Assessment plus a human counsellor
The interest profile and guided SWOT open a conversation instead of closing it. Counsellors see the same results the learner sees, then record private, encrypted follow-up notes.
Career guidance that never loses the human being
What should I do with my life?Answer it with evidence, not guesswork.
Pathways pairs a guided self-discovery journey with a real counsellor. Learners build a profile of their interests, strengths, subject results and goals — and their counsellor works from the same evidence in every conversation.
Guidance prompts, not psychometric diagnoses. No credit card needed to explore.
11Pathway stages from Upper Primary to working life
6Interest and working-preference dimensions
100%Counsellor notes encrypted before storage
1Shared record for learner, counsellor and guardian
What makes Pathways different
Most career tools stop at the quiz. Pathways starts there.
A results page cannot ask a follow-up question, notice a dropping grade, or help a learner rehearse an interview. Pathways keeps the assessment, the evidence and the counselling relationship in one place so guidance actually moves forward.
Evidence, not a single score
Subject marks, enjoyment ratings, module progress and reflections sit next to interest results, so a shortlist is built from the whole picture.
It does not end at Form 5
A Beyond School track carries the same record into university, college and TVET, the workplace, work-study and job seeking — so support continues through the transition that matters most.
Counsellors get a real workspace
Caseloads, appointment requests, assigned learning, document sharing and an audit trail — everything a practice needs to run guidance properly.
Private by design
Counselling notes are encrypted before they are stored and never returned to a learner portal. Every administrative action is written to an audit log.
Your brand, your words
Colours, logo, section wording and this entire landing page are editable from the admin console, so a school or practice can run Pathways as its own service.
How it works
Four steps, repeated as a learner grows
Explore widely, compare the evidence, decide the next step, then review it. Pathways keeps that loop moving.
01
Discover
An 18-statement profile maps six working preferences — analytical, creative, people and service, business and enterprise, practical and technical, and digital.
02
Gather evidence
Learners record subject marks, how much they enjoy each one, modules and skills, and a guided SWOT of strengths, growth areas, opportunities and obstacles.
03
Discuss with a counsellor
Book or request a session, share documents both ways, and turn the evidence into a shortlist of realistic pathways with someone who knows the learner.
04
Act and review
A personal action plan with target dates, assigned learning modules and stage-by-stage goals keep the next step concrete — then the loop repeats.
Inside the platform
Everything a guidance programme needs, in one portal
Built for schools, private practices and career programmes that want to run guidance as a service rather than a one-off workshop.
Pathways Profile
Six-dimension interest and working-preference profile with a plain-language explanation of every result.
Guided SWOT
A structured reflection learners can revisit each term, kept alongside their results.
Subject & skills evidence
Marks, enjoyment and motivation ratings that show where ability and interest actually meet.
Stage roadmap
A theme and clear goals for every stage, from Upper Primary through Form 5 and into work or further study.
Learning Hub
Publish and assign your own modules on career choice, study routes, applications, funding and work readiness.
Document library
Upload application forms and schedules, or share Google Drive and Dropbox links, to everyone or to one learner.
Counselling & booking
Internal requests, or an embedded Calendly, Google or Microsoft booking page — whichever your practice already uses.
Institution directory
A curated list of universities, colleges, TVET providers and employers with admissions links.
Action plans
Small, specific, dated commitments a learner owns and a counsellor can follow up on.
Access-code sign-in
Learners sign in with a personal code such as ASR864 — no email address required for younger students.
Admin content studio
Edit colours, logo, landing page and every section heading without touching code.
Audit trail
Sign-ins, password resets, account changes and content edits are all recorded.
Who it is for
One platform, four kinds of guidance programme
Schools
Run subject-choice and career guidance across every form group with a shared record instead of scattered spreadsheets.
- Stage-by-stage goals
- Subject-choice evidence
- Guardian-ready summaries
Private counsellors
Give a practice a professional portal, encrypted case notes, booking and document sharing under your own brand.
- Encrypted notes
- Booking integration
- White-label branding
Colleges, TVET & universities
Support enrolled students through module choices, placements, certification and graduate employability.
- Beyond School track
- Placement evidence
- Employability planning
Employers & youth programmes
Coach work-study participants, apprentices and job seekers with structured, reviewable plans.
- Work-study balance
- Application targets
- Interview preparation
How it runs
Two ways to run Pathways
Use ICLP’s own professional counsellors to run guidance for your learners — from a single Individual login up to a full Programme rollout — or give your school’s counsellors the same portal to run it themselves, under your own brand. Every plan works either way.
Decide per school, per cohort, or even per learner — and change your mind later without moving any records.
