Connecticut Launches Career Pathways Commission

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Governor Ned Lamont signed an executive order this Thursday kicking off the Connecticut

Career Pathways Commission to overhaul how the state preps.

Folks for jobs, he's put former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in charge, a move

to sink education with tomorrow's workforce needs.

This dropped the same day the Connecticut Business and Industry Association released

to report slamming the mismatch between school programs and what.

Boss is actually one, blaming it for stunted economic growth and empty job slots.

Cardona, who ran Connecticut's Education Department from 2019 to 2021 before his big

federal role, will guide unpaid, volunteers from schools, colleges, businesses, unions,

cities, lawmakers, and even students.

Others say it's about building adaptable paths that stick in a fast-changing world.

The group must deliver a five-year strategic plan by December 31st this year, packed with

ideas to weave in artificial intelligence, automation, smoother funding, better credentials,

and less bureaucracy.

Though polling public input every step, as employers scramble with skill gaps in TechnoHow

and basics like teamwork, this commission looks set to realign the system, arming job

seekers.

With lasting careers while boosting the state's edge in global competition.