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    1. Information about the WorkKeys program being used by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.Information about the WorkKeys program being used by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

    2. It is important to note that the Alaska Career Ready program is a partnership between the Alaska Departments of Labor and Education. These are the 4 main goals of the program. It is important to note that the Alaska Career Ready program is a partnership between the Alaska Departments of Labor and Education. These are the 4 main goals of the program.

    3. A brief explanation of why and how ACT developed the WorkKeys system.A brief explanation of why and how ACT developed the WorkKeys system.

    4. ACT WorkKeys® Skill Areas and Levels These are the 9 foundational skill areas and the levels of skills that ACT has determined from thousands of job profiles.These are the 9 foundational skill areas and the levels of skills that ACT has determined from thousands of job profiles.

    5. These are the three parts of the WorkKeys system: Job Profiling to determine the foundational skills necessary for a particular job. ACT trains people to become certified Job Profilers. These profilers then may contract out with employers to perform WorkKeys job profiles. The Alaska Department of Labor now has a trained WorkKeys Profiler on staff. Assessments to determine the skill levels of an examinee (student, job-seeker, employee, etc.) These are the ACT WorkKeys assessments. Education and training to fill in any skill gaps. This piece is NOT provided by ACT, but by an independent company called KeyTrain. The state has paid for a site license for all public schools and job centers to use the KeyTrain/Career Ready 101 instructional tool.These are the three parts of the WorkKeys system: Job Profiling to determine the foundational skills necessary for a particular job. ACT trains people to become certified Job Profilers. These profilers then may contract out with employers to perform WorkKeys job profiles. The Alaska Department of Labor now has a trained WorkKeys Profiler on staff. Assessments to determine the skill levels of an examinee (student, job-seeker, employee, etc.) These are the ACT WorkKeys assessments. Education and training to fill in any skill gaps. This piece is NOT provided by ACT, but by an independent company called KeyTrain. The state has paid for a site license for all public schools and job centers to use the KeyTrain/Career Ready 101 instructional tool.

    6. This is an example of the WorkKeys system. Step 1. A job is profiled and yields the WorkKeys levels that are needed. In this example, this particular job requires WorkKeys Reading Level 4, WorkKeys Applied Math Level 5, and WorkKeys Locating Information Level 3. Step 2. A person takes the WorkKeys assessments to determine his/her skill levels. In this example, this person demonstrated skills at WorkKeys Level 3 in Reading, 4 in Math, and 3 in Locating. Step 3. Compare the skills needed for the job to the skills the person has. In this case, the person is one level short in Reading and Math. He/she needs to use the instructional courseware to raise his/her skills in those two areas in order to meet the required skill levels for that job.This is an example of the WorkKeys system. Step 1. A job is profiled and yields the WorkKeys levels that are needed. In this example, this particular job requires WorkKeys Reading Level 4, WorkKeys Applied Math Level 5, and WorkKeys Locating Information Level 3. Step 2. A person takes the WorkKeys assessments to determine his/her skill levels. In this example, this person demonstrated skills at WorkKeys Level 3 in Reading, 4 in Math, and 3 in Locating. Step 3. Compare the skills needed for the job to the skills the person has. In this case, the person is one level short in Reading and Math. He/she needs to use the instructional courseware to raise his/her skills in those two areas in order to meet the required skill levels for that job.

    7. This is what an Alaskan National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) looks like on the front. These certificates are nationally recognized because they are based on the WorkKeys assessments. The NCRC is only based on the three WorkKeys areas of Reading, Math, and Locating Information because those are the three core areas of skills that are required in about 90% of the job profiles that have been performed to date. Note on the bottom there is a registration number. This is a unique number assigned by ACT to each CRC. This number would allow an employer to verify that this person does indeed have a CRC. There are four levels of CRC: Platinum (scores of at least 6 on all three tests); Gold (scores of at least 5 on all three tests); Silver (scores of at least 4 on all three tests); and Bronze (scores of at least 3 on all three tests). Example, if a person scores a 5 in Reading, 4 in Locating, and 3 in Math, he/she will earn a Bronze CRC.This is what an Alaskan National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) looks like on the front. These certificates are nationally recognized because they are based on the WorkKeys assessments. The NCRC is only based on the three WorkKeys areas of Reading, Math, and Locating Information because those are the three core areas of skills that are required in about 90% of the job profiles that have been performed to date. Note on the bottom there is a registration number. This is a unique number assigned by ACT to each CRC. This number would allow an employer to verify that this person does indeed have a CRC. There are four levels of CRC: Platinum (scores of at least 6 on all three tests); Gold (scores of at least 5 on all three tests); Silver (scores of at least 4 on all three tests); and Bronze (scores of at least 3 on all three tests). Example, if a person scores a 5 in Reading, 4 in Locating, and 3 in Math, he/she will earn a Bronze CRC.

    8. This is what the back of the CRC looks like. It lists the skills demonstrated by the CRC-holder. This example is a Gold CRC; therefore, it lists the skills at level 3, 4, and 5 for each skill area. A Platinum would list level, 3, 4, 5, and 6 skills; a Silver CRC would only list level 3 and 4 skills; a Bronze CRC would only list level 3 skills.This is what the back of the CRC looks like. It lists the skills demonstrated by the CRC-holder. This example is a Gold CRC; therefore, it lists the skills at level 3, 4, and 5 for each skill area. A Platinum would list level, 3, 4, 5, and 6 skills; a Silver CRC would only list level 3 and 4 skills; a Bronze CRC would only list level 3 skills.

