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New Employer Membership Pricing Features More Benefits
As we look to the new year, we’re making some improvements to our employer services offerings that will bring more value to your organizations, schools, and students, as well as welcome more employers into our ecosystem. New membership benefits include unlimited...
Golden Path Newsletter – December 2024
We recently returned from the ACTE CareerTech VISION 2024 conference in San Antonio, TX, with a continued drive to provide meaningful connections between employers, schools, and students. Nearly 5,000 attendees and hundreds of exhibitors attended the conference, where...
Business and Marketing Work-Based Learning Proves Invaluable
When Watford City (ND) High School student Kollin Klang started working at restaurant Twist 2.0 in 2022, he never could have predicted his summer food service job would eventually lead to a career-focused cooperative work experience. Now a senior, Klang is working as...
Golden Path Newsletter – November 2024
Happy fall from Golden Path! One of the best ways we can improve our software and services is by hearing from all of you – and that’s exactly what we did at recent trainings in North Dakota. More than 100 North Dakota school professionals attended our advanced...
It’s Time to Connect With Students, Your Future Workforce
Connecting with high school students is an essential step in building your future workforce. It’s a critical time for educating students about your company and careers to foster interest, guide postsecondary school decisions, and help students envision themselves at...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – October 2024
Happy October from Golden Path! As we settle into fall, it’s a good time to look over all that has already happened this school year – from welcoming new employers and students into Compass to presenting at and attending several key events. Read this month’s...
Build Your Future Workforce with Sponsorships and Placements
At Golden Path, we’re always looking for ways to help you as an employer build your future workforce. We’ve offered Sponsorships (signed work agreements in exchange for full or partial tuition reimbursement) for some time. Now, we’ve added Placements to the mix, for...
Park Ranger Internship Inspires Outdoor Career Plans
An eight-week park ranger internship at Icelandic State Park in Cavalier, ND, was just what Jamestown (ND) High School senior Olivia Maulding needed to further explore and confirm her interest in outdoor careers. Maulding, now a freshman majoring in crop and weed...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – September 2024
Hi! We hope your school year is off to a great start. We’re happy to be back in the middle of exciting school events and activities, finding new ways to connect students and employers. From our new College pilot program in Compass to transitioning Compass to help...
Golden Path Solutions College Pilot Program Press Release
Golden Path Solutions Launches Compass College Piot Program to Strengthen Connections Between Colleges, Employers, and Students August 26, 2024 / Fargo, ND Golden Path Solutions, a North Dakota-based company that helps schools and students with career exploration and...
Three Ways New Compass College Program Benefits Employers
A new college pilot program in Compass is creating more opportunities for employers like you to build connections and grow your future workforce. We’ve invited five colleges into Compass to highlight programs to share with students, as well as indicate which employers...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – August 2024
We can’t believe summer is already wrapping up and it’s almost time for school to begin. This is a great time of year for updating Compass, adding new opportunities, and getting excited about new connections between schools and employers. Golden Path celebrated that...
Five Strategic Ways to Engage with Students
While all employers can benefit from connecting with high schools and students to build their future workforce, it can be challenging to even get started. Perhaps work-based learning (WBL) programs are just getting organized at the schools in your region or you don’t...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – July 2024
Happy July from Golden Path Solutions! We hope you’re having a great summer so far. We may be enjoying a little extra sun, travel, and time at the lakes, but our thoughts are never far from career exploration and workforce development. We love finding ways to connect...
Driving Career Readiness Through School Partnerships
We recognize that one of the biggest challenges you face as an employer is workforce development. You want to secure the talent you need to meet customer demands, grow your business, and help your community thrive. While there are many ways to address workforce...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – June 2024
Welcome to the Golden Path Solutions June2024 newsletter! Before we get into the details, we want to give a huge congrats to all of our graduating seniors for achieving this huge milestone. We also want to say thank you to all of our school professionals for another...
Q&A with Vern Schnathorst: A Thriving Work-Based Learning Program in Action
As the last few days of school wrapped up at Detroit Lakes (MN) High School, a few students and their instructor carefully installed panels on a large greenhouse outside. Next year’s agriculture classes will grow a variety of crops within it, some of which the...
7 Unique Features of Career Profiles
The summer months are an excellent time to prepare for the coming school year and how your company can connect with high school students. One of the best ways to do this is by offering Career Profiles in Compass. These detailed career descriptions are matched with...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – May 2024
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind getting ready for the end of the school year, but also presenting at training workshops and events. The most notable was the national ACTE Work-Based Learning Conference in Milwaukee, WI! We’ve also been working with students...
Community Solution Expands Opportunities
Our newest feature in Compass – the community solution – provides employers an additional opportunity to reach job seekers and highlight relationships within those communities. It’s a great way for you to reach more people while showcasing how your company connects to...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – April 2024
It’s an eventful spring at Golden Path and we’re thrilled to have you here! We kicked off the season by completing our Compass community solution in partnership with our first community, Watford City, ND. This new capability of Compass allows communities like Watford...
