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Career Pathways Explorer (CPE) is a visual personality assessment that asks job seekers to go through a series of images and captions to determine personality traits, to see how they match career and best work environments. The tool ties into the U.S. Department of Labor to show individuals how they match to over 1,100 careers. Each career is presented with a robust profile that lets job seekers explore average salary, projected growth, and which personality traits are represented in those who find the most success in that career. Skilled US: Once a participant's needs are identified, Skilled Indiana utilizes our case management processes to determine how best to meet the candidate's needs. This may involve aligning educational opportunities to suit their level of proficiency or providing additional support services as needed. This process ensures a clear understanding of learning disabilities and barriers to employment, which can then be addressed and overcome through various means. Students do not need any prior knowledge or experience to enter the program. Will this component be offered statewide? Yes No Projected Annual Participation. Projection should reflect a number of unduplicated individuals. 1,021 Estimated Annual Component Administrative Cost $17,250.00 Not supplanting. Describe how the State agency ensures that costs attributed to the E&T program are not supplanting funds used for other existing educational programs. Funding for Skilled Indiana's EPWRT program will be supplemented by philanthropic and foundational support. We will follow our approved itemized budget closely to ensure clear allocation of funds. Cost parity. Describe how the State agency ensures that costs charged to E&T do not exceed the costs charged for non-E&T participants. Skilled US student costs for our programs are the same for both SNAP E&T participants and those students that do not receive SNAP E&T funding support. Outcome Measure Describe the methodology for the outcome reporting measure. Include timeframes being reported (e.g. denominator and numerator) 1/29/26, 8:20 AM State Plan IN FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-infy26stateplan//index.html 65/127