COPES Self-Scoring Booklet

–  Range: Grades 6 – 12, College and Adult
–  Length: 64 items
–  Norms: High School and College combined
–  Administration Time: 20 – 30 minutes
–  Scoring Options:
–  Self-scoring in 15-20 minutes
–  Web-based version – instant scoring

–  You Will Also Need:
–  COPSystem Comprehensive Career Guide to use COPES on its own or along with COPS and/or CAPS

Personal values play an important part in occupational selection and job satisfaction. The Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES) provides a measure of values to supplement programs in educational and industrial career counseling. COPES scores are keyed to the 14 COPSystem Career Clusters enabling examinees to discover which occupational areas match their personal values.

COPES now has revised item content and expanded interpretation which provides comprehensive measurement of work values for use in career planning. COPES now weighs both ends of the continuum and may be more easily interpreted for vocational counselling purposes. Eight fundamental values are used as the basis for COPES:

• Investigative vs. Accepting
• Orderliness vs. Flexibility
• Practical vs. Carefree
• Recognition vs. Privacy
• Independence vs. Conformity
• Aesthetic vs. Realistic
• Leadership vs. Supportive
• Social vs. Reserved

After completing the easy Self-Scoring Booklet, the results of the test are interpreted using the COPSystem Comprehensive Career Guide and the scores are related to specific occupational clusters. Provides vital information for use in career exploration courses, industrial or educational counselling and in encouraging self-awareness.