Users are required to provide the following information to use the Kuder site:

1. First and last name,
2. Address
3. Gender
4. Birth Date

NCASI provides opportunities for the protection of children 13 and younger as required by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. However, if parents do not use those opportunities, it appears that the child's information may be shared with other agencies and partners. There is no mention of the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

1. NCASI COLLECTS AND PROCESSES THE INFORMATION TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO THE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS CONTRACTING FOR ITS COLLECTION.
2. NCASI MAY ALSO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES PROVIDING CAREER PLACEMENT SERVICES.
3. THE COLLECTED INFORMATION RELATES TO STUDENTS' CAREER PREFERENCES AND INTERESTS.
4. We collect information from our users at several different points on our website.
5. ALL OF THE THIRD PARTY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED HAVE AGREED TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF THE INFORMATION.
6. From time-to-time our website may request information from you via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and eligibility to win requires no purchase of our services and, therefore, you have a choice whether or not to disclose this information.

1. NCASI WILL NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO ANY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 13 TO ANY PARTY OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
2. IF YOU ARE THE PARENT OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 13 WHO HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEBSITE AND WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THE INFORMATION FROM BEING TRANSMITTED TO AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE NCASI.
3. In furtherance of NCASI's effort to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and to insure the security of data collected from children under the age of 13, NCASI only collects data from such children pursuant to a specific agreement that NCASI is to act as an agent of the child's school or educational institution. NCASI specifically contracts with such institutions for services which allow them to input individual information for each child onto the website. It is important that schools comport to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and obtain parental permission, if required under the Act, before inputting a child's information onto the website, or before allowing a child to input the information themselves.

Assessments

Assessment instruments are available to all users once they have logged in to the site.

The following is a list of the assessments available on CIS for Internet.

1. IDEAS
2. New Occupation Sort
3. O* NET Interest Profiler
4. Skills
5. Work Importance Locator
6. Entrepreneurial Assessment

Assessment Link links the results from other assessments to occupations in CIS.

1. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
2. Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)
3. Career Decision-Making Revised (CDM-R)
4. Career Occupational Preference System (COPS)
5. CareerScope
6. Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
7. Kuder Career Search (KCS)
8. PLAN
9. Self-Directed Search (SDS)
10. Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

Assessment instruments are available once the individuals or the schools pay for access to the instruments. The per-person cost is $19.95 which gives the user the opportunity to complete each assessment once.

Schools and agencies can purchase "batches" of rights to complete the assessments. (The cost per batch is not known at this time.)

The following is a list of the assessments available on Kuder.com.

1. Career Search with Person Match
2. Skills Assessment
3. Super's Work Values Inventory-revised

  Search for occupations by Holland codes.

Wages, Employment, and Outlook

1. Nebraska statewide information
2. Regional data

Wages, Employment, and Outlook

1. Nebraska statewide information

Licensing and Certification

1. Nebraska requirements researched and updated annually by NCIS staff

Licensing and Certification

1. Links to info developed by NE Dept of Labor

Helpful High School Courses

1. Admission requirements for Nebraska four-year colleges and universities included.

America 's Job Bank

1. Link from each occupation to Nebraska in America 's Job Bank.

Nebraska Schools

1. Links to all postsecondary schools and colleges that offer the specific major and degree level required to work in each occupation. For example, for accountants the users are linked to college degrees in Accounting .

Instructional Programs within College Majors

1. List schools in Nebraska that offer any type of degree at a college or department level. For example, for accountants the users are linked to colleges that offer degrees in Business, Marketing, Management, and Related Support Services .

Information about the Nebraska postsecondary schools comes from surveys sent by NCIS staff to all the institutions certified to operate in Nebraska .

In addition, the NCIS staff verifies the information on the schools' websites and in their catalogs.

The surveys are sent out each spring so that the data are current.

Information comes from the Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS) collected by the National Center on Educational Statistics, US Department of Education.

Any college in Nebraska that completes an IPEDS survey is included.

IPEDS surveys collect institution-level data for the previous year in such areas as enrollments, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances.

The primary object of the surveys is not to provide information for students and adults to use in making decisions about colleges.

Includes information about 95 postsecondary institutions and programs in Nebraska .

Includes information about 51 postsecondary institutions in Nebraska .

Linked to Nebraska postsecondary institutions at the specific program or major level; i.e., Accounting and Auditing .

Linked to Nebraska postsecondary institutions at the broader departmental level; i.e., Business, Management, Marketing, Related Support Services .

Over 400 financial aid resources in CIS for Internet that are only open to residents of Nebraska . These resources have been located and are updated annually by NCIS staff.

In the financial aid sort, a user can get a list of resources that are open to individuals in Nebraska . The list includes items that are open to applicants living in any state or in local regions; they are not necessarily only open to residents of Nebraska .

Nebraska-specific information in the following sections:

1. Labor Laws
2. Support Services for Job Seekers

Nebraska-specific information in the following sections.

1. How to Deal with Harassment

Nebraska-specific information in the following sections.

1. Where to Go for Assistance

1. Activities are linked to Nebraska academic standards and school counseling essential learnings.
2. Links to NDE academic standards and school counseling model.

Admission Requirements for Nebraska colleges and universities

1. All information files are written by NCIS staff in cooperation with staff from other CIS states.
2. Assessment Link
3. Industries
4. Keep that Job
5. Military Employment
6. Self-Employment
7. Apprenticeships
8. Other Schools, Adult Ed, and GED
9. Career Fields
10. Employer Locator
11. Glossary
12. Online Learning Activities
13. Quick Starts and Guides
14. Scavenger Hunts
15. Frequently Asked Questions
16. Real World Interviews

1. Much of the information in occupation files found in links to US Dept of Labor sites.

Functions in Kuder.com and not in CIS

1. Advanced search capabilities.
2. Quick Links for navigation.
3. Compare up to three colleges in Nebraska and US.
4. Create and send emails or letters to colleges in Nebraska and US.
5. Occupations arranged by NDE Career Clusters.
6. Link from each occupation to America 's Job Bank.

1. Add external links to portfolio.

1. Eighth-grade reading level.
2. Ease of navigation.
3. NCIS created in Nebraska in 1976 by Nebraskans.
4. Office and staff in Nebraska .
5. Provide hands-on training each fall at 14-16 sites in Nebraska .
6. Meet industry (ACSCI) standards at all levels: Core, component, integration, and comprehensive career information delivery system standards.
7. Offer other products and systems for elementary and middle school.
8. Staff members provide specialized training based on requests and needs.
9. Staff members participate in state and local professional activities.
• Nebraska Counseling Association—Treasurer, membership, conference registration.
• Nebraska Career Development Association—President, workshop planning, newsletter.
10. Collaborate with CDF instructors in Nebraska .
11. Collaborate with school counselor preparation programs at Nebraska colleges and universities.

1. Twelfth-grade reading level.
2. NASCI, Kuder.com developer, formed in 1997 in Iowa
3. Office and staff in Iowa .
4. Online training.