Our Vision
We’re building a future-ready workforce pipeline—one that connects young people to real skills, real mentors, and real career pathways. EXPLR helps students build durable, employer-relevant capabilities through high-production experiences and EXPLR Edge™ credentials aligned to high-growth industries.
About EXPLR
The strength of our communities and economies depends on how we invest in youth talent today. EXPLR bridges the gap between curiosity and career opportunity by offering career-connected learning for grades 6–12—online and in person.
Our ecosystem includes the National STEM Festival, EXPLR Edge™ industry-aligned credentials, and year-round programming that helps partners identify emerging talent, deepen engagement, and measure outcomes. We make career exploration actionable, skills-based, and built to scale.
Future-Ready Skills
EXPLR’s Future-Ready Skills framework defines the practical, transferable skills young people need to succeed—in the workforce and beyond. Grounded in real employer needs, it powers learning across fast-growing fields like AI, energy, advanced manufacturing, health, and climate.
EXPLR Edge™ maps learning and capstones to these standards and awards a portable, verifiable credential learners can share on LinkedIn, resumes, and applications.