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Kentucky Adult Education Council on Postsecondary Education

Kentucky Adult Education Council on Postsecondary Education. Adult and Continuing Education Programs. Employer Message.

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Kentucky Adult Education Council on Postsecondary Education

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  1. Kentucky Adult EducationCouncil on Postsecondary Education Adult and Continuing Education Programs

  2. Employer Message • Today's employers are sending the message that they cannot find qualified applicants for many of their job openings, citing reasons such as poor reading, writing, math and basic employment skills. • A U.S. Department of Education report echoes the finding, indicating that 7 out of 10 students graduate from high school without completing the courses they need to succeed in college or the workplace. • Source: Educated work force essential to state's economic prosperity 12/19/2005 Lexington Herald Leader

  3. Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE)Services • All services are tax supported and provided at “no charge”. • Your tax dollars being re-invested in your business. • GED Preparation • Basic Academic Skills Instruction • Family Literacy Programs • Online Learning at www.KYVAE.org • Skill Assessments and Related Instruction, and

  4. Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE) Services (cont) • Workplace Essential Skills Instruction • For both Pre-hire Applicants and Incumbent Employees with job-specific customized work situations in subjects of: • ~Math ~Writing • ~Communication ~Reading • ~Teambuilding ~Problem Solving • ~Critical Thinking • ~Introduction to Computers • ~Workplace English as a Second Language • ~Pre-Technical Skills(pre-SPC, pre-LEAN, pre-Blueprint Reading)

  5. Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE)Services (cont) • Competency-Based Certifications: • Kentucky Manufacturing Skills Standards (KMSS). Targeted instruction to certify students for the KMSS assessment based on the academic, employability and occupational skills identified by the Associated Industry of Kentucky as necessary for employment in manufacturing sector. • Kentucky Employability Certificate (KEC), based on the WorkKeys system. Provides targeted instruction to prepare students to take the KEC ACT WorkKeys assessments. The attainment of a minimum score qualifies a student for the KEC which is a standardized credential that validates reading, math and locating information skills for specific occupations applicable to all businesses and industries.

  6. The Kentucky Employability Certificate Based on WorkKeys System

  7. ACT’s WorkKeys What is WorkKeys? • What ACT is to the college community, Act's WorkKeys is to the Business community. • Standard system used in the business community created by ACT. • Allows business to have a common language regarding workplace skills through job profiling, skills assessment, and instructional support. • Compares the skills of workers with the skills required by the job. • ACT’s Occupational Profile Database • http://www.act.org/workkeys/profiles/occup.html

  8. The Kentucky Employability Certificate (KEC) • What is the KEC? Created to: • Provide skill-based credentials to Kentuckians. • Provide employers with employees that have documented skills proficiency. • Create a pool of certified applicants that employers can hire with confidence. • Common metric

  9. KEC – Based on the WorkKeys System The Kentucky Employability Certificate is based on three WorkKeys skill areas: • Reading for Information • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information

  10. Reading for Information • Measures a person’s skill in reading and using work-related information including: • Instructions • Policies • Memos • Bulletins • Manuals • Governmental Regulations

  11. Applied Mathematics • Measures a person’s skill in using mathematical reasoning to solve work-related problems: • Calculating percentages, discounts and mark-ups • Performing multiple mathematical operations • Calculate perimeters and areas of basic shapes

  12. Locating Information • Measures a person’s skill in using workplace graphics such as: • Diagrams • Floor plans • Tables • Charts • Graphs • Forms

  13. How does an individual earn the KEC? Targeted Instruction • Score • Level 4 • Level 5 Receive Certificate Yes Take Assessment in Three Skill Areas of Math, Reading and Locating Information No Re-take Assessments As Needed Targeted Instruction

  14. KEC KEC Skill Levels Silver Gold Skill Area 50% of jobs 80% of jobs Applied Mathematics 4 5 Reading for Information 5 4 5 Locating Information 4

  15. Vision for KEC • Employers recognize the KEC as a meaningful credential and have “confidence” in the skills that credential holders possess • Citizens recognize the value of the KEC in terms of making them more employable and documenting their skills to employers • Public agencies develop a “pool” of certified workers

  16. KEC Endorsements (partial listing) • Council on Post Secondary Education • Kentucky Adult Education • Kentucky Education Cabinet • Kentucky Community and Technical College System • Kentucky Chamber of Commerce • Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management • Kentucky Workforce Investment Board • Kentucky Industrial Development Council

  17. Resources Available • Kentucky Adult Education will provide 100% funding to Adult education eligible students for KEC associated costs of assessments, scoring, targeted instruction and KEC certificate fees. • Tax supported services - available at “no charge” to your business.

  18. More Information and individual Appointments: • Call toll free:1-800-928-7323 and ask for your area’s Kentucky Adult Education Associate for Workforce Education. • For workforce training and grant opportunity information, visit our website at: http://KYAE.KY.Gov

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