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Serving Our Communities by Utilizing the ENTIRE WorkKeys System

By Kelley Young and Jenny Cypert. Serving Our Communities by Utilizing the ENTIRE WorkKeys System. We will cover……. ACT WorkKeys Program Overview Oklahoma Career Readiness Program Components of System

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Serving Our Communities by Utilizing the ENTIRE WorkKeys System

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  1. By Kelley Young and Jenny Cypert Serving Our Communities by Utilizing the ENTIRE WorkKeys System

  2. We will cover…… • ACT WorkKeys Program Overview • Oklahoma Career Readiness Program • Components of System • Benefits of the WorkKeys System • Group Discussion

  3. Bureau of Labor • A recent study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that an estimated 45% of all jobs will be middle-skills jobs, only 25% of the workforce will be qualified to perform them. • Employers need a valid mechanism to sort out who is capable and who is not.

  4. ACT WorkKeys Program • Governor’s Task Force for Workforce & Economic Development • Funding – 16 States • National Career Readiness Certificate

  5. National Career Readiness Certificate

  6. National Career Readiness Certificate (back side)

  7. ACT WorkKeys Program Purpose • Economic Development • HR Tool for Existing Employers • Benchmarking Tool for Educators • Career Planning Tool for Job Seekers

  8. ACT® WorkKeys Job Skills System Job Profiling: Determines the level of skill necessary for entry and effective performance Career 101/Keytrain Efficiently closes skill gaps Skill Assessments: Measures an individual’s skill level Can lead to obtaining an CRC

  9. ACT® Workkeys Skills Training and Assessments • Reading for Information • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information • Applied Technology • Business Writing • Teamwork • Workplace Observation • Listening for Understanding • Fit • Performance • Talent

  10. ACT® WorkKeys Assessments: Where and Cost Available at No Cost • WorkForce OklahomaCenters • Career Technology Centers • Community Colleges • Job Corps Business Pricing • Site License $100 one-time fee • Assessment fees $12-25 per skill

  11. WorkKeys Profiling • Job Profile • Occupational Profile • Curriculum Profile • Occupational Database

  12. Example of Entry and Effective Entry Level Effective Level

  13. Costs? ROI? The costs of a job profile with 3 skill analysis is less than the average cost of losing 1 employee.

  14. Career 101 • Web Based Training • Self-Paced • Available for All WorkKeys Skills

  15. Benefits to Employers • Decreases training time • Decreases production errors • A legal tool for use in hiring and promoting • Job descriptions • Succession Planning • Performance Evaluation • Improves efficiency of training practices • Increases employee morale & Productivity • Reduces turnover, overtime, and waste • Better return on investment (ROI)

  16. Pan Pacific Products “Before 2008, turnover was 96 percent at entry level. Half of the new hires were let go during the 60-day probationary period or quit within a year. Now, after three years of using WorkKeys profiles and Career Readiness Certificates during the hiring process, turnover is 16 percent. We now require it. This is just good business. Now, when we hire five employees, we keep five. And they move up” . Chyrel Fortner Human Resources Manager Pan Pacific Products, Broken Bow Employer Partner: CRC Required

  17. Benefits to Education • Tool for Career Counseling • Alternate to EOI • Connect Education to Local Business & Industry • Identify & Serve Needs of Local Employers • Increased Student Success – Higher Graduation Rates • Decreased Drop-out Rates • Tool for Program/Course Development

  18. Benefits to Job Seeker • Increases Confidence Level • Tool for Career Planning • Motivation to Succeed in School • Increased Career Success • Cost Savings

  19. ACT® National Survey • ACT® recently reported that the vast majority of businesses using their Work Readiness System (86%) confirm that its benefits justify its cost. • Specific benefits reported most frequently include a reduction in turnover in their organization (67%) and improvement in their employees’ on the‐job productivity (63%). • N=946, response rate=21%

  20. For More Info…. www. OkWorkKeys.org www.act.org/workkeys

  21. Discussion Questions What are our barriers to increased success of this program?

  22. Discussion Questions How can we all work together to better utilize the Entire WorkKeys System?

  23. Discussion Questions What can Oklahoma’s Job Profilers do to help you promote WorkKeys in your community?

  24. Presented By ACT Authorized WorkKeys Job Profilers Kelley Young, MHR 580-330-1414 young.premierhr@gmail.com Jenny Cypert 580-310-2245 jcypert@pontotoctech.edu

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