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National Career Readiness Certificate
Wisconsin Job Service
January, 2011
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Why Am I Here?
 Longest recession since WWII
 Unemployment ~ 9%
 37% of people age 18-29 were not in the workforce in 2009
 National Center for Higher Management Systems 2006 Study: 88
million adults have at least one education barrier (47%, out of 188
million)
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It’s the Economy, Stupid.
 Anthony Carnevale, Georgetown: “Recessions accelerate
the trend to eliminate low skill jobs and those jobs don’t
come back.” New jobs = higher skills.
 2009 ASTD Poll on Skill Gaps:
 Number 1 – Leadership (50%).
 Number 2 – Basic Skills (46%).
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Changes in Workforce Skills Needs,
1955-2005
Unskilled
12%
Skilled
30%
Unskilled
60%
Professional
20%
1955
Professional
20%
Skilled
68%
2005
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What Is This Guy Selling?
 A used car?
 Insurance you don’t need?
 A free estimate with nine pages
of “fine print”?
 Trying to create a new, statewide “work
readiness credential.”
 Less than easy: It will take agreement and a
willingness to share a common tool.
 More Partners + More Employers = More
Success
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Why the National Career Readiness Certificate?
 A portable credential that documents and certifies an
individual’s ability level to learn / perform occupation specific skills.
 A valuable complement to a job seeker’s portfolio of traditional credentials.
 Promoting a common language for employers, individuals, educators to
address skill gaps.
 Integrating workforce initiatives at the state, regional, national levels.
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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United States WorkKeys/NCRC Activity:
National, Portable Credential
NCRC / CRC State
Activity
WorkKeys Activity
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Source: ACT, Inc. (September 2009)
Percentage of Young-Adults Degree
Attainment (ages 25-34)
54
Canada (55%)
Japan (54%)
Korea (53%)
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Massachusetts
50
48
Minnesota
North Dakota
46
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New Zealand (44%)
Connecticut, Colorado, New York
New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire
Maryland, Nebraska, Illinois
Virginia, Iowa
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Washington
Pennsylvania, Kansas, Delaware
Hawaii
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Belgium, Ireland, Norway (42%)
Denmark, France (41%)
United States, Australia, Spain, Sweden (39%)
Finland (38%)
U.K. (37%)
Netherlands (36%)
Utah, Montana
Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia
Ohio, Missouri, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Florida, Maine
Indiana
Idaho, South Carolina, Arizona
Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Alaska
Oklahoma
Kentucky, New Mexico
Mississippi, Louisiana
West Virginia, Arkansas
Nevada
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40
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36
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Switzerland (32%)
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Poland (28%)
Greece (27%)
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Germany (22%)
Mexico (19%)
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a Glance 2008, CRC
Advocates from the ACT Workforce 2010 Conference
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Source: CRC Advocates from the ACT Workforce 2010 Conference
Business Writing 382
Listening 814
Writing 996
Applied Technology
1,058
Teamwork 2,170
(Workplace)
Observation (69.6%)
4,008
Applied Mathematics
(74.6%) 4298
Reading for Information
(80.5%) 4637
Locating Information
(84.9%) 4892
Essential Skills
Based on Analysis of over 17,000 Jobs (September 2003 to August 2008)
NCRC
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National Career Readiness Certificate
(NCRC)
Employers: Do you want to validate skills
and take some of the guesswork out of
hiring decisions? Want to increase
productivity and decrease turnover?
Jobseekers: Do you want to separate
yourself from the crowd? Want to
demonstrate, with a nationally
recognized credential, that you have the
work readiness skills employers want?
NCRC. Answers the questions.
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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Components of the System
 START HERE: WorkKeys / NCRC
 Primary component of system.
 Based on over 17,000 existing job profiles.
 Test and assess skills of individuals to demonstrate work readiness.
 SOLIDIFY YOUR STANDARDS: Job Analysis / Profiling
 Additional service for select, interested employers.
 A trained job profiler can analyze a specific job.
 The profile will identify the skills and skill levels necessary.
 TARGET RESOURCES: Training / Curriculum
 As applicable, employers and workforce system partners can use the WorkKeys
results to develop training curricula specifically targeted to identified skill gaps.
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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Four NCRC Certificate Levels
BRONZE: Core
employability skills
for approximately
30% of jobs
GOLD: Core
employability skills for
approximately 85% of
jobs
SILVER: Core
employability skills
for approximately
65% of jobs
PLATINUM: Core
employability skills
for approximately
99% of jobs
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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Bronze
ONET
TITLE
AM
LI
RI
51-9111.00
Packaging and Filling
Machine Operators and
Tenders
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4
3
51-9012.00
Separating, Filtering,
Clarifying, Precipitating, and
Still Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders
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4
4
53-7062.03
Freight, Stock, and Material
Movers, Hand
3
4
3
43-3071.00
Tellers
3
4
4
13-072.00
Loan Officers
3
4
4
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Source: ACT, Inc.
