Four program categories

Highest Value — State & industry approved ETPL

High Quality Free — Industry aligned & recognized

Stackable Credentials — Ladders to higher value

Apprenticeships — Registered & industry-recognized

Five proprietary compare scores

Blended Score — 60% BLS occupation demand + 40% sponsor strength

Employability Score — Employer signal × hands-on × portability × time-to-value

Value Score — Cost (40) + Duration (30) + Dual Enrollment (20) + ROI (30)

Employability Outlook — Growth (40) + Openings (40) + Scale (20)

ROI (Wage/Cost) — BLS median wage ÷ total program tuition cost

Voice & chat assistant — grounded, not generic

Behind every conversation, the Pathsmith Durable Skills Framework speaks through the LLM, grounded in real O*NET and program data. Not a generic LLM answer. A proprietary, chunk-grounded one you can trust.