ETS Launches Futurenav Compass, a Revolutionary Platform Connecting Education to In-Demand Opportunities

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The California State University (CSU) has become the first public system to introduce Futurenav Compass, a next-generation platform developed by ETS to help students set career goals and connect each stage of their education to in-demand opportunities. Futurenav Compass uses skills assessment and extraction, intelligent career navigation, and real-time labor market intelligence to provide students with a clear path to achieving their career dreams. This innovative platform aims to bridge the gap between education and the workforce, giving students and their stakeholders the clarity and confidence to make informed decisions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Futurenav Compass is a next-generation platform designed to help students set career goals and connect each stage of their education to in-demand opportunities.
  • The platform uses skills assessment and extraction, intelligent career navigation, and real-time labor market intelligence to provide students with a clear path to achieving their career dreams.
  • The California State University (CSU) is the first public system to introduce Futurenav Compass, with the first implementations beginning at Los Angeles-area CSU campuses in Fall 2025.
  • Serving over 460,000 students, CSU is the nation's largest four-year public university system, with 88% of graduates remaining in California and 80% staying within 50 miles of their alma mater.
  • ETS will work closely with students, staff, and employers to ensure the platform adapts to market needs, incorporates real-time feedback, and delivers measurable results.
  • Futurenav Compass aims to break down the education and workforce silos, creating a middleware for a student's education to workforce journey.
  • The platform is powered by an AI engine trained on millions of monthly job transitions, delivering the most accurate view of a fast-changing job market.
  • ETS and the CSU will launch Futurenav Compass as a systemwide strategic plan, aiming to provide every student with the support and tools to align their degree with their career goals.
  • Ken Eisner, Managing Director of Global Higher Education to Workforce at ETS, stated that Futurenav Compass provides a dynamic, AI-centric GPS for the skills economy, showing not only where each individual stands, but also the best routes to their ever-changing destination.
  • Dilcie Perez, the CSU's systemwide deputy vice chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs, emphasized that partnering with ETS on Futurenav Compass accelerates the CSU's vision to graduate students with the opportunity for their first career job and/or a clear path to further study.

Statistics:

  • Over 50 million individuals use ETS solutions each year to measure their proficiency and unlock new opportunities.
  • 100M+ people are expected to be ready for the next generation of jobs by 2035 through ETS's commitment.
  • The CSU serves over 460,000 students, with 88% of graduates remaining in California and 80% staying within 50 miles of their alma mater.
  • The CSU is the nation's largest four-year public university system.
  • 125,000 career-ready graduates are sent into the workforce each year by the CSU.
  • The CSU has a high-quality education at an incredible value, making it one of the best in the nation for promoting social mobility.

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  • About ETS ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners to be future ready. Our mission - advancing the science of measurement to power human progress - drives our focus on helping everyone, everywhere, demonstrate their skills and chart their path to future readiness for life. We are committed to readying 100M+ people for the next generation of jobs by 2035. We deliver on this commitment through trusted assessments and skills solutions - including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, Praxis and Futurenav - and groundbreaking initiatives powered by our Research Institute. With a global footprint including subsidiaries (PSI), offices, and operations in more than 200 countries and territories, we help over 50 million individuals each year measure their proficiency and unlock new opportunities. Learn more at .
  • About California State University The is the nation's largest four-year public university system, providing transformational opportunities for upward mobility to more than 460,000 students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. More than half of CSU students are from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, and more than one-quarter of undergraduates are first-generation college students. Because the CSU's 22 universities provide a high-quality education at an incredible value, they are rated among the best in the nation for promoting social mobility in from U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal and Washington Monthly. The CSU powers California and the nation, sending nearly 125,000 career-ready graduates into the workforce each year. In fact, one in every 20 Americans holding a college degree earned it at the CSU. Connect with and learn more about the CSU in the .