New Compass Features for Spring 2024
The latest release of Compass includes features – such as the new employer pages – to make it even easier to use. We’re listening to your suggestions to enhance Compass and are excited to share the most recent updates. New Compass features for our audiences Employers...
Offering a Sponsorship at Your Company
You already understand the benefits of work-based learning opportunities. One of the best ways to turn that short-term career experience into something longer-lasting is by offering a sponsorship. With a sponsorship, you agree to help a student with post-secondary...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – March 2024
Golden Path Newsletter - March 2024The Fargo Forum recently featured Golden Path Solutions and the successful career journey of Tyler Knott, a machinist with Leister Custom Machining in Horace, ND. Knott first learned of this career from his cousin, his manufacturing...
Golden Path Featured in Fargo Forum
Golden Path Featured in the Fargo Forum The Fargo Forum recently featured Golden Path Solutions in the business section. The Feb. 24 article shares the story of Tyler Knott, a machinist with Leister Custom Machining in Horace, ND. Knott first learned of this career...
Patrick Recognized as NDCA Friend of Counseling
Patrick Recognized as NDCA Friend of CounselingPatrick was honored to receive the "Friend of Counseling" at the North Dakota School Counseling Association's Annual Conference for the work we're doing at Golden Path. The award recognizes "an individual or group,...
Work-Based Learning Helps Build Your Workforce
One of the best ways to proactively grow your future workforce is to provide high school students with hands-on opportunities to learn more about your company and careers. Known as work-based learning (WBL) experiences, these opportunities let you interact with...
Compass Mobile App Now Available for Students
The new Compass mobile app is now available for students for Apple and Android. Designed to work in tandem with the web version of Compass, the app makes it easier for students to find new opportunities, keep their profiles updated, and receive notifications of the...
Expanding Work-Based Learning Experiences
The year is off to a great start and we’re looking forward to all the ways Golden Path and Compass can support you. One of the most exciting offerings through Compass is work-based learning experiences (WBL). These career-focused opportunities include everything from...
New for Employers at Golden Path in 2024
2024 will be an exciting year for our employer partners at Golden Path Solutions. As we expand the reach of Compass and increase our features and offerings, it all translates into more opportunities and access for employers like you. We’re thankful for your...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – January 2024
Welcome to 2024! We hope you enjoyed a restful holiday season with your friends and family, with some time to reflect on the past year’s successes and what’s next in 2024. It’s always exciting thinking about the new year and if 2023 is any indication of what’s to...
Sponsorships Build Future Workforce While Helping with High Cost of Tuition
Recent full-tuition scholarship offerings by the state of Minnesota, North Dakota State University in Fargo, and Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, are recognizing the high cost of higher education and taking significant steps toward making it more affordable for...
Golden Path Solutions Newsletter – December 2023
Happy holidays from the team at Golden Path Solutions! We’re excited to share our recent involvement at events around the region, including career fairs and teacher trainings. We’re also highlighting local manufacturers in a new website partnership and are eager to...
Seven Tips for Employers as You Prepare for a Career Fair
Career fairs are an excellent opportunity for you to share your company story and job openings, but they also require time and effort, and you may be missing chances to connect with students in meaningful ways. Thankfully, with the right preparation, you can foster...
Compass Makes it Easier for Schools to Manage Work-Based Learning
As we do more work with schools on their processes around work-based learning, one thing we hear consistently is that managing all the paperwork and signatures to get a student and an employer connected can be a pain. Some schools have created online forms to manage...
North Dakota Trade Office & GPS Webinar
We're excited to partner with the North Dakota Trade Office to help educate their member employers about how Golden Path can help them develop future workforce to help scale and grow their businesses. You can register for the webinar here, and you can learn more...
The Importance of the Employer-School Partnership
In the ever-evolving landscape of education and workforce development, the importance of cultivating relationships between employers and schools cannot be overstated. These partnerships are key, not only to employers wanting to remain competitive in the world of...
Champion for CTE Impact Award Granted to CEO Patrick Mineer
We are proud to announce that Patrick Mineer, CEO of Golden Path Solutions, has been granted the Champion for CTE Impact Award. This award recognizes outstanding individuals who have leveraged their influence to expand, improve, and promote Career & Technical...
Connecting Across States to Improve Work-Based Learning for Employers and Schools
By Derek Grahn One of my favorite parts of working at Golden Path Solutions is that I get to work with a wide variety of people. One day, it is working with a school in North Dakota that is in the process of growing its work-based learning program; the next, it is...
Webinar for Detroit Lakes – Lake Park Audubon Employers
ATTENTION DETROIT LAKES / LAKE PARK AUDUBON EMPLOYERS : Your best future employees are charting their career path NOW…you just need a way to connect with them. Watch a recording of our free webinar held in July to learn how you can use Compass (an innovative workforce...