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National Career Readiness Certificate Wisconsin Job Service January, 2011

National Career Readiness Certificate Wisconsin Job Service January, 2011. Why Am I Here?. Longest recession since WWII Unemployment ~ 9% 37% of people age 18-29 were not in the workforce in 2009

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National Career Readiness Certificate Wisconsin Job Service January, 2011

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  1. National Career Readiness Certificate Wisconsin Job Service January, 2011

  2. Why Am I Here? • Longest recession since WWII • Unemployment ~ 9% • 37% of people age 18-29 were not in the workforce in 2009 • National Center for Higher Management Systems 2006 Study: 88 million adults have at least one education barrier (47%, out of 188 million)

  3. It’s the Economy, Stupid. • Anthony Carnevale, Georgetown: “Recessions accelerate the trend to eliminate low skill jobs and those jobs don’t come back.” New jobs = higher skills. • 2009 ASTD Poll on Skill Gaps: • Number 1 – Leadership (50%). • Number 2 – Basic Skills (46%).

  4. Changes in Workforce Skills Needs, 1955-2005 Unskilled 12% Skilled 30% Unskilled 60% Professional 20% Professional 20% Skilled 68% 1955 2005

  5. What Is This Guy Selling? • A used car? • Insurance you don’t need? • A free estimate with nine pages of “fine print”? What we are NOT doing. • Trying to create a new, statewide “work readiness credential.” • Less than easy: It will take agreement and a willingness to share a common tool. • More Partners + More Employers = More Success What we ARE doing.

  6. Why the National Career Readiness Certificate? • A portable credential that documents and certifies an individual’s ability level to learn / perform occupation specific skills. • A valuable complement to a job seeker’s portfolio of traditional credentials. • Promoting a common language for employers, individuals, educators to address skill gaps. • Integrating workforce initiatives at the state, regional, national levels. WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  7. United States WorkKeys/NCRC Activity: National, Portable Credential Source: ACT, Inc. (September 2009)

  8. Percentage of Young-Adults Degree Attainment (ages 25-34) Canada (55%) Japan (54%) Korea (53%) 54 52 50 Massachusetts 48 46 Minnesota North Dakota 44 New Zealand (44%) Connecticut, Colorado, New York New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire Maryland, Nebraska, Illinois 42 Belgium, Ireland, Norway (42%) Denmark, France (41%) 40 United States, Australia, Spain, Sweden (39%) Finland (38%) U.K. (37%) Netherlands (36%) Virginia, Iowa Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Washington Pennsylvania, Kansas, Delaware 38 Hawaii 36 Utah, Montana Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia Ohio, Missouri, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Florida, Maine 34 Switzerland (32%) 32 Indiana Idaho, South Carolina, Arizona Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Alaska Oklahoma 30 Poland (28%) Greece (27%) 28 Kentucky, New Mexico Mississippi, Louisiana 26 24 West Virginia, Arkansas Nevada 22 Germany (22%) 20 Mexico (19%) Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a Glance 2008, CRC Advocates from the ACT Workforce 2010 Conference

  9. Essential Skills Based on Analysis of over 17,000 Jobs (September 2003 to August 2008) NCRC Source: CRC Advocates from the ACT Workforce 2010 Conference

  10. National Career Readiness Certificate(NCRC) Employers: Do you want to validate skills and take some of the guesswork out of hiring decisions? Want to increase productivity and decrease turnover? Jobseekers: Do you want to separate yourself from the crowd? Want to demonstrate, with a nationally recognized credential, that you have the work readiness skills employers want? NCRC. Answers the questions. WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  11. Components of the System • START HERE: WorkKeys / NCRC • Primary component of system. • Based on over 17,000 existing job profiles. • Test and assess skills of individuals to demonstrate work readiness. • SOLIDIFY YOUR STANDARDS: Job Analysis / Profiling • Additional service for select, interested employers. • A trained job profiler can analyze a specific job. • The profile will identify the skills and skill levels necessary. • TARGET RESOURCES: Training / Curriculum • As applicable, employers and workforce system partners can use the WorkKeys results to develop training curricula specifically targeted to identified skill gaps. WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  12. Four NCRC Certificate Levels BRONZE: Core employability skills for approximately 30% of jobs SILVER: Core employability skills for approximately 65% of jobs GOLD: Core employability skills for approximately 85% of jobs PLATINUM: Core employability skills for approximately 99% of jobs WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  13. Bronze Source: ACT, Inc.

