CWP Workshop 2025

Career and Workforce Preparation Topical Module Support

NSSE is launching a new initiative to support institutions with Career and Workforce Preparation (CWP) Topical Module data and results. We are holding a three-part virtual workshop in the spring of 2025 for institutions who elected to administer the CWP Topical Module in their 2023 and/or 2024 NSSE administrations. We welcome participation from a variety of faculty and staff at each institution including institutional research staff, career services staff, and faculty involved in this work to join us.

The first virtual workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, from 1-2:30 Eastern. Please register to receive the meeting Zoom link.

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As we continue to gather information from participants, we will provide more details, but you can find a general outline of the workshop series below. We hope that this series of meetings to work through the process of asking questions and providing evidence to support and improve student career and workforce preparation is useful to achieving your goals for participating in the CWP Topical Module. If you have other ideas for how we can support your work, let us know!

Tentative Workshop Plan

 

Part 1

In our first session in Tuesday, February 11, 1-2:30 Eastern, NSSE staff will provide an overview of the creation of the CWP items, an overview of aggregate NSSE results, tips for examining the results of your NSSE CWP report, and ideas for additional analyses of your data. NSSE staff will encourage participants to share their successes and challenges in working with their CWP data and results. Participants will create an action plan to explore their data and results to answer at least one question important to their institution.

Part 2

In our second session in late March (exact date to be determined), participants in the first part of the workshop will share the results from their exploration of the CWP data and reports. Attendees, including NSSE staff, will help to suggest further analyses or questions that could be asked to strengthen the work. NSSE staff will provide an overview of frequently asked questions about data quality and tips for disseminating results throughout the institution. Participants will create an action plan to refine their work so far and to share their results with at least one audience at their institution.

Part 3

In our third session in late May (exact date to be determined), participants in the previous workshops will share how their presentation of findings went: how their audience reacted to the results, what questions the audience asked, and thoughts on what questions to explore next in their CWP Topical Module data and results. NSSE staff will solicit ideas for additional supports and resources to continue helping institutions further their work understanding their student engagement with career and workforce preparation activities.