K–12 • Higher Ed • Employers
Career Readiness
From new courses to strategic partnerships, College Board helps all students develop and demonstrate career-relevant skills alongside academic skills.
Why this matters
Students Crave Career Connection
Over 80% of students want more career exploration in high school. They want to build skills that prepare them for today's workforce. And they want to understand how the things they learn in high school set them up for success in the future. When learning is relevant to the world of work, students win.
HOW WE SUCCEED
Bridging Education and Workforce
For decades, College Board has brought together higher education and high schools to strengthen college readiness on a national scale. Now we're including employers and industry partners in the conversation to make multiple paths to career success more visible and more relevant.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Teamship Joins College Board
Teamship is a proven work-based learning program where small teams of students collaborate to solve real problems for real businesses, building the durable skills they need for their futures.
Featured Work
From Classrooms to Careers
At our event, "From Classrooms to Careers," College Board and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came together to announce a landmark partnership bringing AP Career Kickstart to classrooms nationwide. This initiative, beginning with AP Business with Personal Finance, is designed to better prepare high school students for the jobs of tomorrow.
Partnerships
College Board's career partners help strengthen the education-to-career ecosystem by aligning classroom learning with employer needs, policy priorities, and hands-on training.
Our Offerings
Through College Board's coursework, assessment, and exploration, students have more ways to develop and demonstrate career-relevant skills.