Employers tell us…
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Employers tell us…
Lower-income workers do not have the prerequisite basic skills to meaningfully participate in or benefit from training opportunities for current job openings.
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Our response
Provide stackable education and training for in-demand jobs and career pathways with a focus on contextualized basic skills and workplace readiness, connections to technical training, and hands-on experience.
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Stackable Educati on and Training
Personal Effectiveness Skills
Academic Skills
Workplace Readiness Skills
Industry Technical Skills
Occupational Skills
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How does WSCMH help Job Seekers?
Skill LevelENERGY/UTILITIES HEALTH CARE MANUFACTURING
OCCUPATIONAL
Gas/Utility Training
In-patient Medical Coding Pilot
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL
WORKPLACE READINESS
Academic Skills Enhancement for Energy-Related
CareersACADEMIC
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
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How does WSCMH help Job Seekers?
Skill LevelENERGY/UTILITIES HEALTH CARE MANUFACTURING
OCCUPATIONAL Paid Internship Subsidized Employment
Subsidized Employment
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL
Technical TrainingFund
Enhanced Entry-level Initiative
Technical Education and Career Advancement Program
WORKPLACE READINESS
Academic Skills Enhancement for Energy-Related Careers
ACADEMIC
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
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How does WSCMH help Incumbent Workers?
Skill Level ENERGY/UTILITIES HEALTH CARE MANUFACTURING
OCCUPATIONAL Prof. Development Workshop
ADVANCE Training Grant Program
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL
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How does WSCMH help Incumbent Workers?
Skill Level ENERGY/UTILITIES HEALTH CARE MANUFACTURING
OCCUPATIONALTechnical Training
FundCareer
Advancement InitiativeINDUSTRY
TECHNICAL
ACADEMIC Academic Skills Refresher
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Adapti ng an eff ecti ve practi ce
10 out of 20 job seekers that participated in contextualized basic skill training in energy/utilities secured employment
4 out of 10 incumbent workers that received manufacturing training increased their wages an average of 4.1%
9 job seekers that participated in the new manufacturing program secured employment
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Adapti ng an eff ecti ve practi ce PeeDee Workforce Investment Board (SC): Recognized
by US DOL and local employers for its innovative ways in getting potential employees work-ready
Peninsula Workforce Development Center (VA): Created a pipeline program to effectively screen potential candidates and assess the skills relative to jobs with local companies
Southeast Development Group (TN): Implemented a cross-industry, cross-occupational portable skills model which expanded to assist with tri-state economic development
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• Interactive, online system– Targeted, self-paced
instruction– Pre- and post-assessments– Occupational job profiles
database
• Basic skills curriculum– Applied mathematics skills– Reading for information– Locating information
KeyTrain
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Getti ng people READi for work
Integrated online learning – Facilitated group– Monitored individual
Integration into CTWorks– Support services– Technical training and employment
Readiness Education and Academic Development Initiative
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READi Goals Expand upon the demonstrated effectiveness of stackable
education and training Identify new career navigation methods that correlate to
the likelihood of attaining job-needed skills, credentials, or degrees
Serve lower-income/unemployed adults– Serve 100 individuals in a facilitated group
• 75% of all completers will increase their scores by at least one level in each of the following: applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information
– Serve 100 individuals with independent learning• 75% of all completers will increase their scores by at least one level in
each of the following: applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information
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READi Sustainability
Enhance the public workforce system Increase employer value Reallocate WSCMH resources– Core competencies beyond basic skills– Barriers to career advancement such as
transportation, child care