1. 2011 Center for Energy Workforce Development Summit November 7-9, 2011 Westin Alexandria Alexandria, VA

2. Credentialing Breaking New Ground: Building a National Workforce Skills Credentialing System Martin Scaglione President, Workforce Development ACT, Inc.

3. The Current State of Affairs

4. 2014 (Projected) High 30% Low 45% Middle 25% 2007 Skill Level of America’s Workforce Job Skill Level Demand Job Skill Level Supply High 33% Low 22% Middle 45% Skill Gap Job Demand and Supply

5. Benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are: What Are ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks? College CourseSubject Area TestACT Benchmark English CompositionEnglish18 Social SciencesReading21 College AlgebraMathematics22 BiologyScience24

6. College Readiness College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject Sixty-six percent of all ACT-tested high school graduates met the English College Readiness Benchmark in 2011. Just 1 in 4 (25%) met all four College Readiness Benchmarks. In 2011, 52% of graduates met the Reading Benchmark, while 45% met the Mathematics Benchmark. Just under 1 in 3 (30%) met the College Readiness Benchmark in Science. Benchmark: 18Benchmark: 21Benchmark: 22Benchmark: 24

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8. 8 Energy Skill Demand

9. Manufacturing Skill Demand

10. Construction Skill Demand

11. Healthcare Skill Demand

12. Energy Gap Analysis – Low Education Occupations

13. Energy Gap Analysis – Middle Education Occupations

14. Energy Gap Analysis – High Education Occupations

15. - A significant skill gap exists for energy occupations that require a high level of education for both Applied Mathematics and Locating Information - Significant foundation skill gaps exist for US examinees with both middle and high levels of education for jobs that require a similar level of educational attainment - For manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and energy occupations that require a middle or high level of education, the majority of US examinees do not meet or exceed the skill requirements for Locating Information. - Less than half of individuals with a middle or high level of education meet the Applied Mathematics skill requirements for the majority of manufacturing, construction, and energy jobs. Conclusions

16. Utilize State-Level Data Develop a National Workforce Skills Credentialing System National Action Plan Establish a coalition of national partners Initiate a field-building agenda Launch a “Skill Up Now” campaign Codify a common language Build a dynamic open-source platform

18. Questions? Martin Scaglione Martin.Scaglione@act.org 319/341-2968