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KeyTrain

KeyTrain. SKILLS FOR SURVIVAL IN THE NEW WORKFORCE sm. Easy and Intuitive (fun) Always Teaching Links to jobs – makes sense Natural Voice. Mastering Skills Better Scores More interested people More interested companies. Internet CD Print LMS and Reporting.

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  1. KeyTrain SKILLS FOR SURVIVAL IN THE NEW WORKFORCEsm

  2. Easy and Intuitive (fun) Always Teaching Links to jobs – makes sense Natural Voice Mastering Skills Better Scores More interested people More interested companies Internet CD Print LMS and Reporting All WorkKeys Skills/Levels Pre-WorkKeys Career Skills – soft skills Career Clusters The User Results Customer Focus Customer Service Partners Continuous Improvement The User Interaction The Curriculum Delivery and Technology The Company

  3. Your Goals Our Goals • WHY (this is a really good thing you are doing!) • WHAT (is the WorkKeys® System?) • HOW (skills are moving with KeyTrain usage.) • WHAT (is it about KeyTrain that is producing results?) ?

  4. Definitions/Terms • Profile - benchmark • WorkKeys - assess • KeyTrain – remediate • Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) • Applied Math • Reading for Information • Locating Information

  5. “Begin with the end in mind”-Steven Covey

  6. What is the goal of the WorkKeys system? How do you measure it? More skilled: • College Students • Employees • High School Students • Candidate pool • Workforce WHY?

  7. The Good News: 34% are at Level 4 The Bad News: 14% are ≤ Level 3 WorkKeys Test Performance of U.S. Examinees-Reading for Information 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 <3 3 4 5 6

  8. The Good News: 25% are at Level 4 The Bad News: 27% are ≤ Level 3 WorkKeys Test Performance of U.S. Examinees-Applied Mathematics 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 <3 3 4 5 6

  9. Locating Information Requirement – Process Operator Level 7 Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 1995 2000 2005 2010

  10. WorkKeys Test Performance of U.S. Examinees-Locating Information (5/03-4/05) 50 45 40 35 2000 30 25 20 1995 15 today 10 5 0 <3 4 3 5 6

  11. The Economic Opportunity “Rather than a world in which places compete for business [and people follow] we will increasingly live in a world where places compete for people and businesses follow.” The most mobile age group [25-34] in the workforce has leveled in growth. With an aging workforce, people are becoming more rooted and less mobile. The opportunity: a rooted, stable, skilled workforce is a powerful asset. The Young and Restless in a Knowledge Economy CEOs for Cities, 2006

  12. Goals… again A more skilled: • College Student • Employee • High School Student • Candidate pool • Workforce

  13. WorkKeys Skills Levels 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Writing Business Writing Locating Information Applied Technology Listening Observation Teamwork Applied Mathematics Reading for Information

  14. WorkKeys Identifies Skill Gaps • By comparing the job profile and individual assessment results, skills gaps can be identified 6 Skills Gap 5 5 5 Skills Gap 4 4 4 4 4 4 Individual Results 3 3 3 3 3 3 Job Profile Applied Mathematics Reading for Information Locating Information

  15. KeyTrain Helps to Fill Skill Gaps • KeyTrain provides self-paced curriculum to help individuals fill their skill gaps 6 6 5 5 5 5 KeyTrain 4 4 4 4 4 4 Individual 3 3 3 3 3 3 Job Profile Applied Mathematics Reading for Information Locating Information

  16. Skill Areas of Most Career Readiness Certificates • Reading for Information • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information • 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 90% of Jobs • http://www.careerreadinesscertificate.org/

  17. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS.

  18. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS. PSAE KeyTrain was implemented in over 100 high schools. • At least one level in KeyTrain = one full level higher on WorkKeys Applied Mathematics on average. • At least one level in KeyTrain = one half level higher on WorkKeys Reading for Information on average. • More than 110,000 students have been enrolled in KeyTrain at CPS, and over 220,000 contact hours have been logged. • The effect of KeyTrain is significant at a confidence level of over 99%.

