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Tri-Agency Regional Convener

Mid-Coast Pathways to Success is a partnership between the Victoria Economic Development Corporation, Victoria College,

The University of Houston-Victoria, Region 3 Education Service Center, and Workforce Solutions of the Golden Crescent.

THE TRI-AGENCY REGIONAL CONVENER 

Using resources and technical assistance from the Pathways to Prosperity (PtoP) Network – a collaboration of states and regions, Jobs for the Future (JFF), the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Texas Regional Pathways Network (TRPN), the Mid-Coast Pathways to Success Leadership Team and key stakeholders are working to build postsecondary and career pathways and credentials that support young people in the attainment of their educational and career goals. This project will also help fill the pipeline for strategic target occupations of employers in the 12-county region of the central Gulf Coast region of Texas.

  • Form engaged and sustainable partnerships among educational entities, employers, workforce boards, training providers, and community organizations that support all students from middle school through postsecondary to enter the workforce at a living wage and with skills to be good community members.

  • To cultivate a skilled workforce in the Texas Mid-Coast region by ensuring all students have access to high quality training and are equipped for successful employment in the sectors driving the region’s economic growth.

  • We continue to frame all our work around the 7 Key Components:

    • Cross-Sector Partners
    • Alignment with Labor Market Demand
    • Integration of Rigorous Core Academics and Career-Focused Learning
    • College and Career Information and Advising
    • Links Between Secondary and Postsecondary Education
    • Credentials with Value in the Labor Market
    • Continuum of Work-Based Learning Experiences

GOALS

The Mid-Coast Pathways to Success leadership team has idenitfied three goals for the project.

  • To align secondary programs of study to target career pathways with credentials and/or degrees of value with regional labor market data.

  •  To enhance college and career readiness for all secondary students through effective advising, counseling, and career exploration.

  • To implement rigorous academics within programs of study in participating school districts.

Golden Crescent WDA Occupational Projections

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Example image of the Mid-Coast Pathways to Success Data Dashboard

COMING SOON!

The Mid-Coast Pathways to Success Data Dashboard

The ‘Data Dashboard’ will feature the latest available data from our local labor market and local education agencies. This at-a-glance dashboard will function as a resource for monitoring trends and aligning educational programs with local labor market and industry needs.