Postsecondary Advising Guides are 1-2-page guides that provide guardrails for advisors as they help students explore postsecondary options and well-paying jobs in various career areas (e.g., healthcare, construction, business, education, IT, and maintenance & repair). They provide an overview of the postsecondary landscape in career areas popular with students in grades 9-16.

Presenting regional labor market data in an easily digestible format, these interactive dashboards enable students and their advisors to see how career interests align with actual job opportunities. These tools answer questions such as “What are well-paying jobs in my local area and what education do they require?” and “What are the career outcomes of graduates of MA public colleges by major?”

A first-of-its-kind tool in the US, Navigator features an online, searchable directory of high-value, career-focused postsecondary programs in a target local region. It provides detailed information on a wide variety of technical and professional programs offering a good return on investment, from building-trade apprenticeships to an HVAC associate degree to a bachelor’s in accounting or nursing to a combined BS/Ph.D. in physical therapy. Navigator also features “Spotlights,” snapshots of selected career paths, and information on postsecondary programs leading to those paths.

We partner with CareerSpring to give high school and college students access to an online library of 400+ career videos featuring diverse professionals, 900+ career advisors offering live video consultations, and a job board with hundreds of internship and job opportunities.

NGT provides training to advisors and teachers of partner organizations on how to use our tools to identify high value postsecondary and career options for their students. Training is online or in person. We also develop customized lesson plans for partners who want to integrate NGT tools and decision-making strategies into their career development courses and advising programs. 

Professional development on topics advisors want to explore in more detail. NextGen Talent offers a professional development package that includes a menu of topics from which partners can choose, including “Confronting Bias in Career Advising for Youth,” “Understanding Your Local Labor Market,” and “Navigating the Career Program Postsecondary Landscape in Your Region.”