AchieveWorks® Aptitudes enhances a comprehensive approach to student self-discovery and pathway planning through Kuder Navigator®.

ADEL, Iowa — May 29, 2025 — In a bold step to deepen its commitment to student success, Kuder, Inc. is excited to announce the upcoming integration of AchieveWorks® Aptitudes, the latest addition to its robust suite of career planning tools within Kuder Navigator®.

In partnership with Human eSources, the innovative aptitude assessment includes eight assessment sections and will be available during the 2025–26 school year.  The new aptitude assessment will give students objective insight into how they think, solve problems, and learn—essential components of academic growth and long-term career success.

“This expansion reinforces Kuder’s career-centric planning model by adding deeper layers of student insight year after year,” said Connor Harrington, CEO of Kuder, Inc. “By combining our proven tools with AchieveWorks assessments, we’re giving students the most comprehensive, personalized foundation for career planning available today.”

Ross Dickie, President and CEO of Human eSources, adds: “What makes this moment so important is that schools are being called to respond to a rapidly evolving career landscape. The expanded partnership with Kuder allows us to deliver deeper, more nuanced insights into how students think and learn. Together, we’re helping educators unlock potential in ways that are truly personalized and future-ready.”

With this partnership, Kuder now provides eight robust assessments that measure 15 unique self-discovery categories, guiding students through a multi-year, career readiness journey—starting in middle school and growing more personalized each year.

A Layered, Personalized Approach to Career Readiness

As students face an increasingly dynamic and competitive workforce, career readiness can no longer be treated as a single milestone. It must be a continuous process—one that evolves alongside each student’s unique strengths, learning preferences, and aspirations. Kuder’s approach meets this need with developmentally appropriate support that grows year after year, ensuring students are equipped not only to choose a path, but to thrive on it.

At the core of Kuder Navigator® are the three foundational Kuder assessments—the critical pillars that continue to guide and shape every student’s career journey:

• Career Interests – Aligns student interests with clusters or work environments and provides recommendations for occupations, majors, CTE pathways, work-based learning opportunities, and more.
• Skills Confidence – Connects students’ confidence in their abilities with career clusters, work environments, occupations, and more.
• Work Values – Clarifies what matters most to students in future workplaces.

These assessments are the research-backed starting point of a personalized, layered approach to career readiness that adapts and deepens over time.

Expanded Self-Discovery with AchieveWorks® Assessments

To further personalize the career planning journey within Navigator, students can take advantage of additional AchieveWorks® assessments that offer broader insight into where they are now and future opportunities:

• Learning & Productivity – Helps students understand their sensory, environmental and mindset preferences for peak performance.
• Intelligences – Encourages exploration based on a student’s unique blend of multiple intelligences.
• Personality – Provides insight into how personality affects learning, work habits, and collaboration.
• Skills – Identifies core academic and workplace strengths while highlighting opportunities for growth.

“Layered self-discovery is about more than just identifying strengths; it’s about understanding how those strengths evolve and intersect over time,” said Paige McDonough, Senior Director of Career Development at Kuder. “By integrating multiple dimensions of self-awareness, we empower students to navigate their personal and academic growth with intention and clarity.”

The Next Layer of Insight: AchieveWorks® Aptitudes

In the 2025–26 school year, students can also gain access to AchieveWorks® Aptitudes, a powerful assessment of eight areas related to career and academic success.

• Computation – Measures how quickly and accurately students solve basic math problems.
• Fluid Reasoning – Assesses the ability to think flexibly in order to recognize and predict patterns in information.
• Logic – Examines deductive reasoning and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Mathematical Reasoning – Analyzes the ability to identify relevant information and select methods to find a solution.
• Memory – Tests students’ ability to retain and recall information effectively.
• Processing Speed – Evaluates how students detect and recognize important information.
• Spatial Reasoning – Assesses how a student can visualize and otherwise manipulate shapes and figures in one’s mind.
• Vocabulary – Gauges understanding and effective use of language.

The aptitude assessments are recommended to be administered between 10th and 12th grade — a pivotal time for students to explore potential career paths and gain experiences through work-based learning — when they are most likely to perform optimally for accurate career planning. Administering these assessments in conjunction with direct support from a career advisor is essential to ensure students receive meaningful interpretation of their results, enabling informed and strategic planning for their futures.

Together, these assessments form a rich, evolving profile of each student—one that informs course selection, CTE program choices, dual enrollment, postsecondary planning, and more. By reviewing this data annually, students gain fresh insights as their strengths, interests, and goals grow over time.

“These aptitudes don’t just measure what students know—they reveal how they think,” said Nick Rabinovitch, Director of Product Research and Design at Human eSources. “That’s critical for schools looking to build personalized pathways that truly reflect a student’s strengths.”

Building Bridges to the Real World: Work-Based Learning

Alongside the expanded assessment suite, Kuder is renewing its focus on work-based learning (WBL) with new features in its Connect 2 Business® (C2B) platform—giving students more ways to connect their strengths with meaningful, real-world opportunities.

“Whether you’re launching work-based learning for a single student or expanding it across an entire district, C2B helps you make direct, informed connections,” said Connor Harrington. “It moves students from assessment to action—providing specific, guided opportunities tied to their assessment results, so they can explore real-world careers that match their interests and strengths.”

C2B allows educators to manage WBL at scale, matching students with employers and tracking outcomes while ensuring alignment with academic and career goals. Together with expanded aptitude insight, this creates a full-circle ecosystem that incorporates self-awareness, academic development, and career exposure.

Early Access Starts Fall 2025

Kuder invites schools and districts to sign up for early access to AchieveWorks® Aptitudes beginning September 2025, ahead of the full public launch in January 2026. Early adopters will receive implementation support and the opportunity to provide feedback that helps shape the final product experience. Want to be among the first to use AchieveWorks® Aptitudes in your school? Contact the Kuder team.

About Kuder, Inc.

Kuder has helped more than 165 million people worldwide unlock their potential through research-based career planning systems. With Kuder Navigator®, students access a full suite of tools that guide them from early exploration to confident, informed postsecondary decisions.

About Human eSources

Human eSources develops innovative, student-centered assessments and tools designed to enhance learning, career development, and personal growth. The AchieveWorks® suite is designed to complement existing career planning models by offering deeper, personalized insights into how students learn and thrive.