Did you know that employers consistently report skills shortages, while your clients bring exactly the talents they need?
Switchboard’s new free online self-paced course, Building Institutional Partnerships to Support Career Pathways, teaches social workers how to leverage strategic partnerships to unlock new opportunities and pathways, to help clients overcome common barriers in career navigation.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the roles and contributions of key stakeholders to build institutional partnerships in the support of newcomer career pathways
- Identify potential institutional partners for career pathway development through research and evaluation
- Develop strategic partnerships with identified institutions, leveraging collective strengths and resources to address common challenges in newcomer career
This course is designed for social workers who help with employment placement. Learners should have basic career navigation experience, and may work in roles that combine social work with:
- Career navigation
- Coordination with employment staff
- Developing and strengthening career pathway programs to broaden opportunities for clients
This course takes 75 minutes to complete.
This is an ASWB ACE approved course worth 1.25 continuing education units (CEs).
This is an independent, asynchronous pre-recorded course that learners will navigate via Thinkific course player. Registration is free and ongoing.
For ADA accommodations, please contact switchboard@rescue.org, attn: Tigest Coleman. All learners are required to have a computer system and internet connection sufficient to play online course videos.
