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(IEP) Individual Employment Plan
Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Delegate Agency Orientation
Purpose of IEP
To develop a road map that describes how customer gets from here to there.
To be used by both the customer and case manager as a tool to keep customer focused and on track.
Measures progress of customer while in program.
Measures program effectiveness.
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Individual
Developed for a specific customer – not a cookie cutter approach.
Developed with the customer - customer agrees to the plan.
Based on the customer’s identified skills gaps in relation to customer’s employment goal.
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Employment
Leads to Employment
Describes what customer needs to accomplish in order to achieve EMPLOYMENT goal
Self Sufficiency
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Plan Describes steps to be taken by the customer to
achieve employment goal.
Plan is based on customer’s assessed skills.
The plan should be the main topic of all discussions between customer and vocational counselor.
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1) Assess customer’s current skills.
2) Identify barriers
3) Establish employment goal.
4) Identify requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal.
5) Identify skills gap.
6) Establish Plan to fill skills gap.
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1) Assess customer’s current skills
2) Identify Barriers
3) Establish employment goal
4) List requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal
5) Identify skills gap
6) Establish Plan to fill skills gap
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Assess Skills
Employment History Math and Reading Levels Educational Achievement Credentials Physical Aptitudes Personal Interest
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Employment History
Identify skills and experience earned in previous employment
Be mindful of transferable skills
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Math and Reading Tests
Everyone without a college diploma must take TABE test.
College graduates should take TABE if planning on training in technical fields.
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Education and Credentials
Consider all types of education • High school • GED • Associates • Bachelors • Masters • Certificates • Apprenticeships • Other credentials
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Physical Aptitudes
Dexterity Lifting Standing Sitting Used in Previous Work - History
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Personal Interests
Identify through tests such as Briggs Meyer Identify through conversation. Research Interests – Informational Interviews
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1) Assess customer’s current skills
2) Identify Barriers
3) Establish employment goal
4) List requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal
5) Identify skills gap
6) Establish Plan to fill skills gap
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Identify Barriers
Barriers interfere with achieving employment goal Is agency able to address the customer’s specific
barriers? Support Services Referrals to other agencies Need to address before continuing with WIA
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1) Assess customer’s current skills
2) Identify Barriers
3) Establish employment goal
4) Identify requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal
5) Identify skills gap
6) Establish Plan to fill skills gap
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Employment Goals
Self-sufficiency Benefits Career path Achievable and available in local market – realistic
expectations
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Self-Sufficiency
Employment that leads to self-sufficiency (Self) includes family and dependents Customer needs to understand what self-sufficiency
means
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Labor Market Information
The Partnership provides comprehensive labor market information taken from public and private sources
Review quarterly Where Are The Jobs? report Review ITA policy, focus sectors and occupations Review www.chicagolandwiatraining.com for
information on each approved training provider
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LMI Research
On first glance every job sounds appealing – make sure that the customer fully researches the job
Informational interviews
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1) Assess customer’s current skills
2) Identify Barriers
3) Establish employment goal
4) List requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal
5) Identify skills gap
6) Establish Plan to fill skills gap
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Job Requirements
Employer skill requirements for this job Based on job postings, feedback from employers Read job postings thoroughly Conduct informational interviews Understand requirements
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1. Assess customer’s current skills
2. Identify Barriers
3. Establish employment goal
4. List requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal
5. Identify skills gap
6. Establish Plan to fill skills gap
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Identify Skill Gaps
Based on the skill requirement for the employment goal, what skills are the customer missing?
What skills does the customer possess? If not sure, don’t guess! Do more research!!
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Steps for Developing an IEP
1) Assess customer’s current skills
2) Identify Barriers
3) Establish employment goal
4) List requirements a job seeker must possess to reach the employment goal
5) Identify skills gap
6) Establish Plan to fill skills gap
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Develop Action Plan
Develop plan to fill the skill gaps. The plan should be specific and identify what the gap
is and what specific actions the customer will take to fill the gap.
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Signature - Buy In
Customer and Vocational Counselor sign the document signifying they both agree to this plan.
Should be clear on what the expectations are of the customer and vocational counselor.
Make sure that the customer is very clear on what is expected of him/her.
EXPECTATIONS!!! EXPECTATIONS!!!
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Ongoing Plan Management
The IEP is the centerpiece of all case management The IEP should be discussed and reviewed during all
counseling sessions with customer Review IEP with customer Is customer on track with steps in IEP? Plan can be modified – for good reasons
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Wrap Up
Did customer achieve employment goal? If NOT – WHY NOT?? You are the expert and should be learning from each
customer
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Contact Information
Accountability Manager Contact Information:
Michael Balscik
E-mail address: [email protected] Phone #: (312) 603-7064
Fax #: (312) 603-9930
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