Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, has recently launched Savvas PathMaker, an innovative, all-in-one solution for college and career readiness that gives students a head start on post-high school success. The platform, designed to offer flexibility for educators and choice for students, delivers an exciting array of online dual-enrollment and career and technical education (CTE) courses that enable students to create their personalized pathways and gain the skills and confidence to become college and career-ready.
Savvas PathMaker, which includes the award-winning Outlier by Savvas dual-enrollment courses as well as a robust catalogue of innovative Savvas CTE courses, many of which prepare students for industry-recognized certification exams, allows students to discover their passions, develop skills and knowledge, and prepare for the next stage of their lives, whether that is college, career, or both.
Savvas PathMaker allows educators to mix and match Savvas CTE and Outlier dual-enrollment courses, creating a customized, high-quality, digital-forward solution accessible to all students. With Savvas CTE, students gain valuable job skills needed for today’s high-interest, high-paying jobs that many young people want to pursue, from drone piloting and cybersecurity to esports and aeronautics. With Outlier, students can choose from popular dual-enrollment courses, such as Intro to Psychology and Computer Science, delivered online and asynchronously, allowing them to earn high school and college credit from the comfort of their school building.
Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company, shared about the newly launched platform:
We’re entering a new era of education where students need opportunities — while they are still in high school — that prepare them for the future of their choosing, not simply by dreaming about it but actively building it. Savvas PathMaker uniquely enables educators to offer diverse personalized opportunities for various students’ college and career interests, preparing students for industry certification exams and equipping them with transferable job skills and college credits to chart their path forward.
Combining the latest technology with decades of educational research to adapt to every learner’s needs, the Savvas PathMaker portfolio of courses gives students the immersive learning experiences they want and the outcomes they deserve.
With its unique offering of all-digital dual-enrollment and CTE courses, Savvas PathMaker opens a world of opportunities for students. Schools and districts can select courses in any combination or choose from a list of courses designed to focus instruction on a specific career aligned to one or more industry certifications.
Here are some Savvas PathMaker examples that enable educators to mix and match CTE and dual-enrollment courses to create career pathways:
- Small Business Management: Combine Savvas CTE courses Entrepreneurship and Small Business and QuickBooks, which prepare for the Entrepreneurship and Small Business certification and the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User exams, respectively, with Outlier’s Intro to Business to provide students with valuable skills for running their own businesses.
- Digital Marketing: Combine Savvas CTE courses Meta Social Media Marketing and Adobe InDesign, which prepare for the Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate and Adobe Certified Professional in Print & Digital Media Publication using Adobe InDesign exams, respectively, with Outlier’s Professional Communication to offer students a solid foundation to pursue this in-demand field.
- Computer Science: Combine Savvas CTE courses Networking and Java SE 8 Associate — enabling students to take industry certification exams for Cisco Certified Network Associate, Java SE 8 Oracle Certified Associate, and Information Technology Specialist in Java — with Outlier’s Computer Science I to give students skills to succeed in the technology field.
Savvas products are used by millions of students and educators in more than 90 percent of the 13,000+ public school districts across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and globally in more than 125 countries. Its high-quality instructional materials span every grade level and discipline, from evidence-based, standards-aligned core curricula and supplemental and intervention programmes to state-of-the-art assessment tools and the industry’s most innovative college and career readiness solutions designed to meet every learner’s needs.
