UTAH Future – Navigating Career Pathways Teacher Professional Development Series: Tools You Can Use Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Presenters: Jamai Blivin, Founder and CEO, Innovate+Educate

THE GAP Highest unemployment of young adults in the history of U.S. and rising Nontraditional jobseekers are on the rise, with Veteran unemployment double the national average 50% of companies report difficulties filling jobs 53% of recent college grads (under age 26) are unemployed or underemployed

The Tradition The Reality There are, in reality, many pathways to employment from traditional education to competency based and credentials that provides the skills and competencies for employment

Skills for Careers and Success The Importance of Skills for Careers and Success

Cognitive and Foundational Skills Job Specific Skills (10-20% of most jobs) Professional Skills (non-cognitive) Don’t we have an actual % here? For the number of non-traditional? Good to add Cognitive and Foundational Skills (95% of all jobs include the same 3-5 Core Skills)

COMMON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PERSONAL SKILLS Integrity Initiative Dependability & Reliability Adaptability Professionalism PEOPLE SKILLS Teamwork Communication Respect    APPLIED KNOWLEDGE Reading Writing Mathematics Science Technology Critical Thinking COMMON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS WORKPLACE SKILLS Planning & Organizing Problem Solving Decision Making Customer Focus Working with Tools & Technology

Cognitive Skills The skills that allow people to decode, internalize, and apply information of varying types Information Type Skill Name School Importance Work Importance Text Reading High Numbers/ Quantitative Math Med Charts, Graphs, Diagrams Locating Information (“Document Literacy” in Europe) Low Visual Observation Audio Listening Med-Low Cognitive skills are information-processing skills. At low levels of proficiency, they are simple decoding. At high levels of proficiency, they are critical thinking and problem-solving. These skills are weighted differently in school and work environments. Critical observation, for instance, is highly relevant to job performance but never taught explicitly in school.

Cognitive Skills Training Significantly Improves High School Test Scores (Georgia High School Graduation Test for a majority-black, low SES high school) White, Statewide Used Keytrain© N=50 Did Not Use Keytrain© N=37 Ph.D. Thesis, Jeremy Dockery, Capella University, 2006 Keytrain© is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. For more information please visit http://www.keytrain.com

IT Sector Competency Model framework

Identifying Demand and Skill Gaps Sample Report: Top IT Jobs (most openings), 2014

Foundational Skills are Transferable Advanced Manufacturing Information Technology (IT) Department of Labor site: Competency Models

Navigating Careers To prepare Students Student Centric Goal: Create student/family understanding for certificates and competencies aligned to the high demand jobs. A big role for CTE. Statewide Goal: Expand Pool of students graduating high school with validated skills/credentials recognized by employers . Example: Coding Internships Apprenticeships High Demand Occupations identified Partnerships with ATCs and community colleges

CURRICULUM TO REALITY Concepts of Work Budgeting, Economic Security Career Visioning & Exploration Career Goals and Training Resume/Cover Letter Interviewing Skills Social Media for Jobs

QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION