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Advance Vermont asks House Education Committee for $600,000 to expand statewide career navigation system
Summary
Advance Vermont asked the House Education Committee on Feb. 6 for $600,000 to expand MyFutureVT and roll out a 'Graduate with a Plan' framework aimed at ensuring Vermont students graduate with actionable postsecondary plans; the group said the state currently funds it at $150,000.
Tom Chaney, executive director of the nonprofit Advance Vermont, told the House Education Committee on Feb. 6 that his group seeks $600,000 in continued state funding to sustain and expand a statewide career navigation system that helps students and adults find and pursue education and training opportunities.
Chaney said MyFutureVT, the group's free online hub, aggregates program listings, career information and support-service contacts statewide and has grown from about 650 to roughly 950 published education options in the last year. "Nine out of ten users report MyFutureVT has the information they need and that's easy to navigate," Chaney said, adding that 90% of users took a step — such…
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