Strategic Planning Resources

  • Thinking Smart about Communications

    Develop a comprehensive strategic communications framework to plan and launch education and career pathway outreach efforts.

  • If You Build It, Will They Come?

    Explores the importance of intermediaries in the successful implementation and adoption of career navigation tools including barriers to adoption and potential solutions.

  • Preparing for the Unexpected

    Access an array of communication tools and strategies to develop a contingency communication plan and be prepared for crises and other unexpected situations that may arise.

  • Alternative Providers in Higher Education

    Examine the current environment for alternative providers of education and training programs that largely fall outside of the current regulatory regimes as well as short-term credentials offered within those programs.

  • Successfully Implementing Jobseeker Tools

    A guide for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers seeking to develop processes to increase the use and effectiveness of jobseeker tools.

  • Tackling Procurement Challenges

    Explore five common procurement challenges that can impact the work to build effective jobseeker systems and tools and strategies for addressing them.

  • Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Workers and Workforce Development Systems

    A quick reference outlining workers’ needs, supports they have traditionally had access to, existing barriers, and solutions.