Right Person

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Right Person Skills Job ONET and ETAs
Business Relations Group

• Presentation by
• Gay M. Gilbert, Acting Director, Business
  Relations Group, DOL/ETA
• Dr. Marilyn B. Silver, Vice President, Workforce
  Development Group, Aguirre International
  Director, Aguirre ONET Project
• Jim Woods, Director, Division of Evaluation and
  Skills Assessment
• Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and
  Research, DOL/ETA
• Washington DC March 4, 2003

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Occupational Information for WIBs and the
Business Community

• Overview
• ONET and WIBs
• ONET and OneStops
• ONET Supporting Business Needs

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What Is ONET?

• U.S. Labor Departments New Occupational
  Information Network

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ONET Comprehensive Source of Occupational
Characteristics

• Content Model
• Knowledge Skills Abilities- Tasks
• Career Assessment Tools

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Why Use ONET Data?

• Easy to search find
• Standardized for wider use
• Links to other resources
• Comprehensive current
• Available 24/7 on the Web

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ONET Information Has Many Uses

• Employment transitions
• Career development counseling
• Job descriptions employer training
• Workforce development initiatives
• Curriculum development
• Occupational research

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ONET OnLine 4.0

• Streamlined interface
• Powerful search engine
• Summary or custom reports
• Direct link to labor market information
• Universal accessibilityBobby Worldwide, Section
  508
• Links to other classifications

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ONET and WIBs Working Together for Workforce
Investment(see handout)

• ONET and Economic Development.
• ONET and OneStops.
• ONET OnLine
• Assessment Tools
• ONET and Business Growth.
• ONET and Curriculum Development.

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ONET in Support ofThe Business Relations
Group(see handout)

• Translate business needs to the public workforce
  system
• Build and retain a strong workforce
• Better equip community colleges to meet the
  training needs of industries
• Train workers for occupations that provide
  career-enhancing opportunities
• Use Registered Apprenticeship Training to develop
  skills

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ONET Comprehensive Source of Occupational
Characteristics

• Content Model
• Knowledge Skills Abilities- Tasks
• Career Assessment Tools

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Unique Content Model
Worker Characteristics Worker Requirements Experience Requirements
Occupation Requirements Occupational Characteristics Occupation- Specific Information
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Looking at Workers
Worker Characteristics Abilities Interests Work Styles WorkerRequirements Knowledge Skills ExperienceRequirements Education Training Licensing
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Looking at Work
OccupationalRequirements Work Context Activities Occupation-Specific Information Tasks OccupationalCharacteristics Outlook Wages
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Examples of Business Use of ONET

• Prepare Job Descriptions
• Analyze Transferable Skills
• Identify Training Needs
• Career Enhancement
• Common Language/Terminology on KSAs
• Link Occupations to Labor Market Needs

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Exploring ONET Content

• Explore ONET Descriptors Examine Real
  Information
• Perspective Business Developing Position
  Description
• ONET OnLine Entry to ONET

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Summary Report Key Aspects of the Occupation
Tasks Work ContextKnowledge InterestsSkills
Work ValuesAbilities Job ZoneWork
Activities Related Occupations
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Using ONET in Economic Development

• Explore Occupational Characteristics
• Examine Occupational Outlook and Wages
• Look at Current Job Openings
• Build Occupational and Industry Profiles
• Develop Cluster Curriculum

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ONET Information Helps Workforce Clients

• Identify occupations that use their skills
• Explore occupations of interest
• Identify skills they need for designated
  occupations
• See the relevance of specific courses

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ONET Information Helps Workforce Professionals

• Offers comprehensive resource on occupations in
  todays economy
• Provides base for occupational research
  curriculum development

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ONET Helps Training Providers

• Research employment prospects
• Draft course descriptions
• Prepare initial duty task statements
• Incorporate related academic courses
• Find employers for advisory committees
  assistance

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DACUM Developing a Curriculum

• DACUM Categories ONET Categories
• -Job Titles -Job Descriptions, Related
• Occupations
• -Supporting Knowledge -Knowledge/Skills/Abi
  lities
• -Supporting Attitudes -Work Values/Interests
• -Equipment/Tools -Work Content (partial)
• -Trends -(ACINet Custom Report)
• -Duties -Work Activities
• -Tasks -Tasks

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ONET in Action in Brief(See Handout)

• Recent Examples
• Nebraska Career Information System
• Pennsylvania Lancaster County WIB
• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
• Utah Choices

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ONET System Status

• 4.0 Database
• OnLine 4.0
• Career Exploration Tools
• Interest, Work Importance, Ability Profilers
• Spanish Translation

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• Association Endorsements
• (see handout)

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ONET, BRG, DOLETA Aguirre International

• Thank you for joining us today
• at the
• NAWB Focus 2003
• Washington DC

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ONET OnLinehttp//online.onetcenter.org
For Information or Materials, please
call Marilyn Silver or Steve Kornblatt Aguirre
International 202-263-9279
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ONET, BRG, DOLETA Aguirre International

• Thank you for joining us today
• at the
• NAWB Focus 2003
• Washington DC