Grow Jobs

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Grow Jobs!
Provide Premier Customer Service
Increase Personal Income
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• Presented by Chris Deborah Waymire Tecumseh
  Area Partnership, Inc.
• A Workforce Intermediary
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Start with the Demand Side to Inform and
Transform the Supply Side.

• Challenges Business face
• FINDING AND TRAINING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
• STRENGTHENING APPLICANT POOLS
• INCREASING EMPLOYEE PRODUCTION
• GETTING THE MOST FROM TRAINING DOLLARS
• REDUCING TURNOVER

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The Journey
2001 Tecumseh Area Partnership, Inc.
licensed as WorkKeys Service Center 2001- 2002
Eight job profiles completed and two
companies using WorkKeys for selection
2003 -2008 Over 100 job profiles completed and
thirty five companies using WorkKeys
for selection the list is growing.
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The Opportunity

• One company needs to add over 1,100 new high pay,
  high skill positions to its workforce
• Anticipate 15,000 to 20,000 job seekers will
  apply
• Can we deliver a fully assessed, skilled
  workforce to them in 6 months.

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The Particulars
WorkKeys profile RFI, LI, TW, OB Timely
assessment of candidates to meet the companys
hiring timeline Keep the pipeline full
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The How
Smart Application developed customized 22,323
applications taken On-line Special assessment
sessions established 4500 scheduled for WorkKeys
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The Where
Current WorkOne offices could provide some
assessments but not enough Local community
colleges could offer some space, but not
enough What about ?
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Regional Employment Assessment Center
for Hiring (REACH)
A regional center was established to grow and
support regional business attraction, expansion,
and retention. The Center was developed by
utilizing a demand side strategy to Find people
for jobs by brokering a skilled talent pool of
workers to meet the needs of business.
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SHIFT HAPPENS . . . Need to focus on all
Meeting with local elected officials and economic
development officials Business community
concerned they are going to lose talent New
challenge How do we help all of the employers in
our community?
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REACHVISION
The redesign of business services has allowed the
Region to become more innovative and flexible in
meeting the needs of business. The REACH Center
moves at the speed of business to deliver
services resulting in the growth of employment
and the increase of personal wealth in the
region.
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REACHMission
REACH focuses on the redesign of business
services by providing tailored quality job
candidates to employers in the numbers needed and
when they are needed REACH recruits applicants
and assesses skills necessary for success within
high pay high skill career fields.
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REACHSkills Focused
The Center promotes the value of being part of
the WorkKeys-employer community and the value of
raising the skills level of the workforce.
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REACHGets WIRED
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development

• Regional Business Consultants gather and analyze
  business intelligence for strategic planning
  which supports the implementation of
  industry-based initiatives for the Region and
  helps us to keep shifting.
• Regional Business Consultants align the Workforce
  Development System to the needs of business and
  strengthen the Industry Clusters identified by
  supplying a high quality workforce to Regional
  employers.

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SHIFT HAPPENSRaising the Bar
The Center further assists businesses in the
hiring process by brokering employment
verification, assessing soft skills and job
specific competencies. Funded through state
grants. No cost or at reduced cost for business.
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REACH Impacts Employee Selection

• Match candidates to jobs for which they are best
  qualified
• Identify Skill Gaps that can hinder an employees
  ability to work at peak performance
• Target specific training needs to increase skills
• Consistent method to refine applicant pools

