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Two High School Grads Sign on to Nursing Apprenticeship with Full Tuition Coverage
Two recent Grand Forks, ND, high school graduates are headed directly into a nursing apprenticeship program this fall and will be licensed practical nurses (LPNs) by the following spring. Thanks to college credit coursework while still in high school, mentorship from...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – July 2025
In this month’s newsletter, we’re welcoming a few new partners to the Golden Path community (including our first school district in South Carolina!), highlighting new Compass features that improve everyone’s ability to make connections, recommending several actions...
Make the Most of Your Golden Path Membership
One of the biggest reasons you, as an employer, are working with Golden Path Solutions is that you want to help students and schools understand what you do and how to connect with you. The following best practices will help you leverage your free employer membership...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – June 2025
Hello from Golden Path! We hope that you are getting ready for some rest and relaxation as we head into summer, whether it be a break from the school schedule or a personal vacation. Summer is a great time for us at Golden Path to reflect on everything we’ve learned...
Announcing New Partnership with Bismarck State College
Golden Path Solutions is excited to announce a new partnership with Bismarck (ND) State College (BSC). Starting this fall, BSC students will have access to employers, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, and career opportunities through Compass. BSC is one of the...
Work-Based Learning Refresher for Employers
It’s time for a work-based learning refresher to highlight how WBL is growing in our region, how employers like you can get involved, and how Compass can support you throughout the process. Lately, we’ve seen an incredible amount of work-based learning (WBL) offered...
Work-Based Learning Webinar Recordings Available
Don’t worry if you missed the recent work-based learning (WBL) webinar series. Recordings of all three sessions are now available on YouTube! “Workforce Webinars: Find Your Future Employees with Work-Based Learning” featured three one-hour sessions packed with...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – May 2025
Happy May! This is always an exciting and hectic time for our school partners and students as they wrap up the school year and make plans for the summer. At Golden Path, we’re busy welcoming new employers to the community, making exciting updates to Compass, and...
Lynnes Welding Training Joins Compass
High school students in Compass can now connect with a new postsecondary education option and it only takes 16 weeks before they are career-ready. Lynnes Welding Training (LWT) in Fargo, ND, recently joined Compass and the Golden Path Solutions community, highlighting...
Golden Path Announces Workforce Development Partnerships with North Dakota CTE Centers
PRESS RELEASEMay 1, 2025 (Fargo, ND) – Golden Path Solutions in Fargo, ND, is proud to announce new partnerships with two North Dakota CTE centers: the Bakken Area Skills Center (BASC) in Watford City, ND, and the Williston (ND) Basin Career & Technical Education...
Register for May’s Work-Based Learning Webinars for Employers
Discover how work-based learning (WBL) can be used as a workforce development strategy during three free lunch-hour webinars in May. Golden Path Solutions, the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce, and FARMS are partnering to provide practical guidance on how...
Career Profile Redesign Now Available
The new Career Profile design is now available in Compass! Featuring more photos, color, dynamic content, related links and resources, and an easy-to-navigate layout, the redesigned Career Profiles are more engaging to students and better highlight your company and...
Cardinal IG: Driving an interest in manufacturing careers
From classroom presentations to career fairs and company site visits, Monah Stenger is finding ways to tell high school students how exciting it is to work in the manufacturing industry. As the HR Recruiter for Cardinal Insulating Glass (IG) in Fargo, ND, she...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – April 2025
It’s hard to believe it’s spring already! Better weather is on its way, and so is the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Schools are prepping for their year-end events and activities, students are lining up their summer plans, and at Golden Path, we continue to look...
Tips for Engaging With Students for Workforce Development
At Golden Path Solutions, we have built a systematic way for you to connect with students for your future workforce. Here are some recommendations for making those connections based on the type of student you are reaching: Engaging different student audiences We work...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – March 2025
February was a busy month of events, visits, and discussions all related to workforce development and career exploration. We celebrated CTE Awareness Month with our friends at North Dakota Career and Technical Education and shared Golden Path’s mission at multiple...
New Compass Lesson Plans, Activity Map Available
We’re making Compass even easier to use in classrooms. Compass lesson plans and an activity map are now available for school professionals. These resources can be used to help integrate Compass into career exploration lessons in the classroom. The lesson plans and...
Helping Employers Achieve Workforce Goals Through Student Connections
Your company goals are unique and specialized, just like the products and services you provide. That’s why we take the time to get to know our employer customers, their specific needs, and how we can help. We can start by reviewing a few broad company goals to see...
Students Say Career Profiles Help With Exploration and Offer Ideas to Make Them Even Better
At Golden Path, we’re always gathering feedback on our products and services, including how our audiences use our information in their day-to-day lives. We recently surveyed more than 20 high school students who use Career Profiles in our online platform Compass. What...
Student Awarded Electrical Tech Sponsorship
When Carter Benson graduated from Breckenridge (MN) High School last spring, he not only finalized his college plans, he secured full-tuition coverage, a summer job, and a job for after graduation – his college graduation. Thanks to a Sponsorship from C&W Services...