The Arkansas Department of Career and Technical Education has announced that the Career Coaching Program, sponsored and overseen by Arkansas Tech University (ATI), will be updated and expanded for the 2024-25 school year. We have notified you of this.
The ATI Career Coaching Program will be available in Alma, Cedarville, Clarksville, County Line, Hackett, Johnson County Westside, Mulberry, Ozark, Paris, Russellville, Van Buren, Waldron, and Arkansas Tech during the 2023-24 school year. Serving the University Career Center (ATCC).
Next year, the ATI Career Coaching program will expand to include Lamar, Mountainburg, Greenwood, Booneville and Pottsville.
ATU-Ozark, in collaboration with partners Guy Fenter Educational Services Cooperative and Archford Educational Services Cooperative, will utilize a $441,774.50 grant from the State of Arkansas to support 17 school districts and ATCC in 2024-2025. We plan to provide services.
“The expansion of our career coaching program is very exciting and brings together ATU, ATU-Ozark, Educational Services Cooperative, K-12 partners, and the Arkansas Department of Career and Technical Education to support students in the Arkansas River Valley. “In more than 30 years of education, Our Career Coaching program is one of the most impressive, impactful, student- and community-centered programs I've had the privilege of working with. Our program's Career Coaches are: , I am 100 percent committed to my students.”
Goals for the ATI Career Coaching Program include increasing work-based learning experiences for students and increasing communication about career pathways that exist in their home region.
“The mission of the Career Coaching Program is to develop comprehensive career development plans for students by building strong partnerships with public schools and local industry and community leaders to connect students with career and educational opportunities. It’s about supporting,” Jacobs said. “This is about sustainable economic development that focuses on an organized and consistent method of regional and state workforce infrastructure development.” , and are uniquely positioned to advance synchronous workforce education and training systems through our numerous K-12 partners.”
