participant assessment: the difficult job of evaluating and determining job readiness

National Transitional Jobs ConferenceThursday, April 12, 20121:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Baltimore, MDPresenter: Martha Oesch

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

OUTCOMES

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

Process of collecting data for the purpose of making decisions and

establishing a relationship

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

1. Identifying the skills gap

• between program entry skills and placement skills to ensure that the program provides a solid bridge between the two for each applicant

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

2. Applicant has sufficient:◦ Stability◦ Motivation◦ Skills◦ Support systems

To get a job, retain a job, and advance in a job.

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

Front Door- outreach, eligibility, support services in place

before admission, participant selection

Core Services- occupational skills training, work readiness

training, education classes, subsidized employment

Back Door- Unsubsidized employment and retention

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

An experiential learning model.

Recruitment & Assessment

Work Readiness Occupational Training

Subsidized Employment Occupational Training Work Readiness Unsubsidized Employment

Retention

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Reliability -provides consistent results over time

Fairness -free from bias and conforms to recognized test administration standards and ethics 

 Validity -the extent to which a test/process measures what its authors/users claim

to measure

 Usefulness -ability to meet the needs of its users while providing the maximum

amount of reliability and validity

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

Timelines

Outside Forces (funders, employers, program goals)

Taking Risks

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1.Think ◦ How do you work with people now?◦ How are advancement decisions made and by

whom?◦ What happens now if a participant is not ready to

advance to the next phase?

2. Pair

3. Share

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1. What are the areas of strength in the assessment process?

2. What are the areas for improvement?

3. What do you use currently as a guide or protocol in your program?

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

1. What would you add/modify to the standards/skills column to better reflect your program?

2. How do you currently assess for that skill? What method/tools do you use?

3. How does your program teach that skill?

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There is only one slot left in the training. Based on the assessment you see, decide who should be admitted to the training and who should not, and why.

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012

Martha Oesch- Consultant –

workforce development and adult basic educationmoesch4@comcast.net

781-438-5593

National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012