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DOCUMENTING TALENT. For Economic Advantage. COMMERCE MISSION. Increase the quantity and the quality of jobs in Oklahoma. SKILLED WORKERS. The availability of skilled workers is the #1 factor in business location decisions. BUSINESS IMPACTS. Business decisions made due to lack of talent.
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DOCUMENTING TALENT For Economic Advantage
COMMERCE MISSION Increase the quantity and the quality of jobs in Oklahoma.
SKILLED WORKERS The availability of skilled workers is the #1 factor in business location decisions.
BUSINESS IMPACTS Business decisions made due to lack of talent
WORKFORCE PLANNING Education Employment Economic Development
PROGRAM VISION Oklahoma’s Certified Work Ready Communities are recognized and rewarded for having a sustainable, reliable pipeline that delivers • the right workers with • the right skills at • the right time to meet the changing needs of employers.
WORK READY COMMUNITIES • Objective, documented set of standards • Certification process • quantify the capability of a significant portion of an area’s workforce • document High School performance and the commitment to improve it • Marketing tool for Economic Development • differentiate our product; place-specific
TOOLS • KeyTrain® (curriculum) • ACTTMWorkKeys® (assessment) • Applied Mathematics • Reading for Information • Locating Informatio • NCRC
PROGRAM CRITERIA • CRC – credentialing achievement • 3% of existing workforce and • 25% of available workforce • High School Achievement • Commitment to improve Graduation Rate and • Either 85% graduation rate or 82% of High School seniors have CRCs
DATA SOURCES for CRITERIA • # of CRCs awarded,by WF category • OK CRC database • Graduation Rate • Office of Accountability, OK State Regents for Higher Ed • Available Workers • OESC – JobLink – job seekers • Existing Workers • Bureau of Labor Statistics – Quarterly Workforce Indicators
MARKETING TOOL For counties/regions For site selectors & employers “Seal of Approval” for Talent Pool Clear Objective Verifiable Current • Certified areas differentiate themselves from their competitors • Annual renewal requires sustained commitment
PROCESS STEPS • Enlist & organize partners • Review data • Apply • Reach thresholds for certification • Renew annually
PROGRAM VISION Oklahoma’s Certified Work Ready Communities are recognized and rewarded for having a sustainable, reliable pipeline that delivers • the right workers with • the right skills at • the right time to meet the changing needs of employers.
FOR INDIVIDUALS • Increases value of their NCRC • Recognizes importance of retaining & developing talent
FOR EDUCATION/TRAINING • Helps achieve mission and goals • Deepens relationships with existing partners • Product differentiation • Builds new partners
FOR EMPLOYERS Widening the use of NCRCs: • Quantifies skills of a larger portion of the labor pool • Diminishes unknowns • Reinforces importance of retaining & developing talent
FOR COMMUNITIES & Regions • Self determination • Recognition for local & regional achievements • Product differentiation • Additional marketing by Commerce • Strengthened regional cooperation
Hot off the Presses • Oklahoma’s Work Ready Communities 4th criteria Four Job Profiles per application
FOR MORE INFORMATION • www.OKcommerce.gov/WorkReady • Jeane Burruss, 405-815-5256, Jeane_Burruss@OKcommerce.gov