  19. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS. Tidewater CC and Norfolk PS – Best Key Program KeyTrain is the primary tool for helping students prepare the GED • First attempt success rate on the GED has been 89 - 94%. • Nearly 400 students completed their GED and have been placed in jobs, the military or college. • A 100% success and placement rate was recorded in a recent class of more than 100 students.

  20. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS. Retention • English 98 + KeyTrain: 81% course retention • English 98 alone: 60% course retention WorkKeys Reading for Information • English 98 + KeyTrain: 78% scored Level 4 or higher • English 98 alone: 57% scored Level 4 or higher Pre vs. Post Accuplacer Scores • English 98 + KeyTrain: 46% increased Accuplacer performance • English 98 alone: 35% increased Accuplacer performance

  21. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS. A study was conducted to evaluate how using KeyTrain impacted the performance of at-risk students on the Georgia High School Graduation Test. The following results were observed. GHSGT Math GHSGT English/Language Arts

  22. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS. CTE in Oklahoma • With some usage of KeyTrain remediation 78% increased at least one level • For all three tests: • 6.3% level 3 • 40% level 4 • 30% level 5 • 20% level 6 • 3.8% level 7 • 94% at 4 or above • 50% at 5 or above

  23. KEYTRAIN. RESULTS. 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 <3 4 3 5 6

  24. KeyTrain: The Complete System WorkKeysSkillsCurriculum Pre-WorkKeysCurriculum CareerReadinessSkills Career Clusters ProfilesDatabase LearningManagementSystem

  25. Multiple Delivery Formats Web-Based CD-ROM SpanishLanguage Client-Server Workbooks ACT Centers

  26. KeyTrain Skill Areas • Reading for Information • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information • Applied Technology • Listening • Writing • Teamwork • Observation • Business Writing • Pre-WorkKeys Courses

  27. Frequently Asked Questions about KeyTrain • Test Prep and/or Concept Mastery? • Concept mastery that leads to measurable results • Who Developed KeyTrain Curriculum? • Over 20 educational and subject matter experts • ACT WorkKeys Level 1 Provider? • Yes, the first accepted in this program • How we measure success? Results!

  28. WorkKeys/KeyTrain Adoptions • Please contact us at 1-877-842-6205 for specific information on these.

  29. Partial List of Business Users Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bridgestone Firestone Dana Corporation GM Coors Brewing Co. Leiner Health Products Parker Hannifin Corporation BWX Technologies Vermeer Manufacturing Holnam Cement Dixie Yarns Stanley Furniture CSX Railroad Advanced Glassfibers, Inc. formerly Owens Corning Newton Instruments Unilever Andrx AVX Chrysler Dow Chemical M & M Mars GoodYear Westinghouse Kimberly- Clark Amtrak CAPT (Honda Supplier) Protein Technologies – Div. of DuPont Thomasville Furniture Founder’s Furniture, div. of Thomasville Mail America Olin Chemical Siemens Eaton Corporation Countless others through service centers…

  30. KeyTrain Career Skills • KeyTrain Career Skills is an interactive set of 200 lessons • Field-tested curriculum • Skills identified by employers as those most needed by employees to be successful • Short true/false quiz at the end of each lesson • Major topic areas: • Work Habits, Communication Skills, Workplace Effectiveness, Business Etiquette, The Job Search

  31. KeyTrain Career Skills

  32. ACT-Compliant Curriculum • KeyTrain / Thinking Media is an ACT “Level I Publisher” and “Preferred Provider” of WorkKeys curriculum • KeyTrain has been reviewed and found to meet ACT’s standards for WorkKeys skills instruction – the first curriculum that met standards in all skill areas. ACT™ and WorkKeys® are trademarks of ACT, Inc. Thinking Media is not owned or controlled by ACT, Inc.; however, ACT, Inc. has reviewed these training materials and has determined that they meet ACT, Inc.’s standards for WorkKeys training curriculum.

  33. 2007 Southeastern WorkKeys Conference Bridging the gap with Thank you!

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