ICLP-managed counselling
ICLP’s own professional counsellors run the guidance for your learners. They work the sessions, keep the notes and carry the caseload — you get the outcomes without staffing the counselling yourself. Available from a single Individual login right up to a full multi-site Programme rollout.
- ICLP counsellors assigned to your learners
- Sessions, notes and follow-up handled for you
- Available at every plan level
Run it yourself
Give your own school counsellors, private practice or careers staff the same portal, under your own brand. They run the sessions, own the notes and manage the caseload directly — Pathways gives them the workspace to do it properly.
- Your counsellor logins and caseloads
- Your colours, logo and wording
- Encrypted notes stay with your staff
Most schools mix both — ICLP counsellors covering some form groups or sites, in-house counsellors covering others, all on one shared record.
Two tracks, one record
Support that follows the person, not the school year
School track
Upper Primary through Form 5 — discover, explore, choose with evidence, prepare, launch.
Upper PrimaryForm 1Form 2Form 3Form 4Form 5
Beyond School track
The same portal, re-worded for life after school, with stages that match where a participant actually is.
UniversityCollege / TVETWorkplaceWork-StudyGap Year / Job Seeking
What guidance teams say
Built with counsellors, not just for them
The conversation changes completely when a learner arrives with their own evidence. We spend the session deciding instead of collecting information.
Being able to carry a school leaver straight into the Beyond School track means nobody disappears in the gap year.
Encrypted notes and an audit log were non-negotiable for us. Pathways had both before we asked.
Pricing
Start small, grow into a full programme
Every plan includes the learner portal, the counsellor workspace, encrypted notes and your own branding — and every plan can be run by ICLP counsellors or by your own staff.
Who runs the counselling?
Prices shown include ICLP’s own professional counsellors running guidance for your learners.
Individual
Guided trial7 days with an ICLP counsellor
ICLP-managed
For a single counsellor who wants a login today and a working profile by the end of the week.
- Run by an ICLP counsellor, or by you
- An ICLP counsellor runs your first sessions
- Your own counsellor login
- Seven days of full portal access
- Profile, SWOT and action plans
- Keep your work if you continue
Cohort
Reviewedquoted per cohort, counselling included
ICLP-managed
For a practice running a guided group. Not a free programme — tell us about the cohort and we review it with you.
- ICLP-managed counselling available, or run in-house
- An ICLP counsellor carries the cohort caseload
- Up to 25 learner accounts
- Access-code sign-in for learners
- Learning Hub and documents
- Internal appointment requests
School
Most chosenManaged quoteper campus, per year, counselling included
ICLP-managed
For a school or college running guidance across every form group.
- Choose ICLP counsellors, your own staff, or a mix
- ICLP counsellors cover the form groups you choose
- Unlimited learners and counsellors
- School and Beyond School tracks
- Calendly, Google or Microsoft booking
- Full branding and content control
- Audit trail and access-code sign-in
Programme
Customcounselling teams across every site
ICLP-managed
For networks, ministries and employer programmes with several sites.
- ICLP counselling teams available across all sites, or self-run per site
- ICLP counselling teams deployed site by site
- Multi-site rollout support
- Custom module library
- Reporting support
- Onboarding and training
Choose the program that best suits you Individual, Cohort, School or Programme and lets plan on what is the best solution for you or your organization. Every plan can be run by ICLP’s counsellors, by your own staff, or by a mix of both — tell us which on the application form.
Questions
What people ask before they start
Is this a psychometric test?
No. The Pathways Profile is a structured self-reflection that produces discussion prompts. It is not a diagnostic instrument and it never guarantees admission or employment.
Do I need my own counsellor to use Pathways?
No. You can use ICLP’s own professional counsellors to run guidance on your behalf, at any plan level from Individual to Programme — or give your school’s counsellors the portal to run it themselves under your own brand. Many schools mix both.
Do learners need an email address?
No. An administrator issues a personal access code built from the learner’s initials — for example ASR864 — plus a password. Staff sign in with their email address.
How private are counselling notes?
Notes are encrypted before they are written to storage and are never returned to a learner portal. Administrative actions are recorded in an audit log.
Can we use our own booking system?
Yes. Choose Calendly, a Google appointment schedule, Microsoft Bookings or any external booking page, and it appears inside the learner’s counselling section. Internal requests keep working alongside it.
Can we change the wording and colours?
Yes. Administrators edit the colours, logo, this landing page, the sign-in screen and the portal section wording from the admin content studio.
What happens after a learner leaves school?
Move the record to the Beyond School track. Learning, documents, appointments and notes stay with the participant while the stages change to university, college and TVET, workplace, work-study or job seeking.
Get started
Give every learner a plan they can explain
Set up your programme, issue access codes and run your first guided cohort — with ICLP’s counsellors running the guidance for you, or with your own staff running it under your brand. Existing members can sign in at any time.