Silver
ONET
TITLE
AM
LI
RI
51-1011.00
First Line Supervisors/Managers
of Production and Operating
Workers
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4
4
11-3051.00
Industrial Production Managers
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4
4
43-4171.00
Receptionists and Information
Clerks
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4
4
43-1011.02
First-Line Supervisors,
Administrative Support
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4
4
11-3051.00
Industrial Production Managers
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4
4
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Source: ACT, Inc.
Gold
ONET
TITLE
AM
LI
RI
13-2041.00
Credit Analysts
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5
5
49-2094.00
Electrical and Electronics
Repairers, Commercial and
Industrial Equipment
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5
5
17-2112.00
Industrial Engineers
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5
5
13-1073.00
Training and Development
Specialist
5
5
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** Platinum level occupations not yet identified; level is still too new.
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Source: ACT, Inc.
Wisconsin Job Service and
Implementation
Reemployment
Eligibility
Assessments
(REA)
Reemployment
Services (RES)
Pilot
10/09
02/10
All
Unemployment
Insurance (UI)
04/10
Milwaukee /
SE WIRED
Initiative
05/10
Veterans
Program
06/10
09/10
General Public
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NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com
Job Seeker
Homepage
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NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com
Job Seeker
Registration /
Enrollment
Homepage
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NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com
Employer
Homepage
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NCRC on JobCenterofWisconsin.com
Job Search
Results
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KeyTrain
WorkKeys®
NCRC
Workplace Success
 KeyTrain = Explore and Learn. This tool helps customers prepare for
WorkKeys and can also help customers identify where their skill gaps exist.
 WorkKeys = Assess. These assessments measure an individual’s skill levels
in Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information.
 NCRC = Prove Foundational Skills. The National Career Readiness
Certificate (NCRC) is a nationally recognized, transferrable work readiness
credential.
 Results = Achieve Successful Employment Outcomes. Reduced turnover,
improved productivity, improved workplace success.
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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KeyTrain 101
 KeyTrain is a comprehensive, easy-to-use system for
improving basic skills and preparing for WorkKeys
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Assess potential WorkKeys scores
Review topics in each WorkKeys skill area
Practice problems similar to those on an actual WorkKeys assessment
Prepare for testing environment
Prepare for computer based testing
 The KeyTrain system includes self-paced instruction, pre- and postassessments, and an occupational job profiles database.
 KeyTrain is the first CBT available specifically designed for WorkKeys.
 KeyTrain helps ID basic and remedial needs, including ABE. Also helps target
and focus training decisions.
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KeyTrain and WorkKeys in Wisconsin
October 1, 2009 through January 20, 2011:
 KeyTrain:
 Over 35,000 customers enrolled
 Over 22,500 pretests and over 7,700 lessons
 WorkKeys (Statewide)
 Over 4,020 WorkKeys Assessments (3/person)
 1,565 NCRC’s earned
15% Bronze
42% Silver
40% Gold
3% Platinum
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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Employer Outreach Efforts
 Employer Marketing Initiative / Materials
 JobCenterofWisconsin.com
 Job Center Business Service Teams
 Presentations
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How can employers support and
implement the NCRC?
 Ask applicants if they have their NCRC.
 Include the NCRC in your job ads: “NCRC Preferred”
 Select, and test, targeted group of
employees.
WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.
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Employer Benefits
 Assists with Recruitment
 Reduces Turnover
 Reduces Training Time
 Increases ROI
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Wisconsin Participating Employers
Letter of Support
 Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
 Labor Solutions
 Universal Recycling Technologies
 Genencor, a Danisco Division
 The Vollrath Company, LLC
 Express Services
 Fire Protection Specialists
 Federal Mogul
 Sonoco
 Kettle Foods
 5N Plus Corporation
 Lakeside Staffing Services
 Rockline Industries
 HC Miller Company
Applicant Testing
 Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
 Sonoco
 Brillion
 Universal Recycling Technologies
 The Vollrath Company, LLC
 Federal Mogul
 Wausau Papers (Mosinee, Rhinelander,
and Brokaw locations)
 Merit Gear
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It’s a Changing World…
… We Need to Change With It
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Thank You!
Brian Solomon
Kristina Thole, PHR
Director, Wisconsin Job Service
Employer Outreach Coordinator /
ACT Authorized Job Profiler
608.267.7514
608.267.7214
[email protected]
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