State Leaders Career Development Network
This Network began as part of a grant from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD-Youth) and is currently coordinated by Dr. Solberg. This Network includes leaders from over 30 states who meet monthly to discuss their career development implementation efforts, especially as they apply to the use of individualized learning plans (ILP’s). Participants include leaders from state education agencies (e.g., school counseling, special education, career and technical education, college and career readiness), state workforce development agencies, vocational rehabilitation agencies, and higher education. This group meets once a month to share how they are engaged in the design, implementation, and evaluation of career development and specifically ILP-related activities. Participants share resources, ask questions, discuss challenges, and learn innovative strategies on how to introduce, implement, and evaluate individual career planning processes for youth.