Kentucky Work Ready Communities Best Practices Summit

April 29,2015

Soft SkillsMuhlenberg County

Ken Robinson - President & CEO

Work Ready Community Soft Skills Minimum Standards

Must address ethics/soft skills - secondary, post- secondary and adult population:

•Employer Engagement with area business and industry

•Use of soft skill credentialing for hiring and advancement

•Measurable goals and improvement strategies

•Assurance of program sustainability

•Must address - attendance/punctuality, communications, teamwork, leadership, critical thinking and any other areas deemed critical

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Felix E. Martin Foundation Grant

Adult Grant Request - $44,000

Youth Grant Request - $48,000

Youth Working CommitteeBirth - 12th Grade / Youth College Focus

Educational Pipeline - Cradle to Career / Keeping Students in College

Martin Grant - $48,000

1.Career Presentations - All Grades

2.College and Career Exploration Field Trips - All Grades

3.Operation Preparation at College / Career Days - High School

4.College / Career Fair - High School

5.Dual Credit Course Class Fees - High School

Adult (25+) Focus Committee Focus on Retraining & Returning to College

Martin Grant Request $44,000

1.Employer / Employee Toolkits

2.Work Ready Community Website

3.Career Counseling Consultant

4.Evening Hours at Career Advancement Center

5.NCRC Certificate Support

6.Soft Skill Support

7.GED Support

8.Marketing

Gary Jones - Director of Business Development

Soft Skills Community Engagement Team

Gary Carver - State Farm Insurance (co-chair)

Susan Wells - First National Bank (co-chair)

Sarah Lynch- Baptist Hospital

Mike Mercer - First Security Bank

Jan Yonts & Gail Johnson - Public Schools

Jim Jarvis - Dyno Nobel

Curtis McGhee - Muhlenberg Co. Sherriff

Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress

Greater Muhlenberg Chamber of Commerce

Other business and community representatives

Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. (WIN)

Initial Cost $4,000Renewal Cost - $2,000

Computer Based Learning3-4 Hour Completion Time

Password ProtectedUnlimited Users

Certificate Issued

Supports:WIN Soft Skills

GED Testing

Computer

Skills

Career Advancement Center of Muhlenberg Co.

New Extended Evening Hours Program

Soft Skills

Computer Literacy

NCRC Testing

GED Classes/Testing

Educational

Coaching

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Jay Parrent - Chief Student Affairs Officer

The Professional Effectiveness Skills (PES) Initiative

Mission Statement:Madisonville Community College is committed to student

success and improving employability of the student. Personal and professional attributes and behaviors are necessary to be successful in college and the workplace.  These skills include, but are not limited to dependability, initiative, integrity, effective oral and written communication, teamwork, attendance, time management and workplace ethics

The Professional Effectiveness Skills (PES) Initiative

Created in response to employer feedback in the region

Faculty assign students a percentage of final grade (10%) based on these skills

Faculty developed a rubric for assessment (in the areas of Responsibility, Commitment to Learning, Responsibility and Behavior)

Launched in full-time faculty classes – Fall 2014

Put Your Best Foot Forward: First Impressions Day – April 22nd, 2015   10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.  (PES Workgroup sponsored event)

Kentucky Work Ready Communities Best Practices Summit

April 29,2015

Soft SkillsMuhlenberg County

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