What is Career Kickstart?

Career Kickstart is a new career-focused program that leads to credentials and college credit for all students who want to prepare for a career, whether they are heading to 2- or 4-year colleges, technical schools, or the workforce. With a focus on high-demand fields like cybersecurity, Career Kickstart brings the best of AP to courses designed for career and technical education.
Career Kickstart courses are powered by the AP features that educators value: robust teacher training, dedicated educator communities, free student resources, high quality assessments, and the broadest national network of college credit policies.
Career Kickstart offers two-course pathways that equip students for in-demand careers. Both industry experts and college faculty participate in defining the scope and sequence of the courses. Courses emphasize hands-on experience, teach professional and technical skills, and align to CTE standards and credentials valued by industry.
Over time, Career Kickstart plans to launch multiple pathways across several career clusters.