COACH

COACH, developed by CareerVillage, is an AI-enabled career coaching tool aimed to facilitate career readiness for a wide user base, ranging from students to job-seekers. The tool's purpose is to assist users in various aspects of the career exploration and planning process. This includes guidance on identifying career paths, understanding the skills required for these careers and insights on how AI factor into these careers.COACH provides high-quality resources to help individuals develop needed technical and soft skills. It can guide users towards college or alternative education options that align with their career goals and personal preferences. Further, it helps users relate their school subjects to different careers, answering potential questions about the relevance of their academic studies to future career paths. With a focus on job preparation, COACH provides resources to help users craft cover letters and resumes, map their networks of support, and prepare for job interviews. COACH is also presented as a career development platform for students, job seekers, and career shifters, offering actionable guidance for every career stage and effective career readiness measures for those in the education sector. The tool's data-driven approach allows it to provide personalized, adaptive career readiness support, thereby facilitating improved decision-making for learners. Beyond career exploration and readiness, COACH also serves as a resource for educators and career counselors, enabling them to gain insights about learners' career readiness and extend their guidance to reach more learners.