WorkKeys

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WorkKeysApprenticeships

• Midwest Regional CRC Conference
• November 7, 2006
• St. Louis, MO

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Overview

• Partnerships
• NW Missouri
• SE Missouri
• Greater St. Louis
• Recommendations
• Awareness
• Promotion
• Alignment

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NW Missouri

• Forest City
• Secondary Lead Smelter
• CBA w/ IUE w/o BAT training
• 20 years ago HSD had common value
• 1st Stage
• Utilize WorkKeys to profile incumbent workers
• Welders, Mechanics, and Electricians
• 2nd Stage
• Utilize WorkKeys to profile entry-level reqmts.
• Remediation available

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SE Missouri

• SEMO RITG
• Union non-unions quest
• HGJTI Grant requirement
• Cape Girardeau
• Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
• Union millwrights
• Flexible Packaging Mfg. Plant
• High-tech Equipment
• Requires rapid changeovers
• Lean and Mean Environment
• Do more w/ less
• WorkKeys profiled production jobs
• Determined strong entry-level foundation
• Assesses top 3 skills for each position
• Required for incumbents to upgrade
• CTC 5/06 Graduation Certs

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Greater St. Louis

• Construction Industry
• Carpenters
• 6 month Benchmark
• AM and RFI
• 12 month Benchmark
• HSD, GED, or Third way
• LI and Ob
• TN, IN, KY, and MI
• Insulation and Asbestos Workers
• Selection process
• Validated math assessment
• SSD
• NCT HS SCT HS 5/06 Graduation Certs

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Recommendations

• Awareness Program
• Regional Coordinators Conferences
• Statewide CTE Workshops
• Promote CRCs
• State / National Marketing Campaign
• Chambers of Commerce
• Alignment
• NCLB
• MERIC

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Contact Info

• John Gaal
• Director of Training Workforce Development
• 314/678-1113
• jgaal_at_carpdc.org
• www.cjtf.org