What is Launch, the Employability Course?
Launch is a service offered by Traverse that provides scalable employability training for students. The objective of Traverse's "Launch" product is to provide scalable employability training for students to help them thrive in the competitive job market.
Traverse is:
Equipping Students with Essential Tools:
Launch aims to equip students with the necessary skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully navigate the job application process, interviews, contract negotiations, and the first 90 days on the job.
Bridging the Gap Between Education and Employment:
Launch focuses on refining resumes, mastering interview techniques, and cultivating professional networks - areas that are often not adequately covered in traditional educational curricula.
The objective is to better prepare students for the realities of the evolving job market and the skills employers are seeking.
Scalable Employability Training:
Launch is designed to be a scalable solution that can be implemented by career centers to provide employability training to a large number of students.
The adaptive and technology-enabled nature of the platform allows for personalized learning and insights to support students' development.
Improving Confidence, Self-Awareness, and Knowledge:
According to the results shared, Launch aims to improve students' confidence, self-awareness, and knowledge about employment requirements, as evidenced by the high percentages of students reporting improvements in these areas.
Overview of Launch:
Launch is an adaptive course that equips students with essential tools to thrive in the competitive job market.
It focuses on refining resumes, mastering interview techniques, and cultivating professional networks.
The Key Features:
Knowledge and Confidence Assessment: A pre-assessment that identifies a student's knowledge and confidence levels regarding job application, interviews, contract negotiations, and the first 90 days on the job.
Adaptive Learning Modules: Over 70 lessons covering relevant topics for entering the workforce, such as ATS, personal branding, resume design, and interview preparation.
Post-Assessment and Reporting Platform: Provides insights and analytics on student learning, coaching needs, and development through a reporting dashboard and AI-powered insights.
The Process:
Pre-assessment: Students complete an assessment to identify knowledge and confidence gaps.
Learning Modules: Students work through the adaptive lessons to improve their skills and address identified gaps.
Coaching: Educators and career counselors use the insights and reports to provide personalized coaching and assistance to students.
Pre-Interview: Covering topics like CV/resume, online presence, work experience, applications, and networking.
Interview: Focusing on professionalism, communication, technology, questions, and emotional preparedness.
Employment: Addressing induction/onboarding, professionalism, self-development, performance management, and teamwork.
Hiring: Covering negotiating skills, salary, benefits, contracting, and legal requirements.
Launch is Traverse's scalable employability training solution that provides a comprehensive, adaptive learning experience to prepare students for the job market and help them develop the necessary skills and knowledge for successful employment.
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