Erie County Career Pathways Alliance

Erie Together convenes and facilitates the Erie County Career Pathways Alliance (ECCPA), which we formed with local stakeholders in mid-2016. This group has made great progress since its launch, some of which we shared through a July 2023 comprehensive Erie Together presentation to the Erie Women’s Fund that can be found here. Also, released in August 2022 is our Skilled Trades Directory that has been widely distributed across Erie County, and hot off the presses in June 2023 is our new Profile of a Graduate!

The ECCPA’s Mission is to implement a countywide career pathways system that successfully prepares Erie County students for post-secondary education and training and future careers. Its Vision is a community where all students graduate high school on time, with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in life after high school and to thrive in their community. 

All Erie County school districts are invited to participate, and most do. Other participating stakeholders include local employers, Erie Together’s Career Street program, our three (high school-level) career and technical centers, NWPA Job Connect (the Workforce Development Board), Northwest Tri-County IU #5, local college/universities, GECAC, the Erie Regional Manufacturer Partnership and others.

With the input of strategic industry advisory groups, the active engagement of local employers, and the clear commitment of educators, we are opening doors, creating resources, and developing new opportunities for students to explore careers and prepare for their future. The resources we’ve developed, including career exploration experience templates, career pathways-related flyers, and a whole host of career-related videos and interviews, are accessible through our Career Street website.

Additional detail on the ECCPA and Career Street can be found here in a July 2022 presentation we made to the Jefferson Educational Society. To see how Erie’s career pathways efforts compare to similar work across PA, click here.

For more information or to get engaged, contact Mary Bula at: mary@erietogether.org