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## Program Description 

**Program Office:**Student Service**CFDA Number:**116C**Program Type:** Discretionary Grants**Also  Known As:**Career Pathways 

## Program Description 

Grants  are awarded under this program for a period of three years.

The  purpose of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Career  and Educational Pathways Exploration System Program (Career Pathways), is to  develop technology-based or technology-enabled career exploration systems that  enable high school students to identify and explore career opportunities that  align with their interests, ambitions, and aptitudes; learn from individuals  who work in those fields about the nature of their work and opportunities  available in their fields; and identify education and training  options--including non-college programs such as work-based learning  opportunities, military training, apprenticeships, and employer-sponsored  training--that enable entry into or advancement in those careers.  Career and education pathways exploration  systems must include, for featured occupations, information about employment  outlook and likely entry and mid-career earnings in featured fields, and they  must enable students to use built-in financial analysis tools to explore the  economic impact of their career, education, and training choices.

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