Empower Every Student With Workforce Skills That Last a Lifetime
Content knowledge and technical expertise are no longer sufficient. In the age of AI, automation, and economic changes, CAE helps institutions teach and measure the human-centered skills—critical thinking, problem solving, and communication—that drive workforce readiness and success, no matter how the needs of employers may shift.
Flexible Solutions to Improve Student Outcomes
The technical skills and knowledge needed for specific careers are constantly evolving but the ability to think critically, solve problems, analyze data, and communicate effectively will always be in demand.
CAE provides educational institutions with the tools to teach and measure the higher-order skills employers value most and that are essential to informed citizenship. Flexible by design, CAE’s performance-based assessments and instructional materials can be integrated into any field of study and customized to your students’ and faculty’s needs.
By helping students develop, practice, and demonstrate proficiency with higher-order skills, your institution will increase student retention, improve student outcomes, demonstrate institutional value, and enhance its reputation among employers, alumni, and prospective students.
Performance-Based
Assessments
Measure students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication skills in real-world scenarios. Use the data to guide instruction.
Critical Thinking Skills Program: Grades 6–12
Build a solid foundation of essential workforce skills early, preparing students to thrive in college, careers, and engaged citizenship.
Critical Thinking Skills Program: Higher Education
Ensure graduates gain the skills and experiences employers value most, supporting their long-term career development and lifelong success.
“As the workplace becomes increasingly automated, our leadership team at Texas A&M University Mays Business School has come to understand that Mays students had better be imbued with more than rote knowledge and technical business skills. They must become good thinkers. More to the point, they must become critical thinkers.”
~Shannon Deer
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs,
Texas A&M’s Mays Business School
Gain a Competitive Advantage for Your Students and Your institution
57% of students entering higher education are not proficient in critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication.
47% of exiting students are STILL below proficiency in these skills.
Yet, higher-order skills can be taught, providing your institution with the opportunity to be a leader in developting students with strong higher-order skills, creating a pipeline of well-qualified candidates for employers.
Van Damme, D., & Zahner, D. (Eds.). (2022). Does higher education teach students to think critically? OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/cc9fa6aa-en
Whitepaper: Unlocking Student Potential in Higher Education
In today’s fast-changing world, employers are looking for more than just technical knowledge—they’re seeking graduates who can think critically, solve problems, and communicate effectively.
CAE’s latest whitepaper outlines the strategic opportunity higher education institutions have to improve student outcomes, boost retention, and enhance institutional value by integrating these essential skills into the core of their academic experience.
Partner With CAE to Build Workforce Readiness
Join the growing network of institutions preparing students for career-long adaptability and success. CAE solutions give every student the opportunity to build, practice, and demonstrate the workforce skills that last a lifetime.