From Participation to Outcomes

Helping Talent Search programs better show student progress and impact

The new federal Talent Search opportunity signals an important shift.

Programs are being encouraged to expand beyond traditional college access and help learners explore apprenticeships, work-based learning, workforce pathways, and other routes to opportunity.

It also points to Learning and Employment Records (LERs) and talent marketplaces as promising tools for helping learners move forward with greater clarity and purpose.

At Territorium, we believe this opens the door for Talent Search programs to do what they already do best, while making student growth and program impact more visible along the way.

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1. From Participation to Outcomes How Learning and Employment Records can strengthen Talent Search programs The new federal Talent Search opportunity reinforces the importance of college access while also encouraging programs to help learners explore apprenticeships, work-based learning, and workforce pathways. Learning and Employment Records (LERs) provide the tools that connect learners to careers and are an invitational priority for this year’s Talent Search opportunity. Student growth can be hard to document Much of that progress does not appear in a transcript, GPA, or test score. Talent Search programs help students build: career exploration and planning postsecondary readiness work-based learning exposure durable skills and confidence persistence and goal setting A clearer way to capture progress A Learning and Employment Record (LER) helps organize and showcase: skills and competencies milestones and achievements work-based learning experiences career and postsecondary readiness verified progress over time This gives students a stronger way to show what they have done and what they are prepared to do next. What this can support For students a stronger picture of readiness clearer evidence of growth better preparation for college, training, apprenticeships, and employment For programs stronger evidence of learner progress more meaningful outcomes data a clearer way to demonstrate impact Critical Thinking Communication Leadership Teamwork Problem Solving How Territorium supports this work You already do the work. This helps you show it. Territorium helps institutions and organizations build Learning and Employment Records (LERs), recognize learner milestones, and better connect student progress to postsecondary and workforce pathways.

 Our LERs and digital credential wallets meet the invitational priority as stated in the 2026 Talent Search grant opportunity. Schedule a demo today at hi@territorium.com