WorkKeys The Community College and Business: An Overlooked Link

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WorkKeys The Community College and
Business An Overlooked Link
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Jefferson College

• 1995 - Surveyed faculty of Career Technical
  Programs regarding use of WorkKeys as an exit
  exam. Faculty supported implementation of
  WorkKeys (Applied Math, Locating Information, and
  Reading for Information) as an exit exam standard
  for all Associate of Applied Science Degree and
  Certificate graduates for both Jefferson and East
  Central Colleges.
• 1996 - Each career technical program established
  WorkKeys outcome standards based on input from
  faculty, administration, students, and program
  specific advisory boards

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Jefferson College Continued .

• 1996 - Curriculum for Career Technical Programs
  aligned with WorkKeys standards.
• 1997 - WorkKeys graduating student institutional
  outcomes assessment data gathered, reported, and
  distributed to career and technical program
  faculty
• 1998 - Job Profiling began in region

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Jefferson College Continued .

• 2002 - Jefferson College became an ACT Center
• 2003 - Jefferson College implements Computer
  Based Testing
• 2004 Partnership between regions community
  colleges and Missouri Career Centers resulted in
  development of Career Assessment/Education
  Coordinator position
• 2005 Jefferson College participates in MoCRC
  state implementation committee
• 2004-2007 - Coordinator has completed over 400
  WorkKeys assessments with CAP/WIA customers

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Objectives

• Jefferson/Franklin Consortiums objectives
• Promote the Missouri Career Source (Great Hires)
  website (increased skilled registrants) and
  services available at Missouri Career Centers
• Promote the Missouri Career Readiness Certificate
  in partnership with Division of Workforce
  Development

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Jefferson College/East Central College Business
Partnerships

• Company testing is completed at Missouri Career
  Centers and college campuses (including satellite
  sites)
• Utilize both computer based testing and
  paper/pencil
• CBT-scores are emailed immediately to employer
• Remediation provided using WIN (Worldwide
  Interactive Network)

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Jefferson College/East Central College Business
PartnershipsContinued ..

• No charge for remediation services. Assistance
  available through AEL programs at community
  colleges and at Missouri Career Centers.
• Companies currently utilizing WorkKeys testing
  services
• Harman-Becker (Washington, MO)
• St. Louis Carpenters Apprenticeship Program
• LMC (Arnold, MO)

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Jefferson College East Central College Business
Partnerships Continued ..

• Job Profiles have been completed in partnership
  with
• LMC (Lemay Machine Company)
• Position profiled Product Processor
• Good Earth Tools
• Positions profiled Fabricator/Brazer
• Parker-Hannifin (Sporlan Division)
• Position profiled Customer Service
  Representative
• Additional positions are scheduled for job
  profiling with area employers

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New Initiatives

• Both community colleges are working with the
  Missouri Career Centers to increase the number of
  Great Hires (Missouri Career Source) registrants
  through embedding registration as part of career
  education capstone and freshman orientation
  courses.
• College graduates are eligible for the MoCRC and
  increases the skilled talent base for Missouri
  Career Source
• Discussions are underway with local school
  districts to encourage WorkKeys testing
• All AEL instructors at both community colleges
  are being trained to use WIN remediation tools
• Employer breakfasts are being scheduled to
  promote WorkKeys and job profiling

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Our Model
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Jefferson CollegeContact Information

• Sandy Nappier
• Career Education Coordinator
• snappier_at_jeffco.edu
• 636.797.3000, ext. 156
• 314.808.6829
• Bryan Herrick
• Director of Business Community Development
• bherrick_at_jeffco.edu
• 636.797.3000, ext. 168

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