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November is National Career Development Month!
We love celebrating this time of year at The DeBruce Foundation because the month of November is all about advancing career literacy. We encourage you to join us during this time in expanding career pathways!
Here at The Foundation, we provide a plethora of resources that allow all individuals to continue their journeys toward employment empowerment, from those just beginning their career exploration to those who have been in the workforce for many years.
Additionally, our resources are perfect for teachers, workforce development leaders, and others looking to implement career literacy tools into their environments. Join us and learn how you can empower yourself and others during National Career Development Month!
Tools to Build Careers
Agile Work Profiler©
One of the most important steps for anyone embarking on their career journey is for them to understand the strengths, interests, and skills they bring to the workforce.
The Agile Work Profiler, The DeBruce Foundation’s free career assessment, allows individuals to understand their top skills and interests, which are known as their Agilities©! Whether you yourself are looking to identify your Agilities or you are helping others learn more about career opportunities, the Agile Work Profiler is the perfect tool to start with as you begin celebrating National Career Development Month.
Career Explorer Tools©
After taking the Agile Work Profiler, individuals can explore their Agilities in the workforce using the Career Explorer Tools. There are five Career Explorer Tools:
- Occupation Decoder – Find out the Agilities needed for your dream job
- Occupation Explorer – Explore more occupations based on your Agilities
- Opportunity Explorer – Discover high-demand jobs
- Agilities Comparison – Compare the Agilities of three occupations at once
- Education Explorer – Get a snapshot of post-secondary options
These tools are especially beneficial as they help build career literacy while demonstrating how Agilities align with current and future careers. We encourage you to try these tools and share them during National Career Development Month to create employment empowered individuals in classrooms, career centers, and beyond!
Draw Your Future with Agilities©
Visualizing your current reality as well as your desired reality is important for anyone navigating their career journey. Draw Your Future with Agilities is a great tool that helps individuals identify and visualize their goals for the future! This interactive activity allows individuals to think critically about their Agilities while considering the steps they can take to achieve their goals!
Access Draw Your Future with Agilities during National Career Development Month and expand pathways for your future!
Training to Build Careers
Agilities Training
Another great way for you to join us in expanding career pathways is through attending an Agilities Tour or an Agilities Coach Training! At these events, you will learn more about our career literacy tools and resources, which you can implement in your classroom, curriculum, or organization. By attending an Agilities Coach Training, you can become a Certified Agilities© Coach and help others become better informed career decision-makers. Sign up to attend one of these events now!
New Research and Insights to Build Careers
Annual Employment Empowerment Event 2024
Celebrate National Career Development Month by attending our Annual Employment Empowerment Event on 11/19 at 1pm CT/2pm ET/12pm MT/11am PT! At this virtual event, we will unveil 2024 Employment Empowerment research insights and provide access to our new, free K-12 career literacy resources. You will also learn from esteemed education and workforce leaders across the country:
- Angie Castera, Chief People Officer at American Student Assistance (ASA)
- Kristin DiQuollo, Co-Executive Producer at Fred Rogers Productions
- Jessica Asbury, Coordinator of Elementary Real World Learning at Piper USD 203
- Dr. Leigh Anne Taylor Knight, Executive Director and COO at The DeBruce Foundation
- Jylon Hollinshed, Agilities Ambassador©
We highly encourage you to attend! It is a great way to learn more about our work and hear from other workforce development leaders who are expanding pathways in their roles. If you can’t make the event, don’t worry; register, and we will send you the recording. Register now for the Annual Employment Empowerment Event!
The DeBruce Foundation is proud to provide fully funded resources that help you celebrate National Career Development Month. From the Agile Work Profiler to our Annual Employment Empowerment Event, we are committed to helping all individuals unlock their potential through enhancing their knowledge about careers. We hope you will join us in expanding pathways during the month of November and beyond!
