rachael jungblut exec. director mincrc advocates ncrc senior program manager
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Rachael Jungblut Exec. Director MINCRC Advocates NCRC Senior Program Manager Grand Rapids Community College [email protected] 616-234-3623. WorkKeys is a measurement tool. WorkKeys quantifies skills in the following categories: Applied Mathematics Applied Technology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rachael Jungblut Exec. Director MINCRC AdvocatesNCRC Senior Program ManagerGrand Rapids Community [email protected]
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WorkKeys is a measurement tool.
WorkKeys quantifies skills in the following categories:
• Applied Mathematics• Applied Technology• Business Writing• Listening• Locating Information• Observation• Reading for Information• Teamwork• Writing
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Job Profile – identifies the skills and skill levels needed to be successful on the job.Assessments – shows the current skill levels of an individual.Training – helps individuals and employers correct skill gaps.
National Career Readiness Certificate Skill Areas:
Applied Mathematics
Reading for Information
Locating Information
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• Skill Areas of The Career Readiness Certificates – Reading for Information– Applied Mathematics– Locating Information
Three Certificate levels:• Bronze – Minimum of Level 3 in all Skill Areas
– Qualified for 30% of Jobs• Silver – Minimum of Level 4
– Qualified for 65% of Jobs• Gold – Minimum of Level 5
– Qualified for 85% of Jobs
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T H E S O L U T I O N
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“Employers work to make things: predictable,
uniform, and certain.
Predictability, uniformity, and certainty are
universal goals of executives. The NCRC does this
for the hiring process.”
Mac MacIlroy, President MMA
Coming to Michigan:National Career Readiness Certificate
NCRC
Michigan Update:
• Three NCRC assessments in the MME
• Michigan Works! launching state-wide
• Michigan is ranked 3rd in the U.S.
• Unprecedented alignment
College Admissions Analogy:
• 4600 Colleges and universities speak to thousands of
high schools via the ACT.
• Employers can collectively speak to thousands of high
schools, colleges, and workforce agencies via the
NCRC.
“Ready for College” & “Ready for Work”
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A “Ready for Work” Skills Currency
The 80/20 Rule
Employers access services available in the
workforce system to give them 80% of
what they need, and then add the 20%
that is both relevant to their job in
question, but also to their business.
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1. Require the NCRC 2. Require a specific Level
of NCRC – Bronze, Silver or Gold
Acceptable Documentation: Perform an Occupational Reference or Estimator
3. Require a specific Level Score on a specific WorkKeys® Test Acceptable Documentation: Perform a Skill Map or WorkKeys Job Profile
If a required criterion involves a specific NCRC or Level Score hiring request, it is important to ask and understand how the criterion was determined, what documentation does the employer have on file.