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Presented by: Scott Vandever Division Vice President, Sales & Support

Career Pathways in Career

Planning 10-15-13

• Our Mission:

– To raise student aspirations and to provide career options to students and adults through self-assessment and education.

• Our Goals:

– Guide students and parents through successful eighth-grade and post-high school transitions.

– Increase retention and graduation rates.

– Provide career planning, guidance, and development resources to last a lifetime.

Our Mission & Goals

• Millions worldwide rely on us for reliable education and career planning solutions.

– 150 million people have used Kuder; three million new users annually.

– Provide statewide customized, comprehensive education and career planning solutions.

– More than 12,000 sites domestically; 100 internationally.

– Created 120 custom systems for schools, districts, colleges, workforce centers, and other agencies and organizations over the last three years.

About Us

About Me

About You

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What are career pathways

• Definition

• Steps

• Feel pathways go hand in hand with planning

What is career planning

• Data on written plan and interest assessment

Data

STUDENTS, PARENTS & ADULT JOB SEEKERS

• Assess – Assess their interests, skills, and work values to discover their

passions.

• Explore – Explore the opportunities that are in front of them so they can

pursue a successful future based around their passions.

• Plan – Create a step-by-step, year-by-year plan to obtain future

success.

• Prepare – Connect them with postsecondary institutions and businesses

that will help facilitate a smooth transition into the workforce.

Who We Help

EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS & PRACTITIONERS

• Tracking and Management – Help educators/administrators track and manage student progress.

• Accountability – Provide ability to Quantify, Qualify, and report on measurements.

• Outreach – Provide real-time data grounded with 75 years of research to support

enrollment, program placement, and educational connection.

• Retention – Whether at secondary or postsecondary levels, we increase retention

rates and the percentage of students that stay in school, complete their education, and transition to their next stages in life.

Who We Help

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

• Real-world connection – Help individuals create relevance to future world needs and

compete in the 21st century workplace.

• Talent Pipeline – Create a talent pipeline of future employees with relevance

and real-world knowledge and skills.

• Connection – With C2B, connect students to local employers for internships,

job shadowing experiences, and full-time employment.

• Retention – Increase employee retention due to individual readiness.

Who We Help

You cannot be what you cannot see!

Kuder, Inc.

You cannot be what you cannot see!

Career Planning allows you to see what

you can be!

Kuder, Inc.

• Academic performance – Kuder users demonstrate an 11% increase in school

performance since they started using the system as opposed to non-Kuder users.

• Transition rates – Over 90% of Kuder users transition into postsecondary

education, up from the 67% national average.

• Retention rates – Using the Kuder system is related to an 18% retention

rate. After 1.5 years, 92% of Kuder users persisted in college while only 73% of non-Kuder users stayed in college.

• Completion rates – Kuder users complete college faster than non-Kuder users

as evidenced by the finding that over 60% of system users had never changed their college major choice.

Making A Difference

• And the survey says …

– 78% rated Navigator as helpful in giving them hope for their future.

– 77% rated Navigator as helpful in motivating them to stay in school.

– 77% rated Navigator as helpful in choosing postsecondary programs or college majors.

– 76% rated Navigator as helpful in making educational and career plans.

Making A Difference

Thank You!

Scott Vandever

Division Vice President, Sales & Support

vandevers@kuder.com

800.314.8972 (office) • 515.240.0505 (mobile)

Kuder, Inc. 302 Visions Parkway, Adel, IA 50003

www.kuder.com