  14. Silver Source: ACT, Inc.

  15. Gold ** Platinum level occupations not yet identified; level is still too new. Source: ACT, Inc.

  16. Wisconsin Job Service and Implementation General Public Re-employment Eligibility Assessments (REA) Re-employment Services (RES) Pilot Milwaukee / SE WIRED Initiative 10/09 02/10 04/10 05/10 06/10 09/10 All Unemployment Insurance (UI) Veterans Program

  17. NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com Job Seeker Homepage

  18. NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com Job Seeker Registration / Enrollment Homepage

  19. NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com Employer Homepage

  20. NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com Job Search Results

  21. KeyTrain Workplace Success WorkKeys® NCRC • KeyTrain = Explore and Learn. This tool helps customers prepare for WorkKeys and can also help customers identify where their skill gaps exist. • WorkKeys =Assess. These assessments measure an individual’s skill levels in Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information. • NCRC =Prove Foundational Skills. The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a nationally recognized, transferrable work readiness credential. • Results=Achieve Successful Employment Outcomes. Reduced turnover, improved productivity, improved workplace success. WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  22. KeyTrain 101 • KeyTrain is a comprehensive, easy-to-use system for improving basic skills and preparing for WorkKeys • Assess potential WorkKeys scores • Review topics in each WorkKeys skill area • Practice problems similar to those on an actual WorkKeys assessment • Prepare for testing environment • Prepare for computer based testing • The KeyTrain system includes self-paced instruction, pre- and post-assessments, and an occupational job profiles database. • KeyTrain is the first CBT available specifically designed for WorkKeys. • KeyTrain helps ID basic and remedial needs, including ABE. Also helps target and focus training decisions.

  23. KeyTrain and WorkKeys in Wisconsin October 1, 2009 through January 20, 2011: • KeyTrain: • Over 35,000 customers enrolled • Over 22,500 pretests and over 7,700 lessons • WorkKeys (Statewide) • Over 4,020 WorkKeys Assessments (3/person) • 1,565 NCRC’s earned 15% Bronze 42% Silver 40% Gold 3% Platinum WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  24. Employer Outreach Efforts • Employer Marketing Initiative / Materials • JobCenterofWisconsin.com • Job Center Business Service Teams • Presentations

  25. How can employers support and implement the NCRC? • Ask applicants if they have their NCRC. • Include the NCRC in your job ads: “NCRC Preferred” • Select, and test, targeted group of employees. WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.

  26. Employer Benefits • Assists with Recruitment • Reduces Turnover • Reduces Training Time • Increases ROI

  27. Wisconsin Participating Employers • Letter of Support • Johnsonville Sausage, LLC • Labor Solutions • Universal Recycling Technologies • Genencor, a Danisco Division • The Vollrath Company, LLC • Express Services • Fire Protection Specialists • Federal Mogul • Sonoco • Kettle Foods • 5N Plus Corporation • Lakeside Staffing Services • Rockline Industries • HC Miller Company • Applicant Testing • Johnsonville Sausage, LLC • Sonoco • Brillion • Universal Recycling Technologies • The Vollrath Company, LLC • Federal Mogul • Wausau Papers (Mosinee, Rhinelander, and Brokaw locations) • Merit Gear

  28. It’s a Changing World… … We Need to Change With It

  29. Thank You! Kristina Thole, PHR Employer Outreach Coordinator / ACT Authorized Job Profiler 608.267.7214 kristina.thole@dwd.wisconsin.gov Brian Solomon Director, Wisconsin Job Service 608.267.7514 brian.solomon@wisconsin.gov

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