    9. 9 National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is based on these 3 areas because 90% of jobs in the ACT occupational database require these skills. A Bronze NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 3. A Silver NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 4. A Gold NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 5. A Platinum NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 6. National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is based on these 3 areas because 90% of jobs in the ACT occupational database require these skills. A Bronze NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 3. A Silver NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 4. A Gold NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 5. A Platinum NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 6.

    10. WORKKEYS® IMPLEMENTATION BY ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT

    12. These are some of the teaching resources the Department of Education is offering as part of the Alaska Career Ready program.These are some of the teaching resources the Department of Education is offering as part of the Alaska Career Ready program.

    13. The biggest resource is free use of the KeyTrain/Career Ready 101 instructional courseware for ALL public schools. ALL parts of the courseware are available to ALL public school students.The biggest resource is free use of the KeyTrain/Career Ready 101 instructional courseware for ALL public schools. ALL parts of the courseware are available to ALL public school students.

    14. These are additional resources that focus more on career guidance and information.These are additional resources that focus more on career guidance and information.

    15. WORKKEYS® IMPLEMENTATION BY ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    16. The map shows Job Center sites that provide Career Ready 101 instructional software and WorkKeys testing – marked with red dots. Job Centers that provide Career Ready 101 instructional software (but not WorkKeys testing) are shown with green dots.The map shows Job Center sites that provide Career Ready 101 instructional software and WorkKeys testing – marked with red dots. Job Centers that provide Career Ready 101 instructional software (but not WorkKeys testing) are shown with green dots.

    17. The Alaska Department of Labor offers the KeyTrain/Career Ready 101 tutorial software at all Job Centers.The Alaska Department of Labor offers the KeyTrain/Career Ready 101 tutorial software at all Job Centers.

    18. Targeted Occupations for WorkKeys® Testing Occupations identified by the AWIB as High Demand Any of the 113 AGIA occupations Occupations for which an employer is working with an apprenticeship specialist to develop a registered apprenticeship program Other “high demand” occupations identified by R&A Other occupations as deemed necessary AWIB High Demand Industries are: Healthcare, Construction, Tourism (Leisure & Hospitality), Transportation, Information (IT), Education, Seafood, and Resource Development (Oil, Mining, Logging) Some of the information can be found on the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development R&A WebPage.AWIB High Demand Industries are: Healthcare, Construction, Tourism (Leisure & Hospitality), Transportation, Information (IT), Education, Seafood, and Resource Development (Oil, Mining, Logging) Some of the information can be found on the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development R&A WebPage.

    19. Employer Outreach Employer awareness of job profiling, career readiness certificates and WorkKeys through:   Trends magazine, new employer info packets, newsletters, conferences, presentations, and mailings. ACT certified Job Profiler on staff. ALEXsys credential enhancements allow Employers to include a preference for a career readiness certificate in their online job orders.  Job seekers to include their licenses and credential information, along with their skills and work history.   Job Center Business Connection staff work directly with employers

    20. Alaska Employers using WorkKeys and/or NCRC AK Operating Engineers: require Apprenticeship applicants have a minimum Silver NCRC SOA Accounting Clerk Job Class: Silver NCRC accepted as meeting minimum qualifications SOA Office Assistant I Job Class: Bronze NCRC accepted as meeting minimum qualifications NANA Management Services: uses WorkKeys and NCRC GCI: Added a link on their careers introduction page to include the Alaska Career Ready client brochure. Some of their entry-level jobs include preference for NCRC. ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) : Added WorkKeys Applied Mathematics Level 4 as an option to meet the math requirement. AJEATT Inside Wireman Apprenticeship Program in Anchorage: Accepts WorkKeys Applied Mathematics Level 6 as an option to meet math requirement. Applicants are encouraged to get NCRC. Students may use Career Ready 101 to prepare for a math class. Construction Academy: Participants use Career Ready 101 courseware . They will be requiring all applicants take the WorkKeys assessments as part of the application process. MASST (Mature Alaskans Seeking Skills Training): Trainees in Job Centers are all working with CR101 and getting their NCRC. BP: uses WorkKeys in hiring Process Technicians for work on the North Slope.

    21. WORKKEYS SUMMARY

    22. This is the bottom-line reason ACT developed the WorkKeys system.This is the bottom-line reason ACT developed the WorkKeys system.

    23. This is an excerpt from the occupational database that ACT keeps. The top group of occupations requires a Bronze level CRC. The middle group requires a Silver CRC. The bottom group requires a Gold CRC. You can see how the wages go up as the CRC level goes up. A good motivator for kids??This is an excerpt from the occupational database that ACT keeps. The top group of occupations requires a Bronze level CRC. The middle group requires a Silver CRC. The bottom group requires a Gold CRC. You can see how the wages go up as the CRC level goes up. A good motivator for kids??

    25. 25 These numbers are from 2007 through August 15, 2010 and include examinees at schools and at Job Centers. A Bronze NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 3. A Silver NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 4. A Gold NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 5. A Platinum NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 6. These numbers are from 2007 through August 15, 2010 and include examinees at schools and at Job Centers. A Bronze NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 3. A Silver NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 4. A Gold NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 5. A Platinum NCRC is earned if the lowest score on any test is a Level 6.

    26. Contacts for WorkKeys in the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.Contacts for WorkKeys in the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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