 Education and Careers. I-Best. I-Best is a program that teaches basic skills in with work skills. This program helps students get jobs faster. I-Best students earn college credit while training for jobs. Pathway. A path leads you somewhere. An educational pathway is a group of courses that lead you to a college certificate or a degree. I-Best is an example of a college pathway. To succeed. To succeed means you have reached your goal. If you do well in class and follow an educational pathway, you may succeed in graduating from college. Technical skills. Technical skills are the skills you need to have in order to do a job well. Most jobs require a specific set of technical skills. Basic skills. Basic skills include math, reading, writing, speaking, listening. The I-Best program teaches basic skills while students learn technical skills and train for jobs. Academic program. Colleges and universities offer academic programs. An academic program is an area of study that leads to a certificate or degree. Technical program. A technical program is a program of study at a trade or vocational school. A technical program teaches students the technical skills they need to do a job well. To lack. To lack means to not have enough of something. If you do not have experience in a job, you may lack the skills needed to be hired. If you are tired, you might lack sleep. Traditional. Being traditional means to do things the way they have been done in the past. I-Best is different than traditional college pathways. The end.