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Schools Get Ahead with WorkKeys . Regional WorkKeys Conference St. Louis, MO November 6, 2006. How WorkKeys Profiling works for Academic Programs. Subject matter Experts are chosen Date selected for all day profiling session
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Schools Get Ahead with WorkKeys Regional WorkKeys Conference St. Louis, MO November 6, 2006
How WorkKeys Profiling works for Academic Programs • Subject matter Experts are chosen • Date selected for all day profiling session • Initial Task List established from existing state competency profiles, existing national WorkKeys profiles, and current RTC program competencies (classroom & clinical)
Profiling a Program Involves • Developing a list of the most critical tasks to the training program/career; • Identifying the tasks associated with each Work Keys skill; • Identifying on-the-job behaviors associated with each skill as it is used on the job; and • Determining the Work Keys skill levels of the job.
What Comes from the Profile • Faculty and Students know what expectation are for their jobs • General Workplace Skills • Common Sense, Punctuality, Dependability, etc. • Clinical/Internship Skills • Effective communication with staff and co-workers, understanding science and theory of occupation, and work ethics (honor, commitment, integrity, courtesy, respect • Overall Successful Occupational Performance
Profile Results • Skill Analysis Information: • Reading for information Level 5-6 for entry-level respiratory therapy • Locating Information Level 4-6 for entry-level respiratory therapy • Observation is required for 96% of tasks for respiratory therapist-SME’s agreed that Level 6 is necessary for effective performance of the job
Skill Rankings • # 1 Observation • # 2 Locating Information • #3 Reading for Information SME’s determined rankings by considering how critical each skill is to the performing of the occupation of respiratory therapist
Final Task List • Determine a Core Competency Skills List for each Program • Range is from 45-80 Core Competencies • Used to Update and Modify Program Core Competency List • This Means Updating Curriculum for the Program
WorkKeys Testing Areas • Reading for Information • Applied Mathematics • Listening • Writing • Locating Information • Teamwork • Applied Technology • Observation • Business Writing
How Do We Use the Profiles • Assess Current Instructional Competencies and • Verify Critical Workplace Tasks and Skills • Check if Curricula is Sequentially Aligned and Taught to Those Critical Skills • Used to Select Applicants into Medical Programs
And Also Used for Perkins Reporting and Accountability • Have been using it for all adult students – Cost of testing is included in adult tuition/fees • Have used it with high school juniors and seniors in building trades programs through St. Louis Apprenticeship Program • Will use on select group of seniors with pilot project in conjunction with local WIB
RTI/RTC History of WorkKeys Began Profiling RTC Medical Programs • September 26, 2001 • Licensed Practical Nursing first program • Completed other seven health care related spring 2004 Began Technical Programs 2004 • Due to be completed spring 2007
WorkKeys Testing • Began using WorkKeys Test in Fall of 2003 • Began using WorkKeys Test as pre and post test in LPN, Respiratory Therapist, and Radiology • Needed a nationally normed test for Perkins accountability • TABE no longer qualified for academic attainment reporting
Career Readiness Certificate • ACT WorkKeys is considered as the standardized test for the Missouri Career Readiness Certificate • Utilize Reading for Information, Locating Information, and Applied Mathematics selected for CRC to determine level of CRC awarded to student
How and Why WorkKeys was chosen for RTI/RTC • Need for a nationally normed testing instrument for adult graduates • Way of aligning curriculum to testing instrument • Way to remediate students to be able to increase test scores-WIN software • Way to obtain Career Readiness Certificate for Graduates