Mary Beth Lykins, Counselor, Claremore High School

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Integrating WorkKeys and KeyTrain Into Your
Class, Courses, or Student Career Plans

• Mary Beth Lykins, Counselor,
  Claremore High School
• Tammy Kersey, Health Instructor,
  Metro Technology Center
• Katie Buchanan, Career Advisor,
  Northeast Technology Center
• Jo Kahn, Oklahoma Dept. Of CareerTech

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Why are manufacturers rejecting job applicants?

• Inadequate basic employability skills 69
• Inadequate reading/writing skills 32
• Inadequate math skills 21
• Inadequate oral communications skills- 17.5
  Source National Association of Manufacturers
  The skills gap

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New ACT Study Says

• Whether planning to enter college or
  workforce training programs
• after graduation, high school students need to
  be educated to a comparable level of readiness in
  reading and mathematics.

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Preparing for a World of Opportunities

• College Readiness
• Career Readiness
• require
• equal
• preparation

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Issues ACTs results raised
Limited ability to compare the skill levels of
students across the state

• Does a diploma from School A one from School B?
• Does Algebra II Algebra II at all schools?
• What actual skills do students have?

DOES
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ACT Developed
A Measuring Stick a skills-based
ruler

• Simple to understand
• Validated by research
• Link job requirements with skills
• Common language for educators and employers

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Strengths

• Workplace contextual assessments
• Complies with EEOC content validity standards for
  hiring
• Developed by business and educators
• More than an assessment or a curriculum guideit
  is a system

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Foundational Skill Assessments
  Reading for Information measures the
skills used when people read and use
written text to do a job. Locating
Information measures the skills people
use when they work with workplace graphics such
as charts, graphs, tables, forms, and
diagrams Applied Mathematics measures
skills used when applying mathematical
reasoning and problem-solving techniques to
work-related problems. 
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Average Starting Salary by WorkKeys Skill Level
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OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES HEALTHCARE
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Job Profile Database
Employer Needs a Computer Programmer
Computer Programmer
Applied Math
Locating Info.
Reading for Info.
Dept. of Labor ONET 15-1021.00
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WorkKeys Scores Needed
http//www.act.org/workkeys/profiles/occuprof
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Compare the Employers Need and Individual Skills
Find the Gaps
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5
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Employer Need Job profile
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AssessIndividual Skills
Reading for Information
Locating Information
Applied Mathematics
Comparison shows where additional training is
needed
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So Whats KeyTrain?

• KeyTrain is a curriculum system that assists in
  improving a student's basic workplace skills to
  help them successfully qualify and retain a
  high-skilled, high-wage career.
• KeyTrain offers performance-based education and
  training via an online subscription based program

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By Using KeyTrain

• KeyTrain helps to close identified skills gaps
• Assess your potential WorkKeys score
• Review topics in each WorkKeys skill area
• Practice problems similar to those on an actual
  WorkKeys assessment

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KeyTrain system includes

• Targeted, self-paced instruction
• Pre- and post-assessments
• A complete learning management system
• An occupational job profiles database.
• These components can be used to help individuals
  learn, practice and demonstrate the skills they
  need to succeed in the jobs and careers they
  desire.

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Oklahoma Career Readiness Certificate
Applied Mathematics Reading for Information
Locating Information
Foundational Skill Assessments
WorkKeys Scores
Certificate
Gold
5s and above
Silver
4s and above
Bronze
3s and above
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Oklahomas CRC program involves

• Having a career-readiness certificate program
  with a portable credential documenting
  fundamental skills required by employers
• Using the assessment system to validate the
  skills and skill levels of job seekers and
  compare them to the skills needed for jobs in
  Oklahoma today and in the future.