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WorkKeys Workforce Development Model Milestones (1998) The Jefferson College CTE Division and Student Outcomes Committee selects WorkKeys for assessing general education outcomes of all CTE students/programs based on input from employers and CTE advisory committee members. CTE advisory committee members vote overwhelmingly to adopt WorkKeys as an exit exam for all CTE students/programs as a measure of general education outcomes Jefferson College becomes the first community college in Missouri/The Midwest to utilize WorkKeys as an exit exam for CTE students Established Career Technical program WorkKeys benchmark scores for each program based on industry standards, occupational profile data, and employer advisory board recommendations All CTE graduates receive the WorkKeys core assessments/NCRC upon graduation Students take the computer based version and receive their scores immediately All NCRC results are entered into BANNER for placement on student transcript Students add the NCRC to their career portfolio to enhance job placement Student outcomes data is gathered and used to improve and enhance instruction Recognized as a best practice for institutional assessment by two institutional accreditation reviews

WorkKeys Workforce Development Model Milestones (2000) WorkKeys is utilized by local employers in the hiring, selection, and training of new and incumbent employees Business & Workforce Development Center - Markets and provides WorkKeys services to area companies (assessment, job profiling, instructional services) WorkKeys services Included in customized training and DWD Grants The WorkKeys CG Power Systems (WEG Transformers) project, a collaborative effort between Jefferson College and East Central College, receives the Governor’s Award for Training Innovation and serves as a national best practice case study (2004) Jefferson Colleges partners with Jefferson-Franklin Workforce Development Board and Local Office of Job Training to provide WorkKeys assessment services at both the Arnold and Washington Job Centers (2008) AEL Services incorporates WorkKeys instruction into service delivery model to assist students in obtaining the NCRC (2010) College receives WIA Incentive grant through DESE to expand the use of WorkKeys instruction in AEL and to implement Career Ready 101  

WorkKeys Workforce Development Model Milestones (2011) Jefferson College implements WorkKeys assessments and Career Ready 101 in Area Technical School (ATS) (2011) DWD assembles state leadership team to apply to the Certified WorkReady Community (CWRC) leadership Academy. Jefferson College serves on the State Leadership Team – representing MCCA. Missouri, along with Kentucky, Oregon, and South Carolina are selected from over 25 state applications (2012) Missouri announces CWRC initiative and begins taking applications for CWRC status and Jefferson County forms a Certified WorkReady Leadership Council and applies for CWRC In Progress Status

WorkKeys Workforce Development Model Milestones (2013) Jefferson County is awarded the status of Certified WorkReady Community in progress (2014) Jefferson County achieves Certified WorkReady Community Designation from the Missouri Department of Economic Development/Missouri Workforce Investment Board becoming the largest county in the state of Missouri to be Certified WorkReady (2018) Jefferson County achieves Re-Certified WorkReady Community Designation (2018) Jefferson College works with ACT and NIMS in the development of a comprehensive study to align instructional curriculum in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) program with WorkKeys assessments and instructional software to enhance student learning, promote higher skill attainment on the WorkKeys exit exam/NCRC credential levels, and higher pass rates on industry recognized credentials including NIMS certifications

ACT WorkKeys Occupational Skill Profile Benchmarks (Manufacturing) Occupational Profile Minimum/Median/Maximum Skill Area Standards   Applied Math Reading for Information Locating Information Manufacturing Production Technicians O*Net Code 17-3029.09 3/4/6 3/4/5 Assemblers and Fabricators O*Net Code 51-2099.00 3/3/4 3/3/5 Machine Operators, Setters, Cutting, Punching, Metal/Plastic O*Net Code 51-4031.00 Machinists O*Net Code 51-4041.00   3/4/7 Tool and Die Makers O*Net Code 51-4111.00   Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic O*Net Code 51-4012.00 3/5/6 4/5/6

Jefferson College Computer Integrated Manufacturing Program WorkKeys Exit Exam Score Data (2011 – 2018) Applied Math = 5.57 WorkKeys Point Average (WPA) Gold + (N = 35) Reading For Information = 5.50 WorkKeys Point Average (WPA) Gold + (N = 40) Locating Information = 4.25 WorkKeys Point Average (WPA) Silver (N = 40) Platinum = Minimum score of 6 on each NCRC assessment Gold = Minimum score of 5 on each NCRC assessment Silver = Minimum score of 4 on each NCRC assessment Bronze = Minimum score of 3 on each NCRC assessment

Best Practices: Jefferson College Example – of how common metric can lead to comprehensive use of workkeys tools

Best Practices: Jefferson College Example – of how common metric can lead to comprehensive use of workkeys tools

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