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A new benefit for PCI students

PCI is training you for the career. Now we're giving you the technology to go get it.

At PCI, we don't just want to prepare you for a career. We want to help you go get it. That's why CareerLight is now included with your PCI education at no additional cost, giving you personalized guidance from Day One as you build your skills, get job-ready, find the right opportunities, prepare for interviews and take your next step toward getting hired.

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CareerLight student app: a personalized career path through Skills & Strength, Career Direction, Work Experience and Set your goals, alongside a role-fit screen showing a 78% match with the skills earned from your coursework.

  1. Know your direction

    Find the careers that fit you.

  2. Build your skills

    See what employers are looking for.

  3. Get job-ready

    Know what to work on next.

  4. Go get it

Career training for today's jobs

PCI helps you build the technical and professional skills for your career.

Your career guide, right in your pocket

CareerLight helps you understand where you're going and what to do next.

24/7 career support

Your career advisor. In your pocket. 24/7.

Not generic AI. CareerLight gets to know your goals, skills, strengths and career direction, then combines that understanding with proven competency frameworks and real workforce data to help you figure out what to do next and keep moving toward getting hired.

An app that actually knows you

It gets to know you — then guides what comes next.

Your goals
Your skills
Your strengths
The CareerLight student app showing a personalized career path: Skills & Strength, Career Direction, Work Experience, Set your goals and a highlighted new step, with a Lights balance.
Your assessments
Your progress
Your career direction
Proven competenciesReal workforce & career data
Your personalizednext step

Not a generic chatbot answering random questions. CareerLight builds an ongoing understanding of you and uses real career intelligence to guide what comes next.

Your PCI team, connected

And your PCI Career Services team is right there with you.

Stay connected to the people who know your training and are here to help you succeed.

Your PCI Career Team

PCI Career Services
A PCI advisor's CareerLight dashboard creating and assigning Journey Steps with Lights rewards, such as “Build Your Resume” and “Attend Resume Workshop.”

Your advisor assigns your next Journey Steps and rewards your progress with Lights.

CareerLight

You

The CareerLight student app showing a message from PCI advisor John Block: “New step added — please complete the step I assigned to you. We’ll talk after you finish it.”

You get the step, resources and a nudge from John Block — right on your phone.

  • Message your advisor
  • Get resources
  • Receive reminders
  • Complete assigned next steps
  • Share your progress
  • Get support when you need it

CareerLight doesn't replace your career advisor.It puts career support in your pocket.

Career building that doesn't feel like homework

Small steps. Real progress.

  • Complete your Journey Steps.
  • Earn Lights.
  • Discover your strengths.
  • Build your skills.
  • Watch yourself get career-ready.
The CareerLight student app home: a game-like career journey with Journey Steps, mastery stars, a Lights balance and quick tools.
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Skills mastered

Small steps. Real progress. One career you're working toward.

Built for where you're going

Different careers. One goal: get you ready for yours.

Whether you're preparing for a career in healthcare, the skilled trades, automotive or technology, CareerLight helps connect what you're learning at PCI to the skills, preparation and next steps that can help you move forward.

Porter and Chester Institute students in hard hats servicing HVAC refrigeration equipment during hands-on training
Skilled TradesKnow the skills you're building and what's next.
Two Porter and Chester Institute healthcare students in scrubs practicing a blood pressure reading
HealthcareTurn your training into career readiness.
Two Porter and Chester Institute automotive students working beneath a vehicle on lifts
AutomotivePrepare to take your training into the workforce.

Real training. Real skills. A real career ahead of you.

From day one to your career

We don't stop at training.

Your career is the reason you're here. That's why PCI gives students tools, guidance and support designed to help turn their training into what comes next.

  1. 1

    Train

    Build hands-on, career-focused skills at PCI.

  2. 2

    Discover

    Understand where your strengths and training can take you.

  3. 3

    Prepare

    Build your resume, confidence and career readiness.

  4. 4

    Compete

    Get ready for your job search and interviews.

  5. 5

    Go get it

    Take your skills into the workforce.

Your career is the reason you're here.It's the reason we're here too.

Ready for what's next?

Your career starts here.

Current PCI students

CareerLight is included with your PCI education at no additional cost.

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