The future of work demands more than academic knowledge. Employers are increasingly seeking talent who can communicate effectively, solve complex problems, collaborate with diverse teams, adapt to change, and demonstrate initiative. While these durable skills have become the currency of career success, many learners still lack meaningful opportunities to develop them, and even fewer have credible ways to demonstrate them.
At America Succeeds, we believe durable skills drive long-term economic mobility by unlocking opportunities. That’s why we’re excited to announce our partnership with ProjectSet, an innovative project-based learning platform that helps learners develop, measure, and showcase the durable skills employers value most.
Turning Projects into Durable Skills Proficiency and Proof
Research consistently shows that employers value durable skills as much as, if not more than, academic qualifications. Yet traditional education models have failed to provide these skills at scale. ProjectSet was founded to bridge this gap. Built on the Pathsmith® Durable Skills Framework, ProjectSet helps learners discover their strengths and close skill gaps through personalized, career-aligned projects drawn from a growing library of projects mapped directly to employer job descriptions. In these projects, learners solve real-world challenges, collaborate with peers, engage with mentors, and reflect on their learning. Every project becomes an opportunity not only to build workplace-ready skills directly tied to employer demand, but also to generate meaningful evidence of those skills in action.
At the heart of ProjectSet is the Skills Tracker, an assessment tool built on the Pathsmith® framework that synthesizes evidence from multiple sources, including situational judgment scenarios, peer and mentor feedback, and project tasks. By bringing together evidence from multiple people, projects, and points in time, the Tracker provides personalized insights that no single assessment can offer. Students can see where they are strong, where they have room to grow, and which projects will help them close the gap, all aligned to their specific career goals.
Through this partnership, America Succeeds and ProjectSet collectively help every learner know, grow, and show the durable skills they need to succeed and thrive in their chosen careers.
A Shared Vision of Career Readiness for All
America Succeeds and ProjectSet share a common belief that every learner deserves the opportunity to develop the durable skills that unlock lifelong success. Together, we are helping schools build environments where students can truly hone, measure, and demonstrate these skills without stretching educator workloads.
As ProjectSet Founder Dr. Dhruva Banerjee explains: “Every student deserves the opportunity to develop durable skills, all year round and all through their student lives. More importantly, they need trusted evidence that demonstrates those skills to educators, employers, and themselves. ProjectSet offers authentic projects and tools to help learners do just that.”
For schools and colleges looking to move from portrait to practice, this partnership offers a concrete path forward: a tool that makes durable skills visible, trackable, and demonstrable in ways that educators and employers can trust.
To learn more about ProjectSet, visit www.projectset.com.
