The Career Pathways Checklist is a way to ensure that your newly developed or existing workforce development/MassSTEP program meets the requirements for “career pathways” as described in section (3)(7) of WIOA. This checklist can be used by planners, coordinators, and directors of adult education career pathways and MassSTEP IET/IELCE programs. This checklist is also useful for those administering the Ability to Benefit (ATB) provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Checklist users can review each element of the WIOA career pathway definition to ensure a program meets the required criteria.