Build the skills to move forward in an AI-powered workplace.
Career Forward™ begins with a six-week workforce-readiness experience that builds practical workplace, AI, digital, and career skills — then prepares you to move into targeted career pathways.
AI assists. You remain in charge.
The journey is officially underway.
On October 13, 2026, Career Forward™ officially welcomed its first learners, beginning a journey into practical AI, digital workplace skills, and career development.
Meet the founder
Meet Professor Rinita Buford
Professor Rinita Buford is an AI workforce educator, curriculum designer, and founder of My Digital Helper and Clear Path Learning™. Her work connects technology education, creative learning, workforce preparation, and community empowerment.
Her guiding philosophy: “Build the person, not the résumé.”
Two stages. One path forward.
Start with Readiness. Move into a Career Pathway.
Career Forward™ helps adults build the confidence, digital skills, AI readiness, professional communication, and workplace skills they need first — then move into targeted career pathways that connect those skills to real occupations.
Stage 1
Career Forward™ Workforce Readiness
Build:
- Career confidence
- Digital workplace skills
- Practical AI skills
- Professional communication
- Interview readiness
- Workplace judgment
- Teamwork and workplace success skills
Stage 2
Career Pathway Training
Move from general workforce readiness into focused occupational skills and career exploration.
Current pathway: Hospitality Career Pathway
Career pathway training begins after the core Career Forward™ workforce-readiness phase and follows a separate schedule. Timing may vary by pathway and cohort and may begin several weeks later.
Build the Person. Not Just the Résumé.
Career Forward™ Hospitality Career Pathway
Build the skills. Explore the roles. See the path forward.
Career Forward™ prepares adult learners with the confidence, digital skills, AI readiness, and workplace skills needed to move into real career opportunities. Our Hospitality Career Pathway helps learners explore entry-level positions with opportunities to advance into leadership and management.
- 1Housekeeping / Guest Support
- 2Front Desk Agent
- 3Guest Services / Reservations
- 4Supervisor
- 5Manager
Skills You’ll Build
- Guest service
- Professional communication
- Digital workplace tools
- AI-supported workplace tasks
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Career readiness
- Interview preparation
What you'll gain
You are not behind. You are building your next step.
- Stronger workplace communication
- Greater confidence using AI
- Career documents you can use
- A clearer next step
- A completed 30-Day Career Action Project
Build Skills. Build Confidence. Move Forward.
Discover how Career Forward™ builds workforce readiness and career pathways.