Counselors, if you are looking for a way to engage with service members, please take a moment to see what Kuder Journey has to offer. DANTES provides no-cost education and career-planning programs for military members. A thorough introduction to the Kuder Journey Career and Transition System can aid in that process by providing a clearcut path to success.
College and career planning requires service members to learn about themselves first to ensure they choose the right career path for their future. Kuder Journey’s education and career counseling program is designed to help military students learn, assess, and plan based on personal interests, skills, and work values. With Kuder Journey, service members can develop a college and career plan tailored to their needs and interests to help make life’s journey easier and more rewarding. VolEd coun-
seling professionals have a unique opportunity to communicate and show service members how the Kuder Journey program can affect those possible life experiences through formal education, professional development, and career enhancement. Kuder Journey is a free, tool that service members can use to aid in the decision-making process.
The Kuder Journey website also helps service members with real-world skills such as writing resumes and cover letters, researching employers, and preparing for job interviews. Service members can create an electronic profile to share online with prospective colleges or employers.
The process contains five logical steps. It’s backed by decades of research and is accepted as an industry standard across various fields, including state, local, and federal government, as well as multi-state school systems.
One of the best features is that students are given lifelong access to a professional portfolio containing results from their assessments, cover letters, and resumes. That benefit allows students to track their development over time, reflecting all of the shifts in growth and development which may occur throughout a career.
Here’s a quick breakdown of all five steps:
Take an assessment - Students answer a series of questions regarding personal interests, values, and work preferences.
Kuder’s online assessments are based on over 85 years of research. These assessments give service members a focus on where to begin their search for career options.
Explore Occupations & Majors - Students are linked to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the defining authority on labor market activity, to research career options, employment trends, salary outlook, and more.
There are five categories for students to explore.
• Occupations suggested by assessment results
• Occupations by title
• Occupations related to a Holland Code
• Learn about Holland Code
• Occupations by Military Specialty
Plan for Education - Students are given a list of educational institutions providing degree programs based on assessment results.
• Education needed for favorite occupations
• Find schools
• Learn about financial aid
• Search for scholarships and grants
• Find apprenticeships
Plan for Work - Individuals are given a step-by-step guide to prepare for the career field of their choice.
Find a Job - Kuder Journey provides an abundance of employment resources to aid students in securing a meaningful career.
• Learn how to find job openings
• Research and learn more about a potential employer
Counselors are uniquely positioned to interact with service members throughout various stages of their careers and help them maximize the benefits of using Kuder Journey. .
Counselors can create administrator accounts that provide access to Kuder University ™. This is a free online resource library for administrators to access information about various system tools and features relating to the Kuder® Journey program. Counselors also gain access to the same customized Kuder ® Journey program as service members. Access to this training account will help counselors become familiar with the program in preparation for counseling sessions, education briefs, and transition classes. As a site administrator, counselors will be able to obtain the following:
• In-depth and custom reports
• Access to a placement tool to encourage best-fit courses or career programs
• Links to students’ electronic portfolios
• Career trend forecasting aids
To register for a counselor account, contact Ms. Mareba Mack, DANTES College and Career Planning Program Manager, via email at counseling@navy.mil
We understand that interactions with service members may vary across the services and career fields, so providing well-researched tools that will give our students an educative advantage is extremely important. Using the Kuder System is one way to maximize interaction with our highly specialized population.
Centered on career theory, Journey features the critical career assessments — measuring interests, skills confidence, and work values — necessary to support reliable career development. Plus, a host of tools and resources help college students and adults identify and secure a satisfying career.
From successful major or program selection and higher GPAs to increased college retention and completion rates, studies have proven the impact of using Journey.
The system integrates with O*NET’s expansive database so users can view and compare educational requirements, salary information, and future outlook summaries for thousands of occupations directly within Journey.
Whether they’re selecting a college major, transitioning to a new job, or reentering the workforce, users get additional direction and resources specific to their unique situations, needs, and barriers.
Administrators, career coaches, workforce center staff, and instructors are equipped with tools to view data, run reports, encourage system usage, and connect with users.
For administrative access, please: email dantes_counseling@us.navy.mil or call 850.452.1917
“Journey gets people on the path to know what steps to take, the goals to achieve, and how to get a job reflecting their skills, values, and interests, making career years happy years.”
Anne Kreutzer
Products Team Leader WorkOne West Central Kokomo, Indiana
6 In Steps 2 – 4 of Registration, complete all information asked of you.
7 In Step 4 of 4 of Registration, you must check off the boxes:
• “I have read and agree to the terms and conditions of use ”
• “I hereby acknowledge that all self -reported information will be voluntarily input on a secure commercial domain. The Vendor will assume all responsibility for the security of all information and data stored. ”
• Then click “Sign Me Up”
Free, self-paced college and career assessments that help you learn:
• What you like to do (interests)
• What you’re confident doing (skills)
• What’s important to you in the workplace (work values)
• Explore a range of career options related to your interests, skills, and work values
• Build a personal career plan
• Find DoD approved post-secondar y academic degree and certificate programs
• Enhance job search skills
• Create and refine resumes, cover letters, reference lists, and more
• Build your e-Portfolio and receive lifetime access to your files and individual assessments
The Department of Defense (DoD) Voluntary Education (VolEd) Program, through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES provides customized college and career counseling services specifically designed for military students.
Kuder Journey is a comprehensive online resource that helps service members plan for the future. College and career planning requires learning about oneself first to ensure a member chooses the right career path for their future. Kuder Journey’s education and career counseling program is designed to help military students learn, access, and plan, based on their personal interests, skills and work values.
What do you have to lose? The program is no cost for eligible military members. Try it today!
• https://www.myvoled.com/infographics
• https://www.kuder.com/blog/
• https://adms.kuder.com/adms-login/?portal=kuder
Date: 30 March 2023
Time: 1400 EST/ 1300 CST/ 1200 MST/ 1100 PST
Are you ready to take on the challenge of mastering the art of preparedness? As educational service officers and military educators, you have a unique opportunity to support our service members in achieving their academic and professional goals. In this exciting and dynamic presentation, we will explore how the OASC delivers skills and strategies that are essential for success in today's competitive academic and career environments.
We will delve into the unique challenges faced by military learners and provide you with valuable insights and tools to help them overcome these challenges and thrive in their academic and professional pursuits. So, let's roll up our sleeves, get ready to learn, and prepare to make a difference in the lives of our service members.
Join us for what will surely be an informative and intriguing session!
If you have any questions about the webinar, please contact:
Emily Bachman at emily.a.bachman.civ@us.navy.mil
Or check us out at: https://www.dantes.doded.mil/Webinars/index.html
