Work Ready Community Soft Skills Minimum Standards
Must address ethics/soft skills - secondary, post- secondary and adult population:
•Employer Engagement with area business and industry
•Use of soft skill credentialing for hiring and advancement
•Measurable goals and improvement strategies
•Assurance of program sustainability
•Must address - attendance/punctuality, communications, teamwork, leadership, critical thinking and any other areas deemed critical
Youth Working CommitteeBirth - 12th Grade / Youth College Focus
Educational Pipeline - Cradle to Career / Keeping Students in College
Martin Grant - $48,000
1.Career Presentations - All Grades
2.College and Career Exploration Field Trips - All Grades
3.Operation Preparation at College / Career Days - High School
4.College / Career Fair - High School
5.Dual Credit Course Class Fees - High School
Adult (25+) Focus Committee Focus on Retraining & Returning to College
Martin Grant Request $44,000
1.Employer / Employee Toolkits
2.Work Ready Community Website
3.Career Counseling Consultant
4.Evening Hours at Career Advancement Center
5.NCRC Certificate Support
6.Soft Skill Support
7.GED Support
8.Marketing
Soft Skills Community Engagement Team
Gary Carver - State Farm Insurance (co-chair)
Susan Wells - First National Bank (co-chair)
Sarah Lynch- Baptist Hospital
Mike Mercer - First Security Bank
Jan Yonts & Gail Johnson - Public Schools
Jim Jarvis - Dyno Nobel
Curtis McGhee - Muhlenberg Co. Sherriff
Muhlenberg Alliance for Progress
Greater Muhlenberg Chamber of Commerce
Other business and community representatives
Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. (WIN)
Initial Cost $4,000Renewal Cost - $2,000
Computer Based Learning3-4 Hour Completion Time
Password ProtectedUnlimited Users
Certificate Issued
Career Advancement Center of Muhlenberg Co.
New Extended Evening Hours Program
Soft Skills
Computer Literacy
NCRC Testing
GED Classes/Testing
Educational
Coaching
The Professional Effectiveness Skills (PES) Initiative
Mission Statement:Madisonville Community College is committed to student
success and improving employability of the student. Personal and professional attributes and behaviors are necessary to be successful in college and the workplace. These skills include, but are not limited to dependability, initiative, integrity, effective oral and written communication, teamwork, attendance, time management and workplace ethics
The Professional Effectiveness Skills (PES) Initiative
Created in response to employer feedback in the region
Faculty assign students a percentage of final grade (10%) based on these skills
Faculty developed a rubric for assessment (in the areas of Responsibility, Commitment to Learning, Responsibility and Behavior)
Launched in full-time faculty classes – Fall 2014
Put Your Best Foot Forward: First Impressions Day – April 22nd, 2015 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (PES Workgroup sponsored event)
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