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National Career Pathways Network Pre-Conference Workshop College and Career Guidance: Learn How to Achieve Success

As the 2009-10 school year draws to a close, we encourage you to begin thinking about the next school year and register to attend the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) 2010 Annual Conference taking place October 20-23, 2010 in Dallas, Texas.

Kuder will be hosting a pre-conference workshop for postsecondary administrators, educators, and counselors titled College and Career Guidance: Learn How to Achieve Success on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas. Lunch will be provided as well as refreshments throughout the day.

The workshop will feature a keynote address by Dr. Spencer Niles, vice president of international development for Kuder. He also serves as professor and department head of Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, and Rehabilitation Services for The Pennsylvania State University and co-director of the university’s Center for the Study of Career Development and Public Policy. The remainder of the workshop will consist of three breakout sessions in which attendees can choose from six different topics. For a detailed description of each of the breakout sessions, visit the NCPN web site.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear best practices, discover new ways to get results out of your college and career guidance program, and receive in-depth training on Kuder’s solutions from leading career experts.

Attend Kuder’s Workshop and Receive $100 Off Your NCPN Annual Conference Registration

To register for the conference and workshop, visit the NCPN registration page. For more information, please contact Eric Heitz at heitze@kuder.com.

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Training Opportunities & Conference Events

Since we will be attending many conference events and hosting several training opportunities this summer, we want to highlight a few of our major events:

The Career Clusters Institute in Denver, Colorado will feature many exciting workshops June 14-16, 2010, that explain how to implement the States’ 16 Career Clusters into your career planning program. For more information on the conference, visit their web site.

Celebrate school counseling at the American School Counselor Association annual conference in Boston, July 3-6, 2010. Click here for registration and conference information.

Kuder will host an interactive, professional development workshop to highlight the importance of college planning and career guidance tools before the National Career Pathways Network conference in October. More information can be found on the NCPN web site.

For more information, check out our Events & Training Calendar online. Can't find a training or webinar date and time that works for you? Contact us for on-demand scheduling at 877.999.6227 or support@kuder.com.

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Education Pays In the Long Run

By Dr. Donald Zytowski
Do you know the impact higher education has on income levels? According to information gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau in a 2008 off-decade survey¹, it can be concluded that, on average, the more education a person obtains, the greater the income level he or she can expect to earn.

The chart below is a percentage conversion of the survey data displaying the percent advantage or disadvantage in average income at different levels of educational attainment.

Interpretation

• People who received a degree from a community college program earn on average 25 percent more than high school graduates.
• A bachelor’s degree averages two-thirds more than a high school diploma while a master’s degree doubles it.
• Continuing on to a professional degree or acquiring a doctoral degree, on average, results in two and a half times the income of a high school graduate.
• Not finishing high school has a negative impact on salaries, reducing income to between two-thirds and three-fourths of what graduates earn.

While the costs of tuition, living expenses, and income forfeited while in school should be considered in this equation, the long-term financial benefit from obtaining an advanced degree continues to outweigh the initial cost of education and delayed income.

¹Sources:  http://www.acinet.org/finaidadvisor/earnings.aspx
http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

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