
UNCF Career Pathways Initiative
How might our institutions provide intentional and sustainable pathways to build 21st century competencies and help our students find meaningful employment in their desired career field?
Overview
Since April 2018, the Lab has collaborated with UNCF to accelerate the development of programs that will strengthen the capacity of institutions to meet students’ career development needs now and in the future. The “ACCELERATE Cohort” is made up of 14 colleges and universities participating in UNCF’s Career Pathways Initiative. Leveraging human-centered design, the Lab facilitated the campus teams through a series of design sessions that explored employment outcomes for Black graduates, best practices in career development, and labor market data and applied insights to the iteration of pilot concepts. These sessions also focused on how to create a culture of innovation that is constantly iterating to meet student needs. As a result, our UNCF partners better understand the potential for their pilots to make a sustainable impact on how their colleges prepare students for their lives after graduation.