1. March 12, 2015

2. Colorado Employment Skills Certificate A new assessment certificate—Why? o Career Ready Colorado Certificate was used for only one vendor o CRC not well received by all employers o Many employers using the CRC do not have jobs profiled for the required assessments o Many workforce centers do not have financial ability to provide required assessments.

3. Colorado Employment Skills Certificate The Colorado Employment Skills certificate is: o New—developed by staff from various Colorado Workforce Centers o Modifiable—to keep up with new needs and new technology o Storable in Connecting Colorado/available when needed o Transferable across regions

4. Colorado Employment Skills Certificate Attributes of the Colorado Employment Skills Certificate: o Better assessment information on demand o Easier for employers to obtain specific assessment information o Enables jobseekers to demonstrate skills through assessments

5. Colorado Employment Skills Certificate

6. A New Skills Card Easily carried in the wallet Presentable to employer upon request Confirmation through Connecting Colorado available on demand QR’s link to information about Workforce Centers and assessments Assessment Score Date ProveIt Adobe Illustrator 76% 6/2014 Microsoft Word 23% 6/2014 Admin duties 80% 6/2014 For more information go to www.Connectingcolorado.com or call (XXX)XXX-XXXX Assessment ScoreDate Career Ready 101 – 6/2014 Career Scope – 6/2014 Success Profiler - 3/2014 TABE 10.3 Gd Ave – 12/2013 WorkKeys App Math 6 – 6/2011 Reading 7 – 6/2011 Locating 5 - 6/2011 WRK Readiness Credential – 6/2014 Colorado Employment Skills Certificate Assessment

7. March 12, 2015

8. Research shows 15% of worker success is based on what is known (hard skills); 85% of success determined by soft skills (Conover) From our employer surveys, we learned the skill capabilities looked for: o Basic Skills – 76.9% o Soft Skills -- 63% o Technical Skills – 58%

9. Soft Skills Assessment: Attitude Communications Planning and Organization Critical Thinking Social skills Teamwork Professionalism Media Rules

10. Comprehensive web-based assessment Scored and stored 70% required for each module—higher desired Less that 70%--follow-up learning activities assigned Post assessment administered Comprehensive post assessment report generated Successful 70% (+) total—WRC is printed

11. Propose a 6 month pilot program Several CUWA and CRWC regions indicate interest Potential tool for CUWA H-1B TEC-P Potential tool Hire for Colorado Monitor various aspects of the WRC and how it helps Jobseekers Employers Communities WIOA

12. Helpful to those targeted by WIOA: Long term unemployed Youth New to workforce Disabled