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.
October enrollment closed
Our October 2026 Cohort Is Underway!
Our inaugural cohort began October 13, 2026. Adult learners ages 55 and older are developing AI, digital workplace, and workforce-readiness skills.
Career Forward™ serves a broader adult audience; future cohorts are not exclusively for people 55 and older.
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
Upcoming recognition · December 10, 2026
Celebrating Our Career Forward™ Graduates, Ages 55 and Older!
Our inaugural learners are investing in themselves through artificial intelligence (AI), digital workplace skills, and workforce development. Their journey reminds us that learning has no age limit, experience matters, and it's never too late to begin a new chapter.
Learners are still completing the program. Graduation recognition is scheduled for December 10; completion is upcoming and will be confirmed before recognition.
December 10 · Community celebration
Pour Into Possibility — A Candlelight Holiday Gala
Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 6:00–8:30 PM
Candles by Candy at Historic Savage Mill
8600 Foundry Street, Savage, MD 20763
Admission: $55 per guest
Purchase Gala Tickets — $55- Candle-making experience
- Festive taco bar and refreshments
- Recognition of our first Career Forward™ graduates (completion upcoming)
- Holiday cheer and community connections
- My Digital Helper soft grand opening
- Career Forward™ launch celebration
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.