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REACH CENTER
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Increase Personal Income
High wage Jobs for High skilled Workers
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REACHPRIMARY CUSTOMER
WorkKeys-profiled companies and small businesses
are the premier customers of the REACH Center and
are provided services which result in positive
impact on the economic growth of our Region.
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EMPLOYER SHOWCASE
WorkKeys companies, along with the profile
results detailing the necessary skill levels for
success within these companies, are showcased in
the CENTER to prospective workers.
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WorkKeys Consortium of Companies
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Growing jobs in the Region
What skills do you have to work here ?
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REACHDelivers
Employers use the REACH Center as a ready source
of potential employees whose skills have been
documented through WorkKeys and other
pre-employment assessment processes.
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REACHfor Training
Businesses also use the Center for assessing the
skill levels of incumbent workers in order to
identify skill gaps and to develop customized
training. Training grants are highly marketed to
employers.
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REACHto Network Business and Professional
Exchange
This White Collar networking group meets
regularly to provide support, resources, job
leads and encouragement to professionals in
career transition. Employers are invited to
present job openings and the attributes of their
companies to the group and in return gain access
to a pool of talented business professionals.
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REACHto Connect
More than 6500 individuals have passed through
the REACH center for company-specific
assessments. Over 23,000 assessments given since
January, 2007.
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Whats YOUR Skill?
Know your skills Improve your skills Get the
best job possible with your skills.
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Know your Skills
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REACHbuilding a Skills Bank
A data base is maintained for all WorkKeys-
profiled companies and assessments in a variety
of demographics to provide objective criteria of
the workforce beyond census demographics for both
business attraction and retention.
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Indiana WorkOneCertificate Levels
The following chart shows certificates earned
during the period Sept. 1, 2002 to Aug. 31, 2007.
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Lafayette Kokomo
The following graph shows certificates earned
during the period Sept. 1, 2002 to Aug. 31, 2007.
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Lafayette and Kokomo
Indiana Regions Gold Silver Certificates
Lafayette is Region A and Kokomo is Region B
in the chart below.
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Because SHIFT HAPPENS Beyond Assessments
The REACH Center has moved beyond a collection of
profiles and assessments to building a consortium
of businesses for faster (Just in Time) access to
qualified job seekers ready of hire.
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REACH for Communication
Many businesses have reported that job seekers
seem to have the qualifications needed for the
positions they have applied for but do not pass
the interviewing process. To ensure job seeker
can communicate their skills and talents to
employers, customized skill-centered, behavioral
interview workshops are delivered to job seekers.
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REACHa Business Services Model
What does the future of business service look
like in a Demand-Driven, Skills-Focused
Integrated Service Delivery Model?
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REACHfor Integration

• The foundation of our Integrated One-Stop Model
  will be all customers deserve an opportunity
  to
• Know their skills
• Develop their skills
• Get the best job possible with their
• skills

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Tools for Success

• Regional Demand Driven philosophy
• WorkKeys profiling
• WorkKeys Assessments
• Soft Skills Assessment
• Specific Job Skills Assessment
• Employment Verification
• Remediation of Skills Deficiencies

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REACHfor MORE
The REACH Center has been replicated in Kokomo
serving our Eastern counties of Howard, Miami,
Tipton and Cass. Keep SHIFTING
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The REACH CenterREGIONAL EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT
CENTER for HIRING
To help our employers find quality workers and
to be competitive in the global economy
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Premier Customer Service
We needed an assessment process that could
quickly and accurately measure skill sets
necessary for success at SIA. WorkKeys clearly
provided that assessment. We have been extremely
pleased with the quality of the applicants we
have hired utilizing the WorkKeys and ACT Job
Profiling and Assessment System to set the
bar. Bradley Rhorer , Manager Human Resources
Training and Professional Management Subaru of
Indiana Our turnover rate dropped from
60 to 2 after WorkKeys. I couldnt believe it ,
I had to check my numbers twice, I needed to be
sure I had accurate data. My new employee
orientation time has dropped from two days to a
half a day. New hires are actually asking me
questions about the job, not what they should put
on the I-9s and W-4s. Jennean Sparks, Manager
Human Resources Vanguard Trailer Fairfield
has utilized your services to develop job
profiles for 10 Fairfiled positions, i.e. Skilled
Trades occupations and production. The
development of these job profiles has been
extremely valuable as a screening tool and has
allowed Fairfield to improve our new hire process
and our Skilled Trades selection
procedure. Vicki Clark, Human Resources
Fairfield Manufacturing
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