1. Certification Match Analyze Company Skill Needs 3. Confirm Certification Match & Required LEVELS Develop Pilot Plan (Beta) Institutionalize (Deploy) Certification Improve and Sustain

2. PURPOSE :  Our goal is to reach consensus on the certification(s) that best match our job and to set any levels necessary. AGENDA:  Getting Started  Discuss/Agree on NCRC and Set Levels  Discuss/Agree on Other Skill Certification(s)  Review Closest Matches  Agree on Best Match  Set Levels  Discuss Use of Certifications  Consider Implementation Details  Wrap-up PURPOSE & AGENDA

3.  Insert highlights from last session here RECAP PROGRESS

4.  Foundational Skills:  Read  Apply Math  Locate Information (reading charts & graphs)  Set Required Level  Bronze  Silver  Gold  Platinum  NCRC

5.  TECHNICAL SKILL CERTIFICATION(S)

6.  New hires – preferred criteria  Promotion  Identify/schedule incumbent workers  Complete testing; collect all scores  Review results; discuss/confirm levels & adjust if necessary USE OF CERTIFICATIONS Companies do not usually need to benchmark their current workers, unless they are looking to use the test results for promotion as well as selection. Unless you have profiled the jobs using a certified job profiler, the certifications cannot be required for hiring or promotion. They can be a preferred qualification used as one of many activities in the process but not as a way to disqualify a candidate.

7.  Education Partner  Testing  Candidates  Timeline/Need IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS These issues do not need to be resolved today but will be the focus of the planning work which begins in the next step.

8.  Next steps  Contact Information  TO DO’s  Next Meeting REVIEW AND WRAP-UP (NEXT STEPS)