Welcome
to the CAPE® Network Universal Encouragement Program
An online student guidance needs assessment system

Why use the Universal Encouragement Program?

The Universal Encouragement Program (UEP) is an online guidance assessment, reporting, and communications system designed to help counselors and other education support professionals document and respond to students' career and education needs, interests, and experiences. ESI has designed the assessments for the purpose of informing guidance and encouragement efforts that lead to improved educational attainment and career decision-making.

The UEP is a time-saving online tool that will gather and report critical data to inform guidance services, program development, and school improvement efforts. ESI offers the UEP at no cost to schools and education support programs.

The UEP gives school counselors and other student advocates the data required for implementing an array of comprehensive guidance services.

The UEP provides web-delivered guidance reports for individuals, cohorts, and selected groups of students.

Guidance reports :

• Enable targeted guidance and encouragement services
• Identify students who are disengaged and at risk of dropping out or not continuing with education or training beyond high school
• Provide a rationale and justification for program development - see at a glance the more popular student preferences for guidance and support services
• Document the effects of guidance programming efforts
• Inform parents/guardians and other care-givers in assisting youth to realize education and career goals

Through using the UEP assessments, you will have critical data to

• Identify students in need of guidance services
• Inform guidance program development
• Link education with postsecondary planning, workforce preparation, and career development
• Document changes that result from guidance efforts