SCSEP – SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? August 5 th, 2010 & 3pm August 5 th, 2010 & 3pm

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3 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Presenters Presenters:  Lauren Fairley-Wright  Tracie Hamilton, –Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment  Emily Allen, –AARP Foundation Moderator:  Kathleen Dorcy, –SCSEP National Office

4 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Lauren Fairley-Wright Workforce Analyst, ETA Office of Workforce Investment

5 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Assessments  Used for career exploration purposes  Encourages self-assessment  Foundation for career transition planning/IEPs/Action Plans  Occupational assessments can determine match or fit related to abilities/ transferable skills

6 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? O*NET Assessments

7 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Ability Profiler Assess areas like math, vocabulary, and motor abilities Assess areas like math, vocabulary, and motor abilities Measure skills related to learning and performing in training programs Measure skills related to learning and performing in training programs

8 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Interest Profiler Help identify individuals’ interests or what they like/don’t like to do Help identify individuals’ interests or what they like/don’t like to do Help individuals understand the types of education, training, or work they would enjoy Help individuals understand the types of education, training, or work they would enjoy

9 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Work Importance What a person values in a job What a person values in a job Characteristics that are important to job satisfaction Characteristics that are important to job satisfaction

10 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? O*NET Online

11 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Interest Profiler Results (RIASEC) Search O*NET for occupations based on ability, interest profiler or work values results:

12 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Interest Profiler Results (RIASEC)

13 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Work Importance Results

14 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Military Crosswalk

15 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Military Crosswalk

16 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Military Crosswalk

17 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Searching for Occupations

18 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Searching for Occupations

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20 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? O*NET Skills and Abilities for Office Clerks Researching Related New Occupations

21 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? O*NET Related occupations for Office Clerks Researching Related New Occupations

22 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Analyze Results What do you do with the results? Analyze the data collected from all sources/ assessments (triangulated data analysis)

23 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Analyze Results Create a plan for career exploration/IEP  Conduct additional occupational research (O*NET)  Conduct additional occupational assessments  Conduct information interviews/create job shadowing opportunities

24 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Analyze Results Compare data collected to:  Labor market information  Skills gap analysis (consider training or education costs)

25 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Assessment Toolbox Examples  Initial intake assessment (interview, records review)  Work readiness (e.g. WorkKeys, National Work Readiness Certificate)  Ability, achievement, work skills (e.g. computer literacy)  Interest measures (e.g. strong interest, Holland types)  Work and personal values measures  Soft skills - personality/temperament inventories (e.g. Myers Briggs (MBTI), DISC)  Work samples and observation

26 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Emily Allen Director of Workforce Programs, AARP Foundation

27 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? AARP WorkSearch The WorkSearch Assessment System can be accessed by going to

28 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? AARP WorkSearch Once you register in the system, you will start by taking a series of self assessments including Work Interests, Personal Characteristics, Entry Level Skills, Transferrable Skills and Specific Skills.

29 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? AARP WorkSearch Here is part of the Transferrable Skills self-assessment. This is particularly useful for adult and older workers who may need to re-career.

30 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? AARP WorkSearch Once you complete even one assessment, you will be provided potential job matches based on your answers. From there, you can begin to explore your career options.

31 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? AARP WorkSearch This is called the Job Display page. On this page you can learn more about a job title, the core skills for that job and even take objective tests that will help you assess your current level of competencies for each core skill so you can target your training requirements.

32 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? AARP WorkSearch There is also integrated employment information in the system and you can search for jobs straight from the dashboard page. This leads you straight to the details of an actual job and how to apply.

33 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Tracie Hamilton Program Analyst, ETA Office of Workforce Investment

34 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? CareerOneStop Portal

35 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Explore Careers Industry & Occupation Profiles Get Occupation and Industry Information Fastest growing Largest employment Highest paying

36 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. All workers are classified into one of over 820 occupations according to their occupational definition. Occupation Profile

37 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. Occupation Profile

38 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? ‘What’s Hot’ in Industries? Search different Industries by region and find information on wages, employment trends, and projections.

39 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Career Videos Skill and Ability Videos Show skills and abilities people use to do certain types of work. Cluster & Career Videos Work Option Videos Industry Videos

40 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? State and Federal Licensing Requirements Education + Training

41 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Certification Finder

42 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Education + Training Certification Finder

43 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Employer Locator Tool

44 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Employer Locator Tool

45 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Job Search

46 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Features of COS Features of COS  Skill and Ability Videos  Licensed Occupation database  Education and Training Finder  Apprenticeship opportunities  WIA training Providers  Industry & Occupation Profiles  Career Resource Library  Salary Info Tool  Scholarship Search  Green Careers  Military to Civilian Occupation Translator  Career Exploration Tool  Certification Finder  Education & Training Finder  Employability Checkup Tool  Employer Locator  Financial Aid Advisor  Job Description Writer  Resume Tutorial  Skills Profiler Tool  Short Term Training Finder  Job Seeker Tools

47 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Additional Portals  Worker Re Employment Portal  Auto Worker Portal  Disaster Recovery

48 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Worker Re-Employment Portal

49 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? America’s Service Locator

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52 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Toll-Free Help Line  Connects people to One-Stop Centers and information about workforce programs via telephone.  Serves people without internet access.  English and Spanish speaking customer service representatives available (over 150 languages).  Available 5 days a week, from 8am to 8pm (all time zones)  In FY 2008, ETA received 242,468 calls and anticipate receiving 300,000 calls in FY US2-JOBS [TTY]

53 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Contact Us!  CareerOneStop – (TTY: )  Toll-free help line –1-877-US2-JOBS (TTY: )

54 SCSEP – What’s In Your Toolbox? Stay Informed, Get Connected! Workforce 3 One:  Communities of Practice Communities of Practice  Recovery Clearinghouse Recovery Clearinghouse  Live and Archived Webinars Live and Archived Webinars  Podcasts Podcasts  Monthly Newsletters Monthly Newsletters  Thousands of User-Generated Resources! Thousands of User-Generated Resources! For more information about the Workforce Investment System:  Visit  Call US2-JOBS

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