11/14/2016 Local Strategies for Generating Employer Interest in NCRC Agenda • WorkKeys/NCRC Refresher • Career Readiness Initiative Updates • Presentations and Discussion 1
11/14/2016 Refresher Career Ready 101: Computer based, self-paced curriculum providing instruction in workplace skills, soft skills, career exploration, and more. CR 101 Can be used on its own and as preparation for WorkKeys. WorkKeys: Timed and proctored, high-stakes test of skills in these subjects: • Reading for Information • Applied Math • Locating Information 4 NCRC Scoring System 2
11/14/2016 5 Score Profiles 3
11/14/2016 Coming to a Region Near You Regional CRI User Group Meetings West Dec 12 th , morning Central Dec 12 th , afternoon Boston Dec 13 th , afternoon Northeast Dec 14 th , afternoon Southeast Dec 15 th , afternoon Career Readiness Initiative Update Career Ready 101 • Nearly 100 licenses activated • Over 20,000 students enrolled • Over 11,000 lessons passed WorkKeys Testing / NCRC • 24 WorkKeys testing sites being set-up • Highlight: Quinsigamond Community College first site to complete testing and issue NCRCs • All sites expected to be activated by spring 2017 Business Engagement (State Level) • Job Profiling training August through November 2017 • Business Engagement to be coordinated with local Workforce Boards • Cultivating Employer Champions; identifying businesses using NCRCs in hiring process Contact : careerreadiness@state.ma.us / (617) 626-7109 4
11/14/2016 Presenters Aurora King Trudi Amundson Director of Business and Innovation Business Services Rogue Workforce Partnership, OR MN Department of Employment and Economic Development Joseph Viana Mark Whitmore Director, Career Centers Director of Bristol County, MA North Shore Career Center, MA Thanks & Stay in Touch • Allison McIntyre - careerreadiness@state.ma.us • Sandy Goodman – sgoodman@worlded.org • Resources http://www.mass.gov/massworkforce/careerready/ 5
11/14/2016 Aurora King Director of Business and Innovation Rogue Workforce Partnership • Growing Skills, Building Careers, Boosting the Economy • Our Promise to Southern Oregon: A more highly skilled, dependable, innovative & talented workforce built through business-led community partnership. • Sector strategies 1
11/14/2016 Building Brand Recognition Employer Outreach 2
11/14/2016 Demonstrating the Value Getting Traction and Maintaining Momentum • Employer support/recognition • Local school districts on board • Jobseeker training on how to market their NCRC • Storytelling videos 3
11/14/2016 Outcomes • Job seeker preference for hiring at local businesses • Recruitment tool for economic development partners • Evidence of RWP’s responsiveness to southern Oregon promise 4
11/14/2016 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Workforce Solutions for Business Business Services Department of Employment and Economic Development What do we do? Business consulting services division of DEED We provide solutions for workforce issues from “how to hire right the first time” to “hiring tax credits” to how to “create a positive company culture” at: NO charge to you! 1
11/14/2016 Our Strategy Talent Resources Talent Training and Education NCRC • Brainerd Lakes Talent Community • National Career Readiness Requirement • Kick off community luncheon • A website where employers can find employees with the right skills • Piloted in 2012-2013 • No funding to continue 2
11/14/2016 JOIN US!!! Brainerd Lakes Talent Community For Businesses and Job Seekers!! JESSICA STEVE SHAWN MaxBotix LakeLand Mold Stern Industries www.Brainerdlakestalent.com JOIN US!!! Brainerd Lakes Talent Community Brainerdlakestalent.com STEVE JESSICA SHAWN LakeLand Mold MaxBotix, Inc. Stern Industries Connecting businesses with job seekers 3
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11/14/2016 THANK YOU 5
11/14/2016 Career Centers of Bristol County NCRC Employer Engagement JOSEPH VIANA – DIRECTOR – CAREER CENTERS OF BRISTOL COUNTY Employer Engagement Overview Business Services Representative BSR Gauges Interest Profiler Visits Career Ready Employer Profiler Employer One Stop Career Center’s OSCC Enacts Career Ready Administrators Plan 1
11/14/2016 BSR Team – Engagement with Employer Coordinate • Plan On-Site meeting with Identify Positions Employer & Profiler • BSR’s will prepare employer for the Profiler Is it a good fit? • BSR’s use generic LMI from CR 101 – •Compare to other Career Exploration employers in the industry that we’ve worked with for baseline info •Not all employers will benefit from a Job Profiling Profiler – Profiling the positions Create Task List Job Analysis Profile Documentation 2
11/14/2016 Career Centers – Bringing it all together Create • Based on Profiler’s Assessment Class Identify • Outreach to Job Seekers Candidates Enroll in CR • Skills Assessment & Skills Increase using Keytrain 101 • Certification via WorkKeys NCRC and Employer Interview 3
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