Transcript Oklahoma’s Certified Work Ready Communities

Best Practices Conference 2010
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Choctaw Nation Career Development
Kiamichi Technology Centers
SE OK Workforce Investment Board
OK Dept. of Commerce
OK Dept. of Career & Technology Ed.
OK Employment Security Commission
Supporting Schools & Agencies
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Program Purpose
› To facilitate education & training which leads to
industry recognized certifications or licensures and
self-sustaining employment for Choctaw tribal
members
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Services
› Career Counseling & Exploration
› Academic Assessment & Enhancement
 WorkKeys & Career Readiness Certification (CRC)
› Education & Training
› Employment Services
Kiamichi Technology Centers
www.ktc.edu
10 Campuses within
region
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SE Oklahoma WIB
› Training & employment development
programs
› Economic development initiatives
OK Department of Commerce
› Governor’s Council for Workforce
Development
› Work Ready Communities
› http://www.okcommerce.gov/Communit
y-Resources/Work-Ready-Communities
OK Dept. of Career Tech
› http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/workkeys
/index.htm
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Defining the “Region”
› 13 Counties included:
Choctaw
Haskell
Latimer
Leflore
Pushmataha
Atoka
Bryan
Coal
Johnston
Meetings & Committees
 Presentations
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McCurtain
McIntosh
Pittsburg
Hughes
Oklahoma’s Premier Work Ready Region will
link economic development, education and
workforce to provide a talent pool of skilled,
work-ready job candidates that will…
 Align with the needs of industry and
goals of the individual worker
 Increase the wealth of our citizens and
communities and…
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 As
“Oklahoma’s Premier Work
Ready Region”, we can verify to
business that we have a
sustainable, reliable pipeline that
delivers the right workers with the
right skills at the right time.
Gain a competitive advantage over
surrounding regions
 Attract new businesses and investments
 Improve high school graduation rates
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› CRC aligns curricula to meet job skills employers need
› Develops more efficient teaching strategies to prepare
students for employment
› Alternative EOI exam
› Provide a common language between industry and
education
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Help existing companies grow and add
new jobs! (see list of OK CRC Employers)
Higher Skills = Higher Pay
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, ACT data
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To qualify as a “Certified Work Ready
Community,” we must meet the following
requirements
#1. 3% of our existing workforce must be Career Readiness
Certified
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#2. 25% of the available workforce must be Career Readiness
Certified
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#3. The region must have either a minimum of 82% high
school graduation rate OR 82% of high school seniors have
Career Readiness Certificates
You defined our region!
 Counties included:
Choctaw
Haskell
Latimer
LeFlore
McCurtain
Pittsburg
Pushmataha
Atoka
Bryan
Coal
Johnston
McIntosh
Hughes
“Oklahoma’s Premier
Work Ready Region”
“Not only can we offer clean air, good schools,
a great economy and affordable homes, but
we have what very few communities in
America have – a workforce that is certified to
be work ready!
And you can take that to the bank!”
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Kiamichi Technology Centers
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
KEDDO
Southeast WIB
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Kiamichi Tech Prep Consortium
Eastern WIB
Southern WIB
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Carl Albert State College
City of Eufaula
City of Poteau
City of Wilburton
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
LET’S ADD YOUR ENTITY TO THIS LIST!!
Go to:
www.OKcommerce.gov/workready
Karen Davidson : 800.722.8180 [email protected]
Jodie White: 888.567.2264 [email protected]
Rhonda Mize: 580-920-2260 [email protected]
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WorkKeys Assessments
› High School Students
› Career Tech Students
› Choctaw Members
› OESC Clients
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Career Readiness Certifications Issued to
Citizens
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Completed Written Application
› Guidance from Dept. of Commerce
› CRC Data
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Hurdles
› Additional testing needed
› Timing
› Celebration plan
3.1% of Existing Workforce credentialed
with Career Readiness Certificates
(CRCs)
 26.1% of Available Workforce
credentialed with CRCs
 86.0% high school graduation rate
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(statewide average is 79.6%)
~~~We Did It!~~~
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“Your vision and outstanding
achievement of 13 southeastern
Oklahoma counties working together to
equip its citizens with the necessary skills
and education to provide a work ready
region lays a foundation for stimulating
economic development and
strengthening your communities.”
--Gov. Brad Henry
Congratulations on a truly remarkable achievement! Because of the
diligent and focused efforts of you, your committee, and your
partners, the 13-county area of southeastern Oklahoma known as
“Oklahoma's Premier Work Ready Region” can officially be known
as an Oklahoma Certified Work Ready Community.
Yours is the first – the premier – multi-county area to attain this
distinction.
Continuing best wishes,
Kirk Martin, Director of Programs, OK Dept. of Commerce
Certification Presentation by:
Norma Noble, Deputy Secretary of Commerce for
Workforce Development
Governor’s Commendation by Sec. of State, Susan Savage
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Employers
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HR Group Meetings
Civic Group Meetings
Choctaw Career Expo
Choctaw Employment Services Team
Career Tech Business Service Coordinators
Trained
Brochures
Billboards
Website
Oklahoma Horizons TV Show
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Citizens
Continue assessing individuals
High School End of Instruction Exams (EOI’s)
Job ads requesting/requiring CRC’s
Kiamichi Technology Center requires all
employees to take WorkKeys exams
› Expansion of Choctaw Career Development
Academic & Employment Services team
› State-wide promotion of KeyTrain and
WorkKeys projects
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Doubled number of WorkKeys Profiles
completed
 Increasing number of higher level CRCs
 Increasing numbers of employers utilizing
CRC’s in hiring
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Hurdles
› Economy
› Political Changes
› Slow Process
Workforce Readiness Award -- Oklahoma
State Council for Human Resource
Management
 Distinguished Achievement Award –
Oklahoma Association of Career &
Technology Education
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Re-application
› Data currently being calculated
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Promotion of WorkKeys Profiles to employers
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OK CRC Summit
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Continuation of previous promotional efforts
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Use OK’s Premiere Work Ready Region
certification to bring in new business & industry.
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Rhonda Mize
Academic & Employment Services
Coordinator
Choctaw Nation Career Development
[email protected]
866-933-2269 Office
580-931-7624 Cell
**Please leave me your card if you would
like a copy of this presentation.
Build strong partnerships with
organizations who have multiple
common goals.
 Support of state agencies & leadership
 Employer support
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› Find and utilize those who understand the
WorkKeys system
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Perseverance & Patience!!!