It is our ongoing commitment to keep the Kuder® Career Planning System (KCPS), its research-based assessments, and informational databases up to date and compliant. Doing so allows us to continue to provide current, accurate, and reliable information to system users. Recently, we updated key aspects of the KCPS and all systems powered by Kuder®.
Re-Normed Assessments – As you know, we take pride in providing only research-based assessments. Norm-referenced assessments provide scores that have been compared to a group of individuals representing the population and a distribution of scores. To ensure and retain their reliability and validity, we have re-normed our assessments. We do this every two years in order to stay up to date. In reports generated from the Kuder® Administrative Database Management System, assessment percentile scores may change slightly, but the top five results will typically remain the same. (Note: This update will be integrated into all Kuder systems in Oct. 2009.)
O*NET 14.0 Update – All Kuder systems were recently updated to use O*NET 14.0, the most recent release of occupational information from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The new database retains and includes updates for its 949 occupations and adds 153 new and emerging occupations. These additional occupations were selected from the current in-demand industry areas. We always update our O*NET database as soon as possible following the release of a new version from the Department of Labor, which occurs at least once annually.
2010 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) – The CIP from the U.S. Department of Education and its National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is used as a national standard for reporting information and statistics on the majors and programs of study offered by colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions throughout the United States. All Kuder systems are using the 2010 CIP which has 1,720 instructional programs and includes a number of new and additional listings. Information on the majors and programs of study offered by each college are reported annually to the Department of Education. The latest updates of this information are always integrated into all Kuder systems soon after they become available.
Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI) Compliance – Recently, the ACSCI standards committee granted the Kuder Career Planning System with compliance at the Comprehensive (National System) Level. National Systems provide integrated components that are consistent with career development theory in their design and facilitate career development in their application. ACSCI standards for National Systems exceed the core, component, and integration standards. Meeting National System standards at the comprehensive level signifies that a system is qualified to serve multiple states. To date, Kuder, Inc. is the only company that has achieved this level of compliance.
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