Adding the "WOW" Factor Into your CTE Program

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This presentation was conducted by Jacob Flaws, senior sales associate for Kuder, during the 2014 National Career Clusters Institute in Phoenix, AZ.

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Presented by:Jacob FlawsSenior Sales AssociateKuder, Inc.

Adding the “Wow” Factor into Your CTE Program

• Des Moines, IA

• Master of Arts in History, Iowa State University

• Adjunct Professor

• Full-Time Kuder Sales Associate

• I love to Run

• I love to Read

• I love to collect coins

About Me

My Holland Codes

Differentiation

http://www.careeradvisortraining.com/course/the-essentials/

My Career Pathways

About You

• CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• ASSESSMENT

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

What does this mean to you?

Goals

Today’s Agenda

• Overview of Kuder, Inc.

• Overview of Career Advisor Training (CAT)– Levels

– Why

– Who

• CAT Essentials– Taking the Course!

• Q&A

• Research-based assessments since 1938.

• Dr Frederic Kuder:– The “father of reliability.”

– Innovator of vocational assessment.

– Co-developed the KR-20 and KR-21 formulas for calculating the alpha coefficients for assessment scale scores.

– Kuder Preference Record (1938) was groundbreaking.

History & Legacy

• 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

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.

• Professional Development– CAT, CDF

Who We Help

Why did we create CAT?• Lack of Knowledge

• Lack of Time

• Increase effectiveness

• Increase efficiency

• MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

Why?

Professional Development

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