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We are pleased to announce the release of the Kansas Career Pipeline system, thanks to the support of Kansas Career Pipeline, the Kansas State Board of Education, and the Kansas Board of Regents. Kansas is among several states to develop a fully customized, comprehensive Internet-based education and career planning system through the innovative Kuder Visions Project.
The Visions Project allows state agencies to work together and in conjunction with Kuder to develop a highly customized system that uses the Kuder Career Planning System platform and integrates additional tools and resources to meet the needs of the state.
The Kansas Career Pipeline system (www.kansascareerpipelilne.org) is designed to ensure that students, grades 5-16, across the state have access to the educational, postsecondary, and career planning resources necessary to prepare them for a lifetime of success. Free to all students, parents, and educators the Kansas Career Pipeline facilitates active engagement while creating a “spark” for the learning and self-assessment that are essential to the successful creation of their own educational and career roadmap. Ultimately, the system will be free to all Kansans - students, parents, educators, adult job candidates, employers, etc.
“For Kansas to remain competitive, it is critical that we continue to pioneer and provide programs that help our citizens achieve success in today’s global economy. We must begin by preparing our students and adults for expanded educational opportunities, career preparation, and career advancement,” said Andy Solter, President, Kansas Career Pipeline. “This new comprehensive system is one that will ultimately serve the education and career development needs of every Kansas citizen.”
The system supports highly personalized career exploration and educational planning through user completion of research-based assessments that help participants understand what they like to do, what they could be good at doing, and the kind of career options they prefer.
Students can use the system to create four-, six-, and eight-year education plans, to explore training, education, and careers across the state, to research opportunities for financial aid – all of this and more, from a single web site.
As an Internet-based system, students, their parents/guardians, and educators can access the system at any time from wherever they have Internet access – school, the library, workforce resources centers, or even at home. Once they create an account, users can use the system for a lifetime, without cost to them.
Students will be able to create personal roadmaps for success, allowing them to connect what they learn today with their evolving career interests and future employment opportunities. Adults, including parents, will be able to use the system to plan how they can update their skills to remain current and meet the needs of an ever-changing job market.
The system also allows parents and/or guardians to play an active role in the educational and career planning of their children by providing them with a virtual tour of the key system resources as well as access, with user permission, to their child’s portfolio where they can view assessment results, education plans, and items saved as favorites such as careers, postsecondary schools and majors, and scholarships.
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By using the system, educators and administrators across the state will be able to make informed real-time educational program decisions. Using the database management reports, educators will be able to improve individual career counseling, guide course selection and postsecondary decisions, and assist in curriculum planning and program development.
The system has been designed to promote shared communication and collaboration between all stakeholders in the future of Kansas including students, parents, educators, postsecondary institutions, businesses, and state agencies.
“We are excited to team with Kansas Career Pipeline to bring this significant educational and career planning system to the state of Kansas,” said Phil Harrington, President, Kuder, Inc. “Not only does it address the state’s educational requirements, but it also provides the actual system for successfully achieving them. Now all system users are able to view their postsecondary and career transitions with confidence and in doing so, state career development standards will be continually expanded. It’s a win-win situation for all stakeholders including educators, students, and their parents.”
Bringing the Kansas Career Pipeline system to Kansas students has never been easier. Schools can contact Kuder Customer Support at 877.999.6227 or support@kuder.com to get started.
Kansas Career Pipeline system highlights:
- Internet-based, with access 24/7
- Extensive, with integrated databases allowing searches for occupational choices, education, scholarships, and job opportunities
- Interactive, with graphically-enhanced tools, avatars, and games
- Research-based with valid and reliable results
- Multi-leveled, serving grades 5-6, 7-8, 9-12, postsecondary students, and coming soon for adults
- Connected with Kansas companies providing employment aligned with participants interests
About Kansas Career Pipeline
Kansas Career Pipeline is a non-profit Kansas organization with the mission of assisting students and adults in determining their career goals, then linking these goals to jobs available in Kansas. In cooperation with the Kansas State Board of Education and the Kansas Board of Regents, this non-profit organization supports the Kansas Career Pipeline system throughout the state.
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