Introducing GlidePath Connect

Employer engagement tools and support for CTE programs

According to our November 2025 survey, employer prospecting and outreach is not only the most time-consuming part of work-based learning, it also represents one of the biggest areas of frustration for CTE educators. But it doesn’t have to be like that.

Employers want three things:

They want quick access to relevant information. Don’t make them search or jump through hoops. And don’t make them fill out blind applications to give you their time and resources.
They want to minimize risk and uncertainty. Employers need to understand the risk they’re taking on, what kind of liability is involved, and what their actual investment in the work is.
They want to understand what’s in it for them. They need to be shown how their investment in young people will pay off for them, and they need to understand how those young people can contribute to their organizations during their experience.

But as it stands, employers who are open to the idea of hosting students often can’t find basic information about programs, remain unsure about liability and insurance, and don’t know what a student is realistically able to do. Those gaps keep many potential partners from saying yes.

How GlidePath Connect can help

GlidePath Connect is an employer engagement service that gives your team ready-to-use resources and hands-on support so you can reach more employers with clearer, more relevant information. Everything is customized to your school or district so that employers not only understand the value of working with students, they understand exactly how they can work with you and your programs to make it happen.

GlidePath Connect includes:

Employer outreach package

Employers and educators communicate very differently. We can create a suite of outreach materials for your schools, both print-ready and online, that directly answers employer questions such as:

How do district CTE programs connect to my talent needs?
How do I minimize risk and uncertainty?
How specifically can I get involved, and what is the commitment?
What do I do next?

This is how employers think: A primary focus on ROI, namely what is the commitment and what is the benefit. Your materials will help them quickly see the value in your work and provide a solid path to partnership.

Custom coaching

In addition to building these employer-ready materials, we provide coaching services tailored to the needs of your administrators and educators. This can focus on building a district-wide employer engagement strategy, working with educators to help them identify prospective partners and messaging, or a mix of both. It’s all based on your unique set of needs.

How it works with GlidePath WBL

GlidePath WBL, our work-based learning management platform, handles the administrative side of placements once they exist: Packets, signatures, hours, and evaluations. GlidePath Connect focuses on the earlier step: giving employers the information and confidence they need to participate in the first place. The two work together, but each solves a different part of the problem.

The result is a more consistent way to engage employers and a higher likelihood that interested partners actually move forward.

Pricing

GlidePath Connect is $1200 for the district and first school, which includes development of all of the resources outlined here as well as three hours of coaching support. Additional schools within the same district are $300 each and include custom materials for those schools as well as an extra hour of coaching per school.

Interested in learning more?

Schedule a short conversation through the button below. We’ll walk through the components and discuss what a customized version would look like for your school or district. Or contact us with questions.

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