Recommended:
Read the policy
prior to taking
this training.
It is helpful to
have a copy of
the Desk Aid
with you while
you participate
in this training.
The Monitoring
Tool for this
policy is
available so
you can see
what staff
knowledge
monitors will be
assessing.
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Training Delivery Design: Group
Today’s Agenda
1. Purpose
of the Policy
2. Types of Assessments
3. Why We Do Assessment
4. Required Assessment Practices
5. Documentation
NOTE: There are TWO Desk Aids for this policy:
o Preliminary Assessment Data Fields Desk Aid
o Policy Desk Aid
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Purpose of the Policy
To define SCWDC assessment
requirements which include:
 Types of available assessments
 Required assessment practices
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Assessments
Policy provides that assessments will be:
Available depending on resources
 Tailored to local conditions
 Limited to parameters of each partner
program
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Types of Assessment
Can you name the three types of
assessment?
(Refer to your Desk Aid)
They are:
 Preliminary
 Secondary
 Employer-Focused
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Preliminary Assessment
This is the first stage of identifying needs
and barriers. Not all customers will want
or need this assessment. This
conversation, sometimes called the
initial interview, helps identify:
 Basic educational skills
 Occupational skills
 Work history, basic work
skills/employment competencies
 Work interests
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Example from the Preliminary Assessment
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Secondary Assessment
Program specific assessments for job
