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Massachusetts’ Career Readiness Initiative

Massachusetts’ Career Readiness Initiative. Cheryl Scott Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development National Fund for Workforce Solutions Conference June 18, 2014. MA Career Readiness Initiative Context.

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Massachusetts’ Career Readiness Initiative

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  1. Massachusetts’ Career Readiness Initiative Cheryl Scott Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development National Fund for Workforce Solutions Conference June 18, 2014

  2. MA Career Readiness Initiative Context • Unemployment is most acute and chronic for individuals with the least amount of education and technical skill • 1/3 of students entering public higher education require literacy and math remediation (higher at community colleges) • Over 20,000 individuals on wait lists for adult education classes • Lack of alignment across basic skill pathways across systems and resources: multiple assessments, retesting, no correlation to job requirements

  3. 3 MA Career Readiness Initiative • Objectives: • Supplement basic skills delivery for low-skilled individuals through statewide implementation of ACT Career Ready • Improve work-based skills and job matching • Align and coordinate across basic skills pathways (Adult Education, Workforce Development, and Community Colleges) through shared tools

  4. 4 Massachusetts Model

  5. Partners and Resources

  6. CRI Workplan

  7. Results & Outcomes • Outcomes/Results to be Measured • Individuals improving skill level through Career Ready 101 • Individuals certified work ready (NCRC+) • Direct enrollment in post-secondary (no remediation) • Individuals who obtain and retain employment • Employers using NCRC+ in hiring process • Return on Investment (ROI) • Process Measures Across Systems • Partners coordinating around common service delivery and training models (intra- and inter-system) • Partners coordinating across stakeholders providing common certifications (NCRC)

  8. 8 Contact Cheryl Scott Director, MA Workforce Investment Board cheryl.scott@state.ma.us careerreadiness@state.ma.us (617) 626-7112

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