Floridas Ready to Work Credential

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Floridas Ready to WorkCredential
Eliminate the Hiring Guessing Game

• Division of Workforce Education
• Florida Department of Education
• May 2007

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Florida Ready to Work Credential
Employment
Economic Development
Education
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Purpose

• To provide job applicants with a credential that
  demonstrate their ability to enter the workforce
  with the skills needed to succeed.

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The Credential Process

• Assess Pre-diagnostic
• Instruct If needed
• Assess Formal
• Issue Bronze, Silver or Gold Credential

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Areas Assessed

• Reading for Information
• Locating Information
• Applied Mathematics

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Eligibility All Florida Residents

• Students
• Job Seekers
• Displaced Workers
• Migrant Workers
• DJJ Population

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Participating Assessment Sites

• Public Schools
• Community Colleges
• Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Sites
• Technical Centers
• One Stop Centers
• Others

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The Three Ready to Work Credentials

• Bronze minimum score of 3 on one or more of the
  three assessments
• Silver minimum score of 4 on one or more of the
  three assessments
• Gold minimum score of 5 on all three assessments

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Whats In It For You?

• Pre-screen job candidates in 3 key skill areas
• Invaluable information for prospective employers
  about the abilities of job applicants- takes the
  guesswork out of the hiring process
• Match skill levels with job requirements

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WIIFY (continued)

• Reduce employee training costs
• Upgrade skills of current employees
• Use as tool for evaluating employee skills for
  promotion
• Attract business to the community based on having
  skilled workforce.

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Northrop Grumman

• Challenge
• Assessing and developing employee foundational
  skills
• Results
• 33 reduction in staff recruitment time
• 28 reduction in churnover,i.e. turnover in
  first year
• 8 month ROI study- 230,000 in savings
• Union participation

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Morning Star Foods

• Challenge
• To ensure employees have the skills necessary to
  keep up with rapid technology changes and
  production growth
• Results
• Reduction in training time (cost savings per
  hourly employee between 2,500 and 3,700)
• Lower turnover rates (35 reduction)
• Increased investment in Mount Crawford facility

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MidAmerican Energy Company

• Challenge
• To find effective, validated pre-employment
  assessment tool for entry-level skilled positions
  that is easily accessible from locations across
  the US
• Result
• 83 reduction in turnover
• Higher caliber of employee
• Fair selection tool that improves hiring process
• Method to prepare job candidates for exams

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Partnership Opportunity
EMPLOYERS
JOB SEEKERS
EDUCATION
REGIONAL WORKFORCE BOARDS
A win, win, win, win opportunity!
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Implementation Status May 2007

• Assessment Sites 142
• K-12 75
• Community Colleges 25
• Workforce One-stops 24
• Employers and others 9
• Assessed examinees 403
• Total assessments 962
• RTW Credentials awarded 191

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For More Information

• Florida Ready to Work Credential
• readytowork_at_fldoe.org
• [phone]
• Ellen Zuniga - Coordinator