Florida Ready to WorkFEWC

Florida Ready to Work

Florida Ready to Work

Primary program components include:

1 Online Courseware – Targeted jobseeker/ incumbent worker training in nine foundational skill areas identified by employers as necessary for job success across industries and occupations.

2 Online Placement and Post Tests – Embedded in courseware as an initial skill assessment to pinpoint skill gaps, focus instruction and track learning gains.

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3 Credential – Standardized career readiness certificate issued by the State of Florida, validating a jobseeker has the foundational skills required for most jobs today from entry-level to professional.

Gold – Minimum score of 5, ready for 90% of jobs

Silver – Minimum score of 4, ready for 65% of jobs

Bronze – Minimum score of 3, ready for 30% of jobs

Portable, 30+ states with similar programs

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4 Proctored Assessments – To earn the credential, a jobseeker must take three proctored assessments to validate mastery of core workplace communication, reasoning and problem-solving skills.

- Applied Math – Workplace math ie: calculating percentage discounts and markups

- Reading for Information – Using memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies and regulations

- Locating Information – Working with charts, graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, maps and instrument gauges

 

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5 Job Profiling – Process to identify the skills and skill levels necessary for a specific job, providing employers quantitative benchmarks for hiring, training and promotion.

Database of more than 15,000 jobs profiled nationally.

 

Job Title Applied Math

Locating Information

Reading for Information

Applied Tech

Listening Observation Teamwork Writing

Electrical Power - Line Installers and Repairers

3 4 4 4 4 3 3

Electric Meter Installer I

3 4 4 3 3 4 5 3

Utilities & Maintenance Supervisor

5 5 4 5 3 4 4 3

Customer Service – Utilities

3 4 4 2 3

Florida Ready to Work – Energy

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The Results 243,000+ Courseware Hours – equivalent of 27 years of

job skills training in just 30 months with the lowest skilled making the most significant gains.

140,000+ Participants – used the courseware, taken at least one assessment and/or earned the credential.

72,000+ Credentials Earned – preliminary employment and wage data indicates credential earners are outperforming those without the credential in both job placement and earnings.

INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 2009

The Results 400+ Implementation Partners – high schools,

community colleges, technical centers, adult education programs, regional workforce boards, corrections, juvenile justice programs and community-based organizations.

300+ Job Profiles Conducted – Florida employers statewide, across industries and occupations.

The Results 400+ Employer Partners statewide using the program to

identify qualified new hires, reduce hiring/training costs and build the skills of their workforce.

Energy sector employer partners include:

- Gulf Power- Lee County Electric- Clay Electric- Seminole Electric

Employer ROI

Shands Jacksonville 3,700 Employees Health Care Services

“Florida Ready to Work is helping us identify trainable employees who are up for the challenge.”

- Pamela McCaleb, Director of the Success Academy

- Using Florida Ready to Work as a new hire screening and incumbent worker training tool.

- Results include: Double-digit reductions in new hire turnover, faster training times and better attendance.

Employer ROIPGT Industries 1,300 Employees Manufacturing

“The program has been good for our business and for our employees. Our employees are excited about the possibility of learning more to earn more.”

- Liz Evers, Training and Development Manager

- Using Florida Ready to Work as a new hire screening and incumbent worker training tool.

- Requires credential for promotion.

- Results include: 30 percent reduction in performance related turnover and 50 percent cut in training time (6 to 3 months).

Challenge

Reduce overtime, employee turnover, training time, and scrap costs

Results

95% drop in overtime hours Turnover from 33% to 5% Training time from 6 to 2 months Scrap expenditures fell 21%

Challenge

System to assess and develop employee foundational skills

Results

Reduced recruitment time 33%

Reduced turnover 28% in first year

Saved $230,000 first 8 months

Industry ROI Northrop Grumman (Virginia) savings:

- $309.94 savings per new hire in recruiting costs

- $670.39 savings per new hire in reduced turnover

Florida manufacturing sector 165,289 new hires in 2007

- $309.94 savings x 165,289 = $51.2 million potential savings

- $670.39 savings x 165,289 = $110.8 million potential savings

SOURCE: Mangum Economic Consultants Analysis – April 2009

FEWC - Strategic Advantages Tool to guide workforce decisions and policy.

- 1.1 million projected new jobs across all industries by 2016

- 98 percent in occupations with skill requirements aligned with the credential

Metric to assess adequacy of workforce pipeline and benchmark progress in “training up” workforce.- 42 percent of projected job gains in occupations requiring a

Gold credential - Only 19 percent of current credential earners have skills aligned with Gold credential

SOURCE: Mangum Economic Consultants Analysis – April 2009

Employer - Strategic Advantages

Objective, standardized measure of skills

Incumbent worker training and development

New hire screening

Workforce decision-making and strategic planning tool

Reduce hiring, training and turnover costs

Increase productivity and profitability

No direct cost to employers

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