COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE
Unlock Career Placements Prior to Graduation
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COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE
Unlock Career Placements Prior to Graduation
What You'll Discover In This Series:
3 Key Steps with Clear, Easy Action Items to Execute a Plan Benefiting High School Seniors Upon Graduation
Each step will be delivered in a separate email, making it efficient and effective for you to implement.
STEP 1
Determine Where You Are
Concrete strategies to understand your current status and map out a plan for building career pathways in your school.
STEP 2
Stakeholder Identification & Engagement
Ā Insight into who the key stakeholders are and how to engage them effectively for your initiatives.
STEP 3Ā
Next Steps & Quick Wins!Ā
Proven methods to demonstrate your programās immediate impact and celebrate early successes.
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Results-Oriented Solutions to Meet Your Challenges
- Secure Diverse Funding Sources: Learn innovative strategies to braid different funding streams, ensuring sustainable support for your career readiness initiatives.
- Demonstrate Quick Wins and Long-Term Success: Implement actionable steps that show immediate results and set the stage for ongoing success in your career readiness programs.
- Train Your Staff Effectively: Equip your team with the resources and knowledge they need to find meaningful career placements for students entering the workforce.
- Engage Key Stakeholders: Discover how to identify and collaborate with essential stakeholders to enhance your programs' impact and reach.
- Adapt to Changing Demographics: Develop strategies to address the evolving needs of your student population, focusing on those entering the workforce or community college without a plan.
- Comply with Statewide Mandates: Meet the demands of statewide mandates by creating robust career pathways and demonstrating their success.
WhatĀ Our ClientsĀ Have to Say
"Judi has been an exceptional partner that I hope to work with for many years to come. While Judi and her team are quintessential professionals and researchers, what really sets them apart is their expertise in workforce development, organizational improvement, and the institutional landscape in Massachusetts. The team is able to leverage this expertise to add tremendous value to schools seeking to elevate and accelerate their work to provide students with career pathways towards prosperity. I enthusiastically recommend them without reservation!"
Josh Otlin | Principal Milford High School
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"Judi was such a valuable resource to Hull High School as we worked to give career-bound students exposure to a wide range of post-secondary opportunities. Her attention to detail and enthusiasm were evident as we planned our programs, held workshops for students to explore career options, and took students on exciting field trips that motivated them to pursue careers in the trades. Judi does an excellent job seeking the information that she needs to personalize her work with each group of students. Whatever interest a student brought up, Judi seemed to have multiple resources and connections to help them take the next step in learning more. She shows a genuine interest in the future success of each student and works tirelessly to provide opportunities for our school."
Michelle Burke | Former Guidance Counselor, Hull High School
Meet Judi Vigna, CEO
I know what can be accomplished when goals align with vision. My lifeās work has been grounded in a deep commitment to strengthening communities and a belief that there is no āone size fits allā pathway to education and career success. As a workforce development expert and CEO of Specialized Career Guidance,Ā I am laser focused on creating organizational systems and infrastructure to establish, implement and grow sustainable workforce development pipelines.
Guided by a passion for increasing opportunities for young people, I work to bridge the divide between leading industries seeking to hire motivated talent, and the abundance of capable young people seeking pathways to successful careers.
Adept at building strong coalitions,Ā I develop partnerships between employers, school districts, training partners and associations to create sustainable and scalable career pathways that align with the Stateās priority sectors.Ā I amĀ trained in Career Pathway Development and is a Certified Diversity Executive Ā® in Diversity, Inclusion and Equity practices. My work is guided by a deep commitment to bring stakeholders together to make profound impact for both the individual and the entire ecosystem that drives workforce development.
A successful innovator, collaborator and connector, I lead a mission-driven company focused on strengthening our workforce and community, expanding opportunities for our youth and making invisible career pathways to success visible.
Affiliations & Giving Back
Women's Business Enterprise National Certification (WBENC)
Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) - Boston Alumni Steering Committee
Massachusetts Workforce Association - Affiliate Member
Leadership South Shore, a South Shore Bank & South Shore Chamber of Commerce Initiative SteeringĀ CommitteeĀ Member
The Institute for Diversity Certification - Certified Diversity Executive (CDE)Ā®
Women for UMASS Amherst - Outreach and Engagement Committee Member
Plymouth Public Schools - Computer-Aided Design Advisory Member
Associated Industries of Massachusetts - Member
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