Participant Assessment: The Difficult Job of Evaluating and Determining Job Readiness
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Transcript of Participant Assessment: The Difficult Job of Evaluating and Determining Job Readiness
National Transitional Jobs ConferenceThursday, April 12, 20121:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Baltimore, MDPresenter: Martha Oesch
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
OUTCOMES
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
Process of collecting data for the purpose of making decisions and
establishing a relationship
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1. Identifying the skills gap
• between program entry skills and placement skills to ensure that the program provides a solid bridge between the two for each applicant
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
2. Applicant has sufficient:◦ Stability◦ Motivation◦ Skills◦ Support systems
To get a job, retain a job, and advance in a job.
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
Front Door- outreach, eligibility, support services in place
before admission, participant selection
Core Services- occupational skills training, work readiness
training, education classes, subsidized employment
Back Door- Unsubsidized employment and retention
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
An experiential learning model.
Recruitment & Assessment
Work Readiness Occupational Training
Subsidized Employment Occupational Training Work Readiness Unsubsidized Employment
Retention
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Reliability -provides consistent results over time
Fairness -free from bias and conforms to recognized test administration standards and ethics
Validity -the extent to which a test/process measures what its authors/users claim
to measure
Usefulness -ability to meet the needs of its users while providing the maximum
amount of reliability and validity
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Timelines
Outside Forces (funders, employers, program goals)
Taking Risks
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1.Think ◦ How do you work with people now?◦ How are advancement decisions made and by
whom?◦ What happens now if a participant is not ready to
advance to the next phase?
2. Pair
3. Share
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1. What are the areas of strength in the assessment process?
2. What are the areas for improvement?
3. What do you use currently as a guide or protocol in your program?
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
1. What would you add/modify to the standards/skills column to better reflect your program?
2. How do you currently assess for that skill? What method/tools do you use?
3. How does your program teach that skill?
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There is only one slot left in the training. Based on the assessment you see, decide who should be admitted to the training and who should not, and why.
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012
Martha Oesch- Consultant –
workforce development and adult basic [email protected]
781-438-5593
National Transitional Jobs Conference - April 12, 2012