Step One

Step One provides training material for faculty/staff. The training materials include learning objectives, slide decks, scripts, assignments, supporting material, potential collaboration partners, as well as information on how to best develop workshops for that particular subject area.

Next Step professionals will work closely with your institution to select the best training materials for your student population and delivers them in a way that provides ease of navigation and use.

Ten workshops are provided at the base price, more workshops can be added for additional cost (see the Dance Card). The core workshops have been selected based on research and student feedback. Your institution should select five electives to support the core based on your student population and needs.

Core Workshops:

  • Health Insurance/Job Benefits

  • Navigating the Job Search

  • Discrimination/Harassment

  • Developing Independence

  • Communicative Professionalism

Elective Workshop (choose five, more from the Dance Card):

  • Career Fair Preparation

  • Interviewing

  • Entrepreneurship

  • International Work & Travel

  • Non-Profit Work

  • Time Management & Calendaring

  • Virtual Meetings

  • Staying Connected as an Alumnus

  • Discovering Purpose & Passion

  • Relocation and Building Community

  • Community Engagement & Philanthropy

  • Navigating and Comparing Offers

  • Online Presence/Personal Branding

  • Offer Negotiation

  • Tax Basics

  • Retirement & Investments

  • Personal Budgeting

  • Sexual Harassment/Gender Violence

  • The First 6 Months

  • Working Across Generations

Step One should also utilize the Next Step text, which provides support to students as they make their way through the Next Step program. This text is offered through Kendall Hunt at $20/text.

COST

Step One is a $5,000 investment.