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NACE Competencies Deep Dive – Institution-wide Competency Integration

• Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - Friday, October 31, 2025
• Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Philadelphia
• Fee: $95 (member); $150 (nonmember);

• Actual Date TBA Soon! Career preparation is becoming a top priority for colleges and universities. Join us for an in-person NACE Competency Deep Dive this fall in Philadelphia to explore practical tools for embedding career readiness into the student experience. Engage with experts, tackle common barriers, and develop strategies for real impact.

• Summary

  Have you been building a vision for weaving career preparation throughout the academic experience for your students? Consider joining the NACE Competency Deep Dive to solidify your vision and learn practical strategies for moving career readiness from the sidelines to an integrated, scaffolded part of the student experience.

  Join this interactive, one-day event and hear from colleagues with successful models for campus-wide competency integration that support students' career readiness.

  The event includes three themes:

  • Creating a vision and plan for scaling competency implementation across your campus
  • Strategies for engaging faculty in NACE competency curriculum integration
  • Strategies for assessing NACE competency proficiency to measure the success and impact of NACE Competency interventions on the institution and students. 

  Following this program, you will be able to:

  • Engage in a collaborative experience to network with peers from other institutions and exchange strategies for expanding career readiness on campus;
  • Explore common successes and challenges in implementing competencies, with a focus on identifying practical and actionable solutions; and
  • Develop a clear vision and plan for your next phase of NACE competency expansion at our institution, with a particular focus on faculty engagement and assessment.

• Event Details

  Registration includes three-month, post-event access to the webinar archive.

  To view the presentation, supplemental materials, attendee list, your receipt, and your confirmation, use the "I’d Like To" option next to the NACE Competencies Deep Dive – Institution-wide Competency Integration listing in MyNACE > Events. Remember to download your copy of the presentation deck (available one to two days prior to the webinar). A video archive will be available there as well within five (5) business days of the webinar's completion.

  To see the NACE cancellation policy, please visit our FAQ page.

• Format

  During this interactive in-person session, participate in dynamic discussions, collaborate with colleagues, and network with peers from other institutions to share insights and strategies.

  
  
  

• Presenters

  

  Niesha Taylor PhD, Director of Career Readiness, NACE

  Niesha Taylor, Ph.D., is NACE's first director of career readiness and leads the association's career readiness strategy and initiatives. Previously, she served as senior director for career pathways at the New York Jobs CEO Council and as dean for academic innovation and career success at Guttman Community College. She earned her doctorate in linguistics from the CUNY Graduate Center and her master's in education from the New School for Social Research.

• Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services professionals

Questions?

Visit the professional development FAQ page, or contact the NACE Professional Development Team via e-mail or phone, 610.625.1026.