Web site: www.gzsedu.cn/

Goals
The Guizhou Provincial Educational Bureau partners with Pathways to coordinate and help institutionalize programs, facilitate knowledge-sharing, and enhance governmental policies and procedures to make higher education more accessible for disadvantaged students. To achieve this mission, the Bureau’s Pathways group is focused on improving or developing:

• Academic assistance, such as study skills trainings
• Professional assistance, such as career planning and job-search trainings
• Student support and mentoring groups for Pathways students

Target Population
 Low-income and ethnic minority students, such as Miao, Buyi, Dong and Shui

Outcomes
 The Pathways group at Guizhou Provincial Educational Bureau has:

• Encouraged and coordinated universities to provide Mandarin and English language courses and tutoring sessions geared towards Pathways students to enhance their competitiveness in the workforce  
• Increased the rate of graduation and job placement
• Encouraged tens of thousand of students to actively take part in social activities, such as volunteering in local communities

* The Guizhou Provincial Educational Bureau is a governmental organization that works with all the university Pathways programs in the Guizhou area.