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In another effort to try to usher young talent into the federal workforce, the Office of Personnel Management is proposing changes to decade-old parameters for the Pathways Program.\nThe new proposed regulations from OPM, in part, look to expand eligibility for the recent graduates\u2019 Pathways Program, to include individuals who may not have a college degree, but who have completed different \u201ctechnical education programs.\u201d By counting experience in the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Job Corps and the Registered Apprenticeship Program, OPM said it hopes to make the program overall more inclusive, and help agencies attract a broader, more diverse pool of early-career applicants.\nThe proposal comes amid a more recent push toward skills-based hiring, which makes the Pathways Program\u2019s current regulations, dating back to 2012, limited in comparison.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices