Career Navigation
PURPOSE
To support colleges to provide differentiated and inclusive practices that aim to facilitate students’ onboarding and career decision-making and to enrich students’ learning with career and WBL, as well as job opportunities and activities.
Agendas, Materials and Resources
*(modified from original 2019 NACE standards workbook; includes modified NACE standards questions and rubric)
Goal
- Equity & Access in Career Navigation: Improved support for disproportionately impacted student populations in career exploration and planning
2025-26 Benchmarks
- Equity data report(s) produced based on Career Navigation Strategic Plans/priorities by all member colleges by end of spring 2026.
- As identified in your CN strategic plan, implement at least 2 projects or interventions to address equity gaps for disproportionately impacted student populations (e.g., veteran programming, bilingual career navigation tools, adult career support)
- Increase by participation of disproportionately impacted groups in career exploration workshops or events by 10%.
- Finalize shared definitions, Career Navigation graphic, and toolkit.
Career Navigation CoP Leads
Claudia Estrada-Howell
Dean, School of Business, Technical Careers, and Workforce Initiatives, San Diego Miramar College
Kevin McMackin
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Region