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11/14/2016 Local Strategies for Generating Employer Interest in NCRC Agenda WorkKeys/NCRC Refresher Career Readiness Initiative Updates Presentations and Discussion 1 11/14/2016 Refresher Career Ready 101: Computer based,

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Local Strategies for Generating Employer Interest in NCRC

Agenda

  • WorkKeys/NCRC Refresher
  • Career Readiness Initiative

Updates

  • Presentations and Discussion
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Refresher

 Career Ready 101: Computer based, self-paced curriculum

providing instruction in workplace skills, soft skills, career exploration, and more. CR 101 Can be used on its own and as preparation for WorkKeys.

 WorkKeys: Timed and proctored, high-stakes test of skills in

these subjects:

  • Reading for Information
  • Applied Math
  • Locating Information

NCRC Scoring System

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Score Profiles

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Coming to a Region Near You

Regional CRI User Group Meetings West Dec 12th, morning Central Dec 12th, afternoon Boston Dec 13th, afternoon Northeast Dec 14th, afternoon Southeast Dec 15th, afternoon

Career Readiness Initiative Update

Career Ready 101

  • Nearly 100 licenses activated
  • Over 20,000 students enrolled
  • Over 11,000 lessons passed

WorkKeys Testing / NCRC

  • 24 WorkKeys testing sites being set-up
  • Highlight: Quinsigamond Community College first site to complete

testing and issue NCRCs

  • All sites expected to be activated by spring 2017

Business Engagement (State Level)

  • Job Profiling training August through November 2017
  • Business Engagement to be coordinated with local Workforce Boards
  • Cultivating Employer Champions; identifying businesses using NCRCs

in hiring process Contact: careerreadiness@state.ma.us / (617) 626-7109

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Joseph Viana Director, Career Centers

  • f Bristol County, MA

Aurora King Director of Business and Innovation Rogue Workforce Partnership, OR

Presenters

Mark Whitmore Director North Shore Career Center, MA Trudi Amundson Business Services MN Department of Employment and Economic Development

Thanks & Stay in Touch

  • Allison McIntyre - careerreadiness@state.ma.us
  • Sandy Goodman – sgoodman@worlded.org
  • Resources http://www.mass.gov/massworkforce/careerready/
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Aurora King Director of Business and Innovation

Rogue Workforce Partnership

  • Growing Skills, Building Careers, Boosting the Economy
  • Our Promise to Southern Oregon: A more highly skilled,

dependable, innovative & talented workforce built through business-led community partnership.

  • Sector strategies
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Building Brand Recognition Employer Outreach

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Demonstrating the Value Getting Traction and Maintaining Momentum

  • Employer support/recognition
  • Local school districts on board
  • Jobseeker training on how to market their NCRC
  • Storytelling videos
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Outcomes

  • Job seeker preference for hiring at local businesses
  • Recruitment tool for economic development partners
  • Evidence of RWP’s responsiveness to southern Oregon promise
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Workforce Solutions for Business

Business Services Department of Employment and Economic Development

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

What do we do?

Business consulting services division of DEED We provide solutions for workforce issues from “how to hire right the first time” to “hiring tax credits” to how to “create a positive company culture” at: NO charge to you!

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Our Strategy

Talent

Resources

Training and Education

Talent

NCRC

  • Brainerd Lakes Talent Community
  • National Career Readiness Requirement
  • Kick off community luncheon
  • A website where employers can find employees

with the right skills

  • Piloted in 2012-2013
  • No funding to continue
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www.Brainerdlakestalent.com

Brainerd Lakes Talent Community For Businesses and Job Seekers!!

JOIN US!!!

STEVE LakeLand Mold JESSICA MaxBotix SHAWN Stern Industries

Brainerd Lakes Talent Community

JOIN US!!!

STEVE LakeLand Mold JESSICA MaxBotix, Inc. SHAWN Stern Industries

Connecting businesses with job seekers Brainerdlakestalent.com

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THANK YOU

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Career Centers of Bristol County

NCRC Employer Engagement

JOSEPH VIANA – DIRECTOR – CAREER CENTERS OF BRISTOL COUNTY

Employer Engagement Overview

BSR Gauges Interest Profiler Visits Employer OSCC Enacts Plan Business Services Representative Career Ready Employer Profiler One Stop Career Center’s Career Ready Administrators

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BSR Team – Engagement with Employer

Is it a good fit?

  • Compare to other

employers in the industry that we’ve worked with

  • Not all employers will

benefit from a Job Profiling

Identify Positions

  • BSR’s will prepare

employer for the Profiler

  • BSR’s use generic

LMI from CR 101 – Career Exploration for baseline info Coordinate

  • Plan On-Site

meeting with Employer & Profiler

Profiler – Profiling the positions Job Profile

Create Task List Analysis Documentation

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Career Centers – Bringing it all together

Create Class

  • Based on Profiler’s Assessment

Identify Candidates

  • Outreach to Job Seekers

Enroll in CR 101

  • Skills Assessment &

Skills Increase using Keytrain

NCRC

  • Certification via WorkKeys

and Employer Interview