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Employers save money by strengthening worker retention

With the high costs of employee turnover affecting all types of organizations, employers are searching for ways to effectively raise their employee retention and protect their greatest asset – skilled workers. Through the Kansas Career Pipeline, employers can implement powerful tools to help retain valuable employees, saving time and money.

Job seeker’s corner

Find a job that makes you happy

It’s important to everyone to find a job they can enjoy. But how do you know what to look for? Easy—a career that motivates you and makes you happy is only four simple steps away.

Pipeline a powerful tool for Kansas trade organizations

For trade organizations looking to promote their industries and connect with potential members, the Kansas Career Pipeline can be a powerful tool. The Pipeline supports trade organizations by providing a variety of methods to effectively communicate with the potential workforce. Organizations representing various industries can demonstrate their career profiles to highly qualified individuals and educate students and job seekers about trade-specific jobs. It also helps them recruit members in the short and long terms.

Educators seek opportunities to resolve workforce crisis

Kansas educators are looking for ways to respond to a decline in the statewide workforce. Students are seeking education that will help them function in the professional world, and employers are asking for more career-relevant curricula.

Advisory Council Notes (1-31-08)

Click below to review the Advisory Council Notes.

KSDE Curriculum Leaders Meeting 1-18-08

KSDE Curriculum Leaders Meeting 1-18-08

Watch The First Pipeline Video!

One way students and job seekers will connect with the right companies and careers is by viewing Pipeline videos on the Internet (delivered automatically, based on participants’ skills, interests, and work values assessments). These videos will fall into two categories:

  • Videos promoting career clusters (16 total), pathways (81 total), and specific occupations (803 total).

Ann Benson's Career Clusters Presentation - 10-08-2007

This powerpoint was Ann Benson's presentation for the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) on Career Clusters, given on October 8, 2007.

 

ACTE - Powerpoint

Attached you will find the PowerPoint for the ACTE conference on August 7, 2007. To download the Powerpoint click on the link below.

September 1, 2007 launch!

The Kansas Career Pipeline will officially launch on September 1st. More information is forth coming so please check back for more complete information!

KCP High School Field Test

Last spring the KCP successfully field tested the Kuder. As you can see in the data below we had about 1,000 high school students complete the Kuder. The date references the number of students by Career Cluster and the percentage of the total assessed poulation.

A New Look for KCP

I hope you like the new look of the KCP web site. We're using an open source package called Drupal to manage the site and make it easy to develop content.