also providing integrated student services that build leadership, communication, and persistence. These organizations strengthen industry-connected pathways and support collaborative pathway development by engaging industry partners and aligning student experiences to workforce expectations.

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Access the Micro-Internships Toolkit to support the implementation of structured, short-term work-based learning experiences aligned to integrated programs of study. These experiences connect students with industry partners through real-world projects, strengthening industry-connected pathways and supporting collaborative pathway development. The toolkit provides practical resources to design, facilitate, and scale work-based learning opportunities that build relevant skills and career readiness.

Micro-internship Toolkit

Access information on Regional CTE Industry Advisory Meetings, which connect educators with industry professionals across multiple sectors to inform and strengthen pathway development. These advisories provide insights into current workforce trends, in-demand skills, certifications, and emerging technologies, supporting alignment of programs of study with industry needs and helping districts build high-quality, industry-connected pathways.

Access a fully developed, online CTE pathway in Marketing, Sales, and Service designed for course-based independent study. This resource includes two full-year UC A–G approved courses—Sports & Entertainment Marketing and Fashion Marketing—providing districts with ready-to-implement curriculum that meets state requirements. Schools can adopt and integrate these courses into their local systems to expand pathway access while ensuring instruction is delivered by appropriately credentialed teachers.

Marketing Pathway

Access the SBCSS Employability Skills curriculum, a standards-aligned instructional resource that supports integrated programs of study by embedding essential workplace competencies into pathway instruction. These modules develop communication, collaboration, adaptability, and digital literacy while supporting integrated student services through skill-building that promotes student success and persistence. The curriculum also strengthens industry-connected pathways by aligning student competencies with workforce expectations and real-world applications.

Employability Skills curriculum

Access a curated collection of Workplace Readiness Week resources designed to support integrated programs of study through instruction in key workforce topics such as labor laws, workplace safety, wages, and financial literacy. The interactive lesson plans are aligned to History–Social Science (Grades 11–12) and National Personal Finance Standards, and include activities, videos, apps, and real-world scenarios. These standards-aligned, lessons reinforce industry-connected pathways by connecting classroom learning to real-world workplace expectations and practices.The resource also features additional tools and reference materials to support implementation and will be continuously updated to reflect current legislation and best practices.

Workplace Readiness Week resources

Use the Dual Enrollment Scheduling Tool from the Career Ladders Project to design and align college course schedules within the high school day. This tool calculates instructional minutes and college contact hours to ensure compliance with both K–12 and postsecondary requirements, helping districts and college partners create viable schedules that support student access to dual enrollment opportunities.

Use the Dual Enrollment Access Gap Tool from the Career Ladders Project to identify and analyze equity gaps in student access to dual enrollment. This tool compares dual enrollment participation with overall student population data by grade level and race/ethnicity, helping districts and college partners examine representation, inform program design, and develop strategies to expand equitable access to postsecondary opportunities.

Access the University of California (UC) A–G Policy Resource Guide, the primary resource for understanding course criteria, submission requirements, and policies related to A–G approval. This guide supports educators and administrators in designing, aligning, and submitting high school courses that meet UC admission requirements, including guidance on course content, rigor, and the A–G course approval process.

Search the University of California (UC) A–G Course List to view approved high school courses that meet college admission requirements. This resource allows educators and administrators to verify course approval status, explore course offerings across schools and districts, and ensure alignment of programs of study with UC/CSU entrance requirements—supporting the development of rigorous, college-preparatory pathways within GSPP.

Explore key funding sources that support Career Technical Education (CTE) and pathway development, including how they can be leveraged to implement and sustain Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) initiatives. This video provides an overview of funding structures, allowable uses, and strategies for aligning multiple funding streams to support high-quality, industry-connected pathways.