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DOCUMENTING TALENTFor Economic Advantage
COMMERCE MISSION
Increase the quantity and the quality of jobs in Oklahoma.
SKILLED WORKERS
The availability of skilled workers is the #1 factor in business location decisions.
BUSINESS IMPACTSBusiness decisions made due to lack of talent
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0
Prevented firm from expanding its facilities or business
Prevented firm from developing new products/services
Reduced production output or sales
Lowered overall productivity
Reduced product or service quality
Caused firm to move some operations out of state
WORKFORCE PLANNING
EducationEmploymentEconomic Development
PROGRAM VISION
Oklahoma’s Certified Work Ready Communities are recognized and rewarded for having a sustainable, reliable pipeline that delivers– the right workers with – the right skills at – the right time
to meet the changing needs of employers.
WORK READY COMMUNITIES
• Objective, documented set of standards
• Certification process–quantify the capability of a
significant portion of an area’s workforce
–document High School performance and the commitment to improve it
• Marketing tool for Economic Development–differentiate our product; place-
specific
TOOLS
KeyTrain® (curriculum)
ACTTM WorkKeys® (assessment)• Applied Mathematics• Reading for Information• Locating InformatioNCRC
PROGRAM CRITERIA
• CRC – credentialing achievement• 3% of existing workforce and • 25% of available workforce
• High School Achievement• Commitment to improve Graduation
Rate and • Either 85% graduation rate or 82% of
High School seniors have CRCs
DATA SOURCES for CRITERIA
• # of CRCs awarded, by WF category• OK CRC database
• Graduation Rate• Office of Accountability, OK State Regents for Higher
Ed
• Available Workers• OESC – JobLink – job seekers
• Existing Workers• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Quarterly Workforce
Indicators
MARKETING TOOLFor counties/regions
• Certified areas differentiate themselves from their competitors
• Annual renewal requires sustained commitment
For site selectors & employers• “Seal of Approval”
for Talent Pool Clear Objective Verifiable Current
COVERAGE
PROCESS STEPS
1. Enlist & organize partners2. Review data3. Apply4. Reach thresholds for
certification5. Renew annually
PROGRAM VISION
Oklahoma’s Certified Work Ready Communities are recognized and rewarded for having a sustainable, reliable pipeline that delivers– the right workers with – the right skills at – the right time
to meet the changing needs of employers.
WIIFM?
FOR INDIVIDUALS
• Increases value of their NCRC
• Recognizes importance of retaining & developing talent
FOR EDUCATION/TRAINING
• Helps achieve mission and goals
• Deepens relationships with existing partners
• Product differentiation• Builds new partners
FOR EMPLOYERS
Widening the use of NCRCs:• Quantifies skills of a larger
portion of the labor pool• Diminishes unknowns• Reinforces importance of
retaining & developing talent
FOR COMMUNITIES & Regions• Self determination• Recognition for local & regional
achievements• Product differentiation• Additional marketing by
Commerce• Strengthened regional
cooperation
Hot off the Presses
• Oklahoma’s Work Ready Communities 4th criteria
Four Job Profiles per application
FOR MORE INFORMATION
• www.OKcommerce.gov/WorkReady
• Jeane Burruss, 405-815-5256, [email protected]