Vector Solutions, a Tampa, FL-based provider of training and software solutions for schools, acquired PATHWAYos, a platform for connecting K-12 schools and students to work-based learning opportunities.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The acquisition expands Vector Solutions’ footprint at the intersection of education and industry with a move into the Career and Technical Education (CTE) market.
Led by CEO Cecilia Retelle Zywicki, PATHWAYos provides software for career-connected learning. School districts, states, and career centers can collaborate with businesses to expand work-based learning programs. The software streamlines processes while allowing partners to provide numerous opportunities that enhance the development of skills required by the workforce of the future.
Led by CEO Jonathan Cherins, Vector Solutions is a provider of technology solutions dedicated to driving safer, smarter, better decision-making in industries. Embedded into daily workflows to drive improvements in compliance, safety, performance, and preparedness, the software includes training management, industry-focused online course libraries, EHS management, workforce scheduling, risk communication, operational readiness, and more. Vector Solutions serves over 24,000 customers and thirty-one million end users across the Education, Commercial, and Public Sector markets.
Together with PATHWAYos career-connected learning software, Vector Solutions will be able to offer CTE courses, industry-recognized credentials, and safety training content to K-12 students, districts, intermediaries, state agencies, and colleges. In the future, Vector Solutions plans to use the PATHWAYos platform to connect its industry customers with trained talent, supporting customers in addressing skills gaps and labor shortages by providing a direct ‘skills-based’ talent pipeline.
