Delaware directs agencies to study creative career paths for students

The Education Department must count creative career pathways and recommend ways to help students use them. The inventory covers career pathways available to Delaware public high school students, including technical and other qualifying programs. The inventory covers programs that meet state pathway rules and must count participating students and demand from school districts that do not offer them. The department must recommend next steps; the resolution does not require schools to add programs or work placements. The department was directed to complete this work by May 1, 2026.

The Labor Department must review creative job data and teach employers about registered apprenticeships. The work covers Delaware creative careers, including information about jobs, wages, and needed skills. The department must update its data and publications where allowed. It must identify existing apprenticeships and chances to create others, especially for people ages 16 to 24; it need not create an apprenticeship. The work and employer sessions were directed to be completed by May 1, 2026.

The Education Department must send a summary report to state officials. The recipients include legislative committees, the state arts office, the workforce board, the lieutenant governor, and the governor's office. The report was due February 1, 2026, before the May 1, 2026, deadline for the directed work.