Skill Development refers to the mastery of academic and technical content youth need in order to develop a range of non-academic, social and emotional, and employability skills. These skills are sometimes referred to as ‘soft skills’ and are seen as essential in order for youth to be successful in college, career, and beyond.
Resources
- May 13, 2013
Improving College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities (2013)
Synopsis:This issue brief is intended to assist state policymakers in better understanding strategies to prepare students with disabilities and special needs f…
- April 18, 2013
How Career and Technical Education Can Help Students be College and Career Ready: A Primer
SynopsisIf educators and policymakers are to make good on the national commitment to graduate more students from high school prepared to face postsecondary cha…
- December 10, 2012
Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disconnected Youth (2012)
SynopsisThis publication is a series of in-depth case studies to examine how three programs which serve a disconnected youth population are utilizing data as a…
- May 15, 2012
Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Systems: Lessons from Indiana (2009)
SynopsisIn February 2009, AYPF hosted a field trip to Indianapolis, Indiana showcasing cross linkages aimed at increasing the number of students prepared for, …