Changes in Workforce Skills Needs Across Fifty Years

1955 2005

UnskilledUnskilled

60%60%

SkilledSkilled

20%20%

ProfessionalProfessional

20%20%

SkilledSkilled

68%68%

ProfessionalProfessional

20%20%

UnskilledUnskilled

12%12%

1Nipurntha Ki

Janch:Vayakti ki nipurntha ko mapna

Perfil de trabalho:Determinar o nivel de habilidade para desempenhar um

trabalho

Instruction wise au point:

Fermer avec competenceLes lacunes

d’habilite

1Job Profiling:Job Profiling:

Determines the level of skill

necessary to learn a job

2

Skill AssessmentsSkill Assessments:Measures an individual’sskill level

3

Education / Training:Education / Training:Efficiently closes

skill gaps

SeamlessSystem

Common Language or Metric

Skill Skill AssessmentsAssessments:Measures an individual’sskill level

SKILL CLUSTERS

• Communication skills

• Problem-solving skills

• Interpersonal skills

SKILL AREAS

• Reading for Information• Applied Mathematics• Locating Information• Applied Technology• Teamwork• Observation• Listening • Writing• Business Writing

** 85% of ALL occupations utilize

these skills

Applied Mathematics

Reading for Information

Locating Information

Applied Technology

Teamwork

Observation

Listening

Writing

Business Writing

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Readiness

* Computer-based Test Administration and Spanish Available

Assessed Skill Levels

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Solve problems that require a single type of mathematics operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) using whole numbers

Add or subtract negative numbers

Change numbers from one form to another using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, or percentages

Convert simple money and time units (e.g., hours to minutes

Translate easily from a word problem to a math equation

All needed information is presented in logical order

No extra information

3

SkillsCHARACTERISTICS OF

PROBLEMSLEVEL

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Decide what information, calculations, or unit conversions to use to solve the problem

Look up formula and perform single-step conversions within or between systems of measurement

Calculate using mixed units (e.g., 3.5 hours and 4 hours 30 minutes)

Divide negative numbers

Problems require several steps of logic and calculation (e.g., problem may involve completing an order form by totaling the order and then computing tax)5

SkillsCHARACTERISTICS OF

PROBLEMSLEVEL

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

LEVEL 3 Sample Item

1. In your job as a cashier, a customer gives you a $20 bill to pay for a can of coffee that costs $3.84. How much change should you give back?

A. $15.26

B. $16.16

C. $16.26

D. $16.84

E. $17.16

DO YOUR FIGURING HERE

LEVEL 5 Sample Item

1. Quik Call charges $0.18 per minute for long-distance calls. Econo Phone totals your phone usage each month and rounds the number of minutes up to the nearest 15 minutes. It then charges $7.90 per hour of phone usage, dividing this charge into 15-minute segments if you used less than a full hour. If your office makes 5 hours 3 minutes worth of calls this month using the company with the lower price, how much will these calls cost?

A. $39.50

B. $41.48

C. $41.87

D. $54.00

DO YOUR FIGURING HERE

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Job Profiling:Job Profiling:Determines the level of

skill necessary to learn a job

Job or Occupational Profiles identify the skills required for a job or program. This sets the “Bar.”

Job Profiling

Assessments show how an applicant, employee or student performed.

The Skill Assessments

Gap analysis shows how the person performed relative to the “bar.” Training is available to close any gap.

Targets for Instruction

Targets for InstructionTargets for InstructionEfficiently closes

skill gaps

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Calculate using negative numbers, fractions, ratios, percentages and mixed numbers

Calculate multiple rates and then compare the rates or use them to perform other calculations

Find basic areas and volumes of rectangular solids

Calculate the “best deal” using the result in another problem

Identify and correct errors in calculations

May require considerable translation from verbal form to mathematical expression

May require considerable set up and involve multiple-step calculations or conversions

May involve transposition of formulas before calculating (e.g., v = ir ; r = v/I

May involve conversions using two formulas within a system of measurement

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SkillsCHARACTERISTICS OF

PROBLEMSLEVEL

Average Wage for Jobs Requiring Various WorkKeys Levels

$62,336

$43,245

$38,445

$31,929

$24,513

$62,336

$43,245$40,066

$28,432

$24,083

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$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

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Applied Mathematics Reading for Information