Did you know about the best ways to promote career development programs to your employees on your HR Knowledgebase site?
Your workforce wants to learn and grow. The vast majority rate development opportunities and career advancement as the most important parts of their careers.
Disengaged workers cost $450-$550 billion in lost productivity nationwide. Low engagement is one of the most common reasons given at exit interviews.
Promotions are a huge morale and engagement booster. They validate employees’ hard work and dedication to your organization’s goals.
Promoting Career Development
Broadcast the programs, procedures, and tools for upwardly mobile employees on your Knowledgebase portal.
Strategies follow.
For the Home Page
Add posts and links to career development and education resources to one or more widgets on your Knowledgebase Home page.
Ambitious employees will notice them as soon as they login.
- Announcements widget
- Benefits widget
- Bulletins widget
- Careers widget
- Custom Career Development widget
- Home page banner (1430 x 200 pixels)
Career Development Widget
Add a custom Career Development widget to the Home page with:
- An image
- Introductory text
- Links to career and educational advancement programs
Your new Career Development widget can be stand-alone or point to a custom Career Development main page.
Life Events
These pre-authored pages feature useful information for financing education costs.
- Financial Aid
- Scholarships
- Tax Credit
For samples of the Life Events main page and widget, the primary and secondary Life Events content, and a list of the configurable options, refer to the V11 KB: About Life Events document.
The Financial Aid Life Event
This page offers information, tips, and helpful links to public resources for funding education.
U.S. Department of Education - State Contacts
Use this site to locate and contact the department of education, the higher education agency, the special education agency, and the adult education agency in your state.
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Apply for federal financial aid on this site.
College Board - CSS Profile (College Scholarship Service Profile)
The CSS Profile provides access to institutional financial aid sources.
Federal Student Aid: Types of Aid
This page provides an overview of the types of resources available to help pay for college or career school such as grants, loans, work-study programs, and scholarships.
Federal Work Study
This page features FAQs and basic information about federally-funded work-study programs.
The Scholarships Life Event
This page offers information and tips for scholarship seekers.
It includes a link to Federal Student Aid: Finding and Applying for Scholarships.
The Tax Credit Life Event
Learn about the education tax credits that can reduce students' income tax obligations, including:
- The American Opportunity Tax Credit
- The Lifetime Learning Credit
- Which expenses qualify in order to use these tax credits
See IRS Publication 970 - Tax Benefits for Education. This publication also has information on other tax provisions that might be of interest, such as the one allowing a deduction for interest on student loans.
For questions or more information, contact your HRSD Customer Success Manager.
