1 Preparing NH’s Workforce for Success. WorkReadyNH Tuition-free, hard and soft skill training, and credentialing to meet the needs of job seekers, career.

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1 Preparing NH’s Workforce for Success

WorkReadyNH Tuition-free, hard and soft skill training, and credentialing to meet the needs of job seekers, career builders, and employers.

Soft Skills Training Simulated workplace environment (60 hours) Interpersonal Skills & Teamwork Integrity Professional & Personal AcceptabilityInitiative Dependability & ReliabilityCommunications Professional & Personal AcceptabilityLifelong Learning “ Skills dealing with interviewing, positive thinking, conflict resolution and interpersonal skills have changed my approach to meeting employers expectations.” “…I gained new confidence along with practical interpersonal skills that will carry with me for life.”

Essential Workplace Skills ACT KeyTrain (Assessment & Skill Building) WorkKeys (Credentialing) Top Three Cognitive Skills* 1.Reading for Information 2.Applied Mathematics 3.Locating Information National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) *skill requirements of 85% of 20,000 jobs in the most recent 5 years Work ready?... Prove it!

National Career Readiness Certificate Levels 1-7 scale Level 1 & 2 not work ready Grads * 19% (296) 60% (937) 21% (321) 1%(7!) -7 WorkReadyNH Grads = 1,561 (as of November 14, 2014), graduation rate 77%

The Big Picture link address:

NCRC Benefit to Employers* Streamlined hiring process Significant decrease in turnover rate Better quality candidates Reduction of costs related to hiring and training Improved productivity Better attendance rates Decreased quality defects and deviations * case studies on ACT’s website

Next Steps Employer awareness & support of WorkReadyNH & NCRC; Working group to help determine value of NCRC assessment/credential and feasibility becoming a “Work Ready Community”; Future of WorkReadyNH. Currently there are 21 ACT Work Ready States (Oct 2014)

For More Information Mandy Fraser WorkReadyNH State-Wide Liaison Community College System of NH (603) (603) ext