Resources

This update provides a snapshot of exciting changes to the National Career Development Conference (NCDC) competitive events. While this document highlights key updates, it is not exhaustive. For a comprehensive overview, please download the full Competitive Handbook from the NCDC website at www.jag.org/ncdc. Additionally, the Competitive Events Headquarters and Submission Site located at https://tinyurl.com/JAG-HUB-CE-Board serves as your one-stop shop for detailed information, resources, and guidance on participating in these events. Remember to check the website regularly, as important updates will be posted throughout the year.

This edition of the National Career Association Competitive Events Guide updates our program and serves as a practical roadmap for Specialists to implement events at the state and local levels—ultimately preparing students for national recognition at the National Career Development Conference (NCDC). Inside, you’ll find refreshed event descriptions, rules, timelines, and ready-to-use materials to support highquality implementation.

To help all students succeed toward graduation, it is helpful to identify the barriers adults need to help them overcome. Barriers to Success Identified byJAG outlines the 33 obstacles students are facing including Academic Barriers, Personal Barriers, Environmental Barriers, and Income and Work-Related Barriers.

JAG’s Curriculum Competencies outline 87 employer-validated competencies that capture the expectations of prospective employers of today’s graduates. JAG Education Specialists work each day to help students achieve and excel in each of these core areas: Career Development, Job Attainment, Job Survival Skills, Basic Competencies, Leadership and Self-Development, Personal Skills, Life Survival Skills, Work Place Competencies, and Economic Empowerment.

JAG recognizes the Internet as an opportunity to extend resources and information consistent with applicable laws governing non-discrimination and diversity as well as copyright infringement. This document outlines the policies we follow to maintain websites with high quality and contributing toward the goals and stated objectives of Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates.