February 26, 2009

Oklahoma High Schools South Central Oklahoma Workforce

Investment Board Involvement Association of South Central Oklahoma

Governments Involvement Results Assistance To Area Youth

South Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board (SCOWIB)

Spring 2005 SCOWIB, Area Technology Centers, Area

Workforce Center partners– OESC and WIA met and decided to participate in the state-sponsored Regional Career Readiness Certificate Pilot Project

WorkKeys ® and KeyTrain® available and encouraged in the area’s 3 Workforce Oklahoma Centers, 1 satellite center, and 5 area technology centers.

June 2005SCOWIB articulated support of

WorkKeys® and Oklahoma Career Ready Certificates™ (CRC) in the South Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Area’s Strategic Plan

SCOWIB required WIA service providers to obtain CRC and be able to administer WorkKeys® and KeyTrain®

OESC & Tech Centers also administer WorkKeys® and KeyTrain®

May 2006Chickasha Public Schools implemented

WorkKeys® Assessment for seniors June 2006

WorkKeys® incorporated into the area’s Integrated Workforce Services Plans

February 2007South Central Oklahoma Workforce

Investment Area Youth Symposium focused on WorkKeys®, Oklahoma Career Ready Certificates™, and KeyTrain ®

Summer 2007SCOWIB, ASCOG, and Lawton Public Schools

collaboratively created a Career Explorations curriculum incorporating KeyTrain®, WorkKeys®, the Oklahoma Career Readiness Certificate™, and OKCIS

August 2007Career Explorations curriculum piloted in two

local area high schoolsWIA Youth Program Contractors implement

KeyTrain® as a tutoring tool for youth preparing for the GED exam and youth requiring a basic skills upgrade

Fall 2007WorkKeys® assessment administered to 284

area high school students

Spring 2008The WorkKeys® assessment administered to

280 area high school students

Fall 2008The WorkKeys® assessment administered to

301 area high school studentsKeyTrain® Career Skills was validated as an

effective service tool for South Central WIA Youth Program*

Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments (ASCOG) KeyTrain®

Identify and promote opportunities for high school students to use KeyTrain® through the Career Explorations class and through the ASCOG WIA Youth Program*○ KeyTrain® Hard Skills – Reading for Information,

Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information○ KeyTrain ® Career Skills - Business Etiquette,

Communication Skills, The Job Search, Workplace Effectiveness, and Work Habits

WorkKeys®Market WorkKeys® to local high school*Present the benefits of WorkKeys® to high

school students*Order assessment materials for high schools*Facilitate testing for high schools*Send assessments to Oklahoma Department of

Commerce for scoring and CRCPromote WorkKeys® with local businesses*Encourage local business job profiles*Promote KeyTrain® as our source upgrading

skills for CRC or general skills upgrade

Partial High School Results

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WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificates

Fall 2007*83% Awarded CRC

Fall 2007

436

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WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificates

SPRING 200873% Awarded CRC

SPRING 2008

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WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificates

Fall 2008*85% Projected Awarded CRC

Fall 2008

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WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificates

Spring 2009*90% Awarded CRC

Spring 2009*

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Assistance to Area Youth KeyTrain®

Assisted 200+ High School Students in developing highly sought soft skills

Assisted 15+ Out of School Youth with GED Exam Preparation

Assisted 50+ In School Youth upgrade basic skills at least one grade level