Our Journey:

See How Far We’ve Come!

Careers are no longer linear, and neither is learning. The future of work demands adaptability, self-awareness, and opportunities for exploration. Yet, too often, young people are expected to choose a rigid path without the tools to navigate their evolving interests and opportunities. 

Career-Connected Learning (CCL) provides the roadmap that empowers all learners to design their own journeys. Our goal is to showcase how CCL is essential for all students, not just a select few, and how we can collectively create systems that foster exploration, agency, and access to transformative experiences. 

Since 2021, Catalyze has been on a journey to accelerate innovation in CCL, so that across the U.S. learners ages 11-22 have access to transformative CCL that leads them to rewarding careers. See how far we’ve come! 

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Catalyzing the Journey at SXSW EDU 2025
Catalyzing the Journey at SXSW EDU 2025

What was the biggest takeaway from Catalyze at SXSW EDU 2025? Careers aren’t linear, and neither is learning. Career-Connected Learning (CCL) provides the roadmap that empowers all learners to design their own journeys.

Webinar Recap: Insights & Learnings from the Catalyze Community of Practice
Webinar Recap: Insights & Learnings from the Catalyze Community of Practice

Catalyze’s recent webinar Insights and Learnings from the Catalyze Community of Practice brought together leaders from CUNY, New Bridge Cleveland and nXu for an engaging conversation about social capital and a holistic approach to career-connected learning.

Join Catalyze at SXSW EDU 2025
Join Catalyze at SXSW EDU 2025

Catalyze can’t wait to see you at SXSW EDU 2025! We will host two sessions this year — both designed to strengthen the career-connected learning community and unlock insights and ideas that advance fulfilling career opportunities for learners around the country.

Driving Local Impact: Catalyze Birmingham's Place-Based Mission
Driving Local Impact: Catalyze Birmingham's Place-Based Mission

Birmingham emerged as the ideal location to launch the first regional Catalyze Challenge, embodying the transformative power of localized impact. These initiatives were so successful that Birmingham ran a second round of the challenge and recently announced grantees.