pathful crd · Jobready360 · For CTE teams

Connect your students to real career development. Connect your programs to real outcomes.

Your students get real professionals, industry-led projects, and immersive career experiences. Your programs get competency tracking, licensure hours, and WBL documentation captured as work happens, so Perkins V and CLNA reporting come from real activity, not separate paperwork. One platform built for both.

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How it works

Three steps, every program, all year

Students discover their path

Assessments, career cluster exploration, and virtual job shadows connect students' interests to CTE pathways and real careers.

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Students build real skills

Industry-led projects, live sessions with professionals, and CTSO prep develop the career identity, employability skills, and WBL experience employers look for.

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You prove the program works

Competency tracking, WBL documentation, and configurable reporting capture every outcome as work happens, so Perkins V and CLNA reporting are ready when you need them.

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CTE programs carry two responsibilities that most platforms handle separately: developing students through real career experiences and documenting the outcomes programs are required to prove. Students need assessments, industry connections, and real work experience. Programs need competency tracking, WBL documentation, and Perkins-ready reporting. From pathway discovery to compliance reporting, Pathful brings it together.

Eight ways Pathful works for CTE

Each does a distinct job. Together they cover the full CTE journey, from career discovery to Perkins-ready outcomes.

Career Cluster Assessments

Five research-backed assessments aligned to the modernized 14-cluster framework connect students' interests to CTE pathways and generate the career plan data Perkins V requires.

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Comprehensive Career Plan + Course Planner

A living student plan tied to CTE pathway enrollment, with four-year course sequencing that flags misalignment before the schedule locks.

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Virtual Job Shadows

Immersive career videos across all 16 career clusters give students an inside look at real workplaces, connecting classroom learning to careers before they ever choose a pathway.

Live Sessions

Live, virtual connections with 45,000+ professionals across 5,000+ companies, available for career exploration, CTSO competition prep, and real-time industry feedback on student work.

Industry-Led Projects

Employer-designed, career-cluster-aligned projects that bring real work into every classroom, trackable for Perkins WBL quality indicators 5S1 and 5S2.

FlexLessons + Resume Builder

CTSO-aligned lessons for BPA, DECA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, FFA, and more, plus a resume builder students use on competition day and beyond.

JobreadyCTE analytics and reports dashboard

Competency tracking, accreditation evidence, and licensure hours captured as programs run, so Perkins V and CLNA reporting come from real activity.

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Hour tracking by calendar or mobile app, employer clearances, site visit documentation, and an employer database with insurance verification and expiration alerts.

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Why it matters

CTE programs are responsible for what students become and what districts can prove.

Most platforms handle one. Pathful handles both.

The student journey

A foundation built on real interests

Assessments aligned to the modernized career cluster framework give students a starting point that connects who they are to where CTE can take them.

Discovery that goes beyond the classroom

Virtual job shadows and live sessions with real professionals bring careers to life before students ever have to commit to a pathway.

Skills that matter in competition and careers

Industry-led projects, CTSO preparation, and employability lessons build the portfolio, confidence, and professional identity that employers and competition judges look for.

A clear path from classroom to career

Course Planner ties CTE course selections to career goals and graduation requirements, so every student has a plan that goes somewhere.

Support for the CTE team

Less compliance burden, more program impact

Competency tracking, WBL documentation, and Perkins V reporting build as programs run, so directors spend time growing programs instead of assembling audit binders.

Real-time program visibility

Concentrator status, credential progress, and WBL participation surface in one view, so you know where every student stands without chasing data across systems.

WBL coordination without the spreadsheets

Employer clearances, hour logs, and site visit documentation live in one place, visible to the home school and technology center alike.

Board and state confidence

Audit-ready evidence and outcome data are ready whenever they're asked for, not assembled under deadline pressure.

Free Resources for CTE Leaders

Built for the work you're actually doing

Playbooks, toolkits, and research designed by practitioners who have been in the room where CTE programs get built, funded, and held accountable. No cost, no catch.

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Live Webinar

JobreadyCTE in Action

If CTE reporting has felt like a second full-time job, this session is for you. Join John Lohr, co-founder of JobreadyCTE, and Melinda Spivey, former CTE Director, for a 60-minute live walkthrough of how JobreadyCTE handles the compliance and program management work that tends to pile up all at once. Come with your questions. All registrants receive the recording.

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RECORDED DEMO

JobreadyCTE 5-Minute Overview

Watch how JobreadyCTE manages instruction, tracks competencies against state standards, and keeps accreditation evidence organized all year long. Reporting becomes a process, not a scramble.

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Playbook

New CTE Pathway Launch Playbook

A month-by-month implementation guide covering curriculum development, staffing, employer partnerships, student recruitment, and stakeholder buy-in, from labor market validation through your first graduating cohort.

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Toolkit

Perkins V Application Toolkit

Everything you need to navigate the Perkins V process: CLNA templates for all five required elements, a budget worksheet, performance indicator tracking, and a breakdown of the most common application mistakes and how to avoid them.

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27 states

Include work-based learning as a Perkins V program quality indicator.

CTE Research Network / American Institutes for Research, 2024

1,000+ hrs

Of staff time is what a single Perkins reporting change can cost a state CTE program.

ACTE and Advance CTE, 2025

73%

Of students who complete a paid work-based learning experience land a job that requires their degree, compared to 44% of those who don't.

Strada Education Foundation, 2025

An assessment tells a learner who they are. A program that stops there is not career readiness. It is career awareness with a compliance form attached. CTE programs were built for more than that, and the tools should reflect it.

Melinda Spivey, M.Ed.

Former CTE teacher, Principal, and District CTE Director

See your whole program in one place

A 30-minute discovery call built around your pathways, your students, and the reporting you're accountable for.

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