Aspira Career & Leadership
Accelerator™

A dual career & leadership program designed for
pre-apprenticeship to apprenticeship success

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For Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Students

The Aspira Career & Leadership Accelerator™ is a transformative program designed to empower first-generation and nontraditional college students with the critical career skills, leadership competencies, and personal insight needed to thrive in today’s dynamic workplace. This five-part accelerator uniquely integrates self-reflection with professional readiness and real-world leadership application. Each interactive workshop draws from the students’ lived experiences, reframing their personal journeys as powerful assets for leadership, communication, professional networking, and career growth.

For Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Students

The Aspira Career & Leadership Accelerator is a transformative program designed to empower first-generation and nontraditional college students with the critical career skills, leadership competencies, and personal insight needed to thrive in today’s dynamic workplace. This five-part accelerator uniquely integrates self-reflection with professional readiness and real-world leadership application. Each interactive workshop draws from the students’ lived experiences, reframing their personal journeys as powerful assets for leadership, communication, professional networking, and career growth.

A Lived Experience

CAREER READINESS ECOSYSTEM™

Aspira Consulting empowers students, educators, and professionals to turn lived experiences into career success. Built on Aspira’s Lived Experience Framework, our career readiness ecosystem integrates interactive career and leadership programs, professional development for educators, and Aspira Intelligence, an AI-powered career coach and training platform that personalizes career growth and expands opportunity.

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What’s in it for:

Students

  • Build confidence & self-awareness
  • Career growth & leadership development
  • Build social capital

Colleges

  • Improved student outcomes
  • Expanded access to student career success
  • Stronger employer partnerships

Employers

  • Reduced training costs
  • Higher retention & engagement
  • Access to a prepared and resilient talent pool
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What’s in it for:

Students

  • Build confidence & self-awareness
  • Career growth & leadership development
  • Build social capital

Colleges

  • Improved student outcomes
  • Expanded access to student career success
  • Stronger employer partnerships

Employers

  • Reduced training costs
  • Higher retention & engagement
  • Access to a prepared and resilient talent pool
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Program Topics

  • Transforming Your Personal Story into Leadership Strength
  • Crafting Your Professional Presence
  • Navigating Workplace Norms for Career Success
  • Leverage Your Network: Building Social Capital for Career Mobility
  • How to Lead When You Haven’t Led Others

Program Includes

  • Customized Program
  • Interactive Exercises & Narrative-Driven Training
  • Workshop Handouts
  • Group Career Coaching (Online)
  • Student Assessment of Program
  • Post-Program Analysis Report

Program Topics

  • Transforming Your Personal Story into Leadership Strength
  • Crafting Your Professional Presence
  • Navigating Workplace Norms for Career Success
  • Leverage Your Network: Building Social Capital for Career Mobility
  • How to Lead When You Haven’t Led Others

Program Includes

  • Customized Program
  • Interactive Exercises & Narrative-Driven Training
  • Workshop Handouts
  • Group Career Coaching (Online)
  • Student Assessment of Program
  • Post-Program Analysis Report

Aspira & College Partnership

We’re in it together! At Aspira Consulting, we believe in community and partnership.
Before kicking off a program, we’ll meet with you to:

Coordinate college activities, (e.g., career, mentor or college events) with accelerator modules

Ensure students receive credit for workshop assignments (with instructor approval)

Provide program certificates of completion to students

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One of the best gifts we can give someone is the opportunity for them to grow in their potential."

Oscar Garcia, Chief Empowerment Officer of Aspira Consulting

Online Learning Platform

A Lived Experience-Based Career Readiness Platform

Aspira’s online learning platform is a scalable, lived experience-based system designed to help students unlock the power of their lived experiences and build their professional identities. Built on the same framework as our in-person programs, but now in an online format with fidelity, flexibility, and reach.

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Oscar and Angelica's take on telling your story as a BIPOC professional is refreshing and reassuring. Often students may feel that they have to lose their identity or culture to acclimate or "fit in" in the workplace, but Oscar and Angelica help students navigate the road to self-discovery and give them tips to finding their own voice and USING IT! I will continue to work with them and partner on other projects as I know that our students are benefitting greatly from their sessions!

Jennifer Merchant Director, Educational Programs and Partnerships, Guided Pathways at Fullerton College

Oscar helped our team at Pueblo Community College take our career development skills to the next level! We are more equipped to serve Latinx and first generation students in helping them accomplish their academic and career goals. He brings such a unique perspective to career development that is impactful and practical. I look forward to continue working with Oscar.

RaeAnn Gutierrez Higher Education Change Agent

Oscar and his team were asked to host professional development for our faculty at the start of the school year. Their positive attitude, ability to make everyone feel included in the conversation and their delivery of possibly the most difficult topic in a multicultural setting was outstanding. This dynamic organization is making waves and we are happy to not only be a part of it but also to support their work and recommend to anyone who is looking for that new spark within their team! Parabéns meu irmão!

Marleen Dinis Scientist turned Educational Leader

Oscar's presentation to our Latina Speakers and Coaches group was incredibly informative, engaging and filled with actionable steps our members can take.

Nancy Marmolejo Coach at Talent and Genius

Oscar is a passionate individual, visionary leader, and dynamic speaker! His zest for life and drive to empower others is impressive.

Melinda E. Ramirez Director of National Leadership Development Programs

Oscar’s keynote and Q&A session resonated and inspired us all. No doubt in my mind, Oscar Garcia is a proven leader and wonderful educator who positively shares meaningful stories and content that impacts student motivation and success. It motivates and inspires faculty, staff and our leadership.

Bill Davis Forbes School of Business & Technology, Lead Faculty/ Assistant Professor

Oscar has worked with our ERG a few times and has always executed wonderfully. He is very passionate about what he does and it translates when he speaks. He kept our people engaged and motivated us all.

Stephanie Carlos Co-Chair at UNIDOS ERG Collobrative

We were privileged to invite Oscar Garcia to our Hispanic Heritage Month - 2021 celebrations here at Oracle. His experiences, anecdotes and authenticity were a true inspiration to many of our OLA, Oracle Latino Alliance, members. Gracias Hermano!

Jesse Betancourt Principal Territoy Operations Analyst at Oracle

I have greatly enjoyed attending Oscar's webinars. They are engaging, interactive and a good of use time.I would recommend his webinars for team activities and for bringing people together to work towards a common goal.

Jasjeet Jhaj Channel Operations Manager at Aruba Networks

Lived Experienced-Based Career Readiness Workshops