Rachael Jungblut Exec. Director MINCRC Advocates Larry Miller Director of Distribution ACT, Inc

About Us About Michigan’s Unprecedented Alignment Our progress Your Resources Building Your Program

Slide 3 Emerging Workforce (K-12 and Colleges) Transitional Workforce (MWAs and Agencies) Incumbent Workforce (Employers) Employers (Chambers & EAs) DemandSupply

Skill Areas of The Career Readiness Certificates –Reading for Information –Applied Mathematics –Locating Information Three Certificate levels: Bronze – Minimum of Level 3 in all Skill Areas –Qualified for 30% of Jobs Silver – Minimum of Level 4 –Qualified for 65% of Jobs Gold – Minimum of Level 5 –Qualified for 85% of Jobs

T H E S O L U T I O N TM Certificates & Seals

The National Career Readiness Certificate addresses these needs: Certifies the common workplace skills and trainability of students and job seekers Is a nationally-recognized, portable credential Is recognized by both education and business Provides a common measurement between individuals and specific jobs Has been adopted by over 20 states and growing

Slide 7 Notes: $23,000 at “9” and $50,000 at “15” results in a gain of $4500 per point. Data is based on RI, AM, and LI scores from the ACT Occupational Database (with 5 or more Profiles) and Median income data from the O*NET. Example: 3, 3, 3 = 9; 5, 5, 5 = 15; etc. DRAFT Combined Score Qty. of Profiles 2006 Data Census Bureau 116,011,000 Households 20 th - $20, th - $37, th - $60, th - $97, NCRC Skills Pay 40

WKs Level 4 (Silver) Literacy WKs Level 5 (Gold) Source: Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Common Measures Policy (17-05), February 17, 2006

Source: Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Common Measures Policy (17- 05), February 17, 2006 Level 5 – Gold Basic Reading and Writing Numeracy Skills Functional and Workplace Skills Level 4 – Silver Basic Reading and Writing Numeracy Skills Functional and Workplace Skills

Assess Building Employer Demand Skilling Up Career Coaching

NCRC Platform

Assessment – Ironing Out the Details Delivery Method Facilities Planning Staffing Scheduling Pre-Screening/Pre-Test Process

Employer Demand Community Partners Employer Outreach Defining Services Job Postings

Raising the Skill Levels of your customers Understanding Your Delivery Method (self paced, Instructor led, workshop, etc) Staffing Link to other Training Partners/Programs Skill Up

Career Coaching – Putting Together the Pieces of the Puzzle Delivery of Scores Job Searching/Job Matching Registering Certificates Resume Building Link to Talent Mapping/Additional Training Employment

Job Profiles Database

CAREER INFORMATION Interest Inventories – available online ACT Occupational Database Create Local Profile Database Using these for career guidance

Example Occupations for CRC Holders BRONZEBRONZE SILVERSILVER GOLDGOLD

TRAINING & Metrics Assessment Building Employer Demand Skilling Up Career Coaching

“Its What you do with the Data that Matters” Assessment –# of People Tested –# of people Eligible for a Certificate Bronze, Silver Gold Analyze <3, what subject areas were they deficient Employer Demand –# of Endorsements –# of Commitments –# of Job Postings Career Coaching –# of People placed with a NCRC –# of Job alignments for job searches –# of Certificates Registered Skilling Up –# of hours in the system –# of quizzes/Lessons –# of pre-tests

Slide 27 WorkKeys is a measurement tool. WorkKeys quantifies skills in the following categories: Applied Mathematics Applied Technology Business Writing Listening Locating Information Observation Reading for Information Teamwork Writing

Job Profile – identifies the skills and skill levels needed to be successful on the job. Assessments – shows the current skill levels of an individual. Training – helps individuals and employers correct skill gaps.

Navigating ACT’s Occupational Database Title = ONET Title (not employer title) AM = Applied MathAT = Applied Technology L= ListeningLI = Locating Information OB = ObservationRI = Reading for Information TW = TeamworkW = Writing BW = Business Writing Range = Level Score spread in the # of jobs profiled Number of Jobs = Number of Jobs profiled containing that skill area as critical Red Numbers = Level Score for skill area (median)

National Career Readiness Certificate Partners Michigan National Career Readiness AdvocatesTeam –Rachael Jungblut, GRCC, , –Bill Guest, Metrics Reporting, , –Liz Stegman, GRCC , –Joel Westmaas,, Michigan CRC Advocates , –Scott Alsgaard, Michigan CRC Advocates, , ACT WorkKeys, Steve Anderson, , KeyTrain, Brian Heerdt ,