Build Your Workforce with Headed2 for States

Long lists of job openings and no one to fill them. Students graduating with skill sets misaligned with labor market needs. Workers worried that advances in technology will render their jobs obsolete. State departments of labor anxious about the economy.

The world of work is complex and constantly changing. State career and labor leaders need the ability to forecast workforce demands, generate pipeline for regional in-demand industries, and support opportunities for upskilling, reskilling, and professional growth. They can do all that with PowerSchool’s Headed2 for States, part of the Workforce Development Cloud.

What is Headed2 for States?

Headed2 for States gives state leaders insight into workforce readiness for regionally in-demand careers and helps align emerging and existing workers’ education with labor market needs. Customized to each state’s needs, the platform helps attract and retain workers, cultivate desirable workforce skills, promote equitable access to career exploration and planning tools, and build workers’ financial literacy.

In addition to providing localized data on workforce trends and information to personalize the career exploration experience, the platform can display custom content to meet and promote your state’s in-demand industry sectors, occupations, career pathways, and industry certifications.

Part of the Workforce Development Cloud, Headed2 for States helps deliver key workforce insights to state leaders through unified data.

How does Headed2 for States support the workforce?

Headed2 for States is appropriate for all workers: those entering the workforce from school, those making career transitions, those re-entering the workforce after time away, those transitioning out of the military, and those working following incarceration. By providing access to self-assessment tools to help workers find careers of interest, Headed2 for States also offers resources on training, certification, and professional development.

A recent survey found that 89% of respondents indicated a willingness to reskill or upskill for a new job. The disconnect between in-demand careers and pipeline for those careers stems from a lack of shared knowledge between workforce leaders and the workforce itself. With Headed2 for States, workforce leaders can show career seekers how developing their skills can lead to career advancement in regionally valued industries.

How states have used Headed2

State leaders have implemented Headed2 for States with much success. California, Pennsylvania, and Nevada are leading the way in leveraging a state-sponsored career navigation and planning platform to maximize educational attainment and career success:

• California Department of Education began using California CareerZone powered by Headed2 with a 90% adoption rate
• Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Pennsylvania CareerZone powered by Headed2 saw a 90% adoption rate
• The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development used Nevada CareerZone powered by Headed2 to launch Project SANDI (Supporting and Advancing Nevada’s Dislocated Individuals), which helps displaced workers return to gainful employment

Where is your workforce Headed2?

While PowerSchool Naviance CCLR allows us to support postsecondary planning for students K-12, Headed2 for States expands that support to high school and beyond. With the Workforce Development Cloud, educators and state leaders have access to a longitudinal data system, Connected Intelligence P20W, that centralizes information from preschool, K-12, postsecondary, the workforce, and social services so vital stakeholders can improve education and economic outcomes.

Headed2 the future

Learn how you can begin strengthening tomorrow’s workforce today with Headed2 for States.