The document provides a tour and overview of the Illinois Pathways website. It summarizes the key sections and features of the site, including STEM career pathways and programs of study aligned to career clusters. Widgets allow interested parties to access information and resources. The site provides tools to explore programs, credentials, careers, events and news relevant to STEM education and workforce development in Illinois.

1. Website Updates
www.ilpathways.comMarch 20, 2015 1

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3. Illinois Pathways
• ​Aligned to the National Career Cluster Framework, Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs of Study enable the State's
education institutions to align their curriculum, assessments, and career
counseling with the State's growing economic development sectors thereby
ensuring successful transitions to employment and a stronger economy for
Illinois.
• This information is beneficial to:
– Students planning their education and training for a STEM career
pathway.
– Students interested in learning about STEM career options.
– Administrators and Educators planning for or updating STEM programs.
– Community members interested in finding out what recommended STEM
programs can include.
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Menu
About STEM Pathways Other
Resources
Events News &
Updates
• Introduction • All Pathways • Resources
Search
• Learning
Exchanges
• Agriculture, Food & Natural
Resources
• Branding
Graphics
• Architecture & Construction • Glossary
• Energy
• Finance
• Health Science
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing
• Research & Development
• Transportation, Distribution
& Logistics

5. All Pathways
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This widget can be copy/
pasted into any website
using a small code snippet. This is what it looks like
on a small screen.

6. Widgets
• Widgets are like YouTube videos. You can copy and paste
a small snippet of HTML code into the HTML of any
website.
• Widgets have many advantages:
– Makes your website look great.
– Easy to install.
– Does the work for you, making maintenance a breeze.
– Customer access is seamless and easy.
– STEM Learning Exchanges can put all of the widgets on their
websites.
– State agencies and other partners can put the widgets on their
websites.
– All of the widgets are openly available to anyone. See
the footer of the website for more information. 6

7. Illinois Pathways
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This widget can be copy/pasted
into any website using a small
code snippet.
There is a separate widget for
each Career Cluster.
Click on any pathway.
Related Resources are provided by
Illinois Open Educational Resources.
http://ioer.ilsharedlearning.org

8. Illinois Pathways
Education and Career Pathways
Programs/Courses
Orientation
(Level 1)
Secondary
(Level 2)
Post-
Secondary
(Level 3)
Work-
Based
Learning
(WBL)
Definitions &
Level-
Appropriate
Types WBL
Credentials
Descriptions
and Links to
Credential
Information
Careers
Updated
Labor
Market
Information
Links to
Career
Information
System
Occupation
Information
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9. Programs and Courses
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Select Programs and Courses
with any Pathway and Level.

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Programs/Courses - Obtained through the following sources to include approved credit-
bearing course or post-secondary programs, and embodies a set of learning activities that
culminate in the mastery of standards.
• ​​​Illinois State Board of Education (orientation and high school levels) – provides course
numbers from the Illinois State Course System (ISCS). http://www.isbe.net/ISCS/
• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) (postsecondary levels) - provides a
taxonomic scheme that supports the accurate tracking and reporting of fields of study
and program completion activity. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Default.aspx?y=55
• Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) - Statewide transfer agreement, which is transferable
among more than 100 participating colleges and universities in Illinois. IAI works best for
students who know they are going to transfer, but are undecided on the college or
university that will grant their baccalaureate degree. http://www.itransfer.org/IAI.aspx
Programs and courses are subject to change. This information is intended is to provide
general information for planning. To identify specific courses offered by schools, visit:
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Illinois workNet Training Programs

11. Programs/Courses
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See related
courses with the
option to search
and export results
to a spreadsheet
(CSV).

12. Work-Based Learning
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Select Work-Based
Learning with any
Level.

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WBL Examples by Level - Not only for students, but also for educators seeking
professional development opportunities.
Work-Based Learning

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WBL definitions.
Work-Based Learning - A broad range of
experiences and opportunities, both inside and
outside the classroom, that connect students to
the world of work, ranging from career
awareness to more applied on-the-job training.

15. Credentials/Assessments
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Select Credentials with any
Pathway and Level.

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Credentials/Assessments
• View related
credentials.
• Option to
search.
• Option to
export to a
spreadsheet
(CSV).
• Links to
credential
website.
Credentials/Assessments - Widely
recognized certificates that have market
value and can be obtained through the
completion of academic assessments and
programs, or through industry-recognized
training and certificate-granting institutions.

17. View Careers
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View Careers with any Pathway.

18. View Careers
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Labor Market Information
(LMI) is current and
provided by the Illinois
Department of Employment
Security (IDES).
• See
employment
trends by
occupation.
• Click on
occupations
to see career
information.
• Export to a
spreadsheet
(CSV).

19. Career Information
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Illinois workNet combines
information from the IDES
Career Information System
and Illinois Workforce
Development System
(IWDS).
Select additional information
to learn more about the
occupation.
Log in to your Illinois workNet
account and bookmark to
save it.

20. Supply and Demand
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From each
Career Cluster,
select [+More
Information] at
the top of the
page to see
Supply and
Demand
Reports.

21. Resources Search
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• Related Resources are
provided by Illinois Open
Educational Resources (IOER).
http://ioer.ilsharedlearning.org
• There are multiple widget
options offered from IOER:
• Library
• Search (like this example)
• Learning List
• Standards Browser

22. Events
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• This is a widget. All STEM
Learning Exchanges can put
widgets on their website.
• Any events added automatically
updates this calendar.
• Any partner can enter events.
• STEM Learning Exchanges can
approve events submitted with
their calendar.

23. News and Updates
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As of March 20,
2015, this has
33,993
subscribers!
STEM Learning Exchange
and related information of
statewide interest.

24. Hope you enjoyed the tour!
Illinois Pathways is powered by Illinois workNet and part
of the Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE)
project.
http://www.ilpathways.com
Email info@illinoisworknet.com for more information.
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Illinois workNet is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). ISLE is sponsored by DCEO
and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).