Career Assessment & Vocational Evaluation

CPDC offers comprehensive career assessment services to residents. We operate a full-service Career Assessment center with over 200 assessment tools that allow us to identify user skills and strengths and to aid in long term career planning.

CPDC also offers Career Assessment services to the public on a fee-for-service basis.

Individuals transitioning careers, school systems serving at-risk children, and people entering or re-entering the workforce have found our services result in more success in work and school. By utilizing CPDC's Career Assessment services, you will receive a thorough examination and career plan, top notch service at one of the leading centers in the area.

CPDC is a the leading expert in the field of vocational evaluation. CPDC has won a best practices award, and is a field-training site for George Washington University's Collaborative Vocational Evaluation Training Program. CPDC Certified Evaluators with graduate level education administer assessments for over 300 individuals and small groups each year. Our assessments are closely aligned with The National Career Development Standards/ Competencies and SCANS (Secretaries Commission for Achieving Necessary Skills).

Who can Benefit?

People in all stages of their careers:

• Career transitioners
• People placed at risk or with disabilities
• People entering the work force for the first time
• Retired people

Referrals from schools, employers, and government agencies:

• Counselors trying to help young adults to make career decisions
• Social workers
• Parents of a child who needs direction
• Employers who want to identify employee strengths
  

More than tests

CPDC’s Career Assessments are a process of self-discovery and long term career planning. The goal of the assessment is to help participants develop a keen sense of self and to get detailed information on their particular skill sets.

Our assessment processes include:

Decision Making Tools Testing Trials Interviewing Counseling & Guidance Informational Interviews Job Tryouts

Using interviewing, hands-on, and paper-pencil tools, CPDC assesses the following:
Career interests Learning style Work personality Academic skills Specific occupational skills	Transferable skills Values/worker preferences Aptitude Intellectual functioning

For more information about our Career Assessment services & and how we can help you with your long term long-term career plans, please contact CPDC .