Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)

The PWR of ICAP

ICAP is a multi-year process that intentionally guides students and families in the exploration of career, academic and postsecondary opportunities. With the support of adults, students develop the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and skills to create their own meaningful and powerful pathways to Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR).

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PWR Playbook and PWR Practices

Meaningful Career Conversations!

PWR Regional Trainings

Join your peers for a PWR Regional Training

Join the CDE Office of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR) and your peers from neighboring schools and districts to learn about updates to Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) and other PWR initiatives.

Dates and registration information for 2025-26 will be posted on the PWR Regional Training page as it becomes available.

Find recordings and resources from ICAP & PWR showcases (2020-2023) HERE.

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“ICAP has been transformative for our school district. We have moved from believing that we need to create opportunities for students to engage in post-secondary education to an expectation that ALL students in our district will graduate with a post-secondary career plan. We have engaged all staff in our building in this process, creating a culture where students know they have resources and support to reach personal career goals. ICAP is the right thing to do for our students, and we have embraced it as a way to demonstrate the relevance for our students of what we teach every day to future academic and career goals."

Katrina Ruggles, School Counselor from Center High School in the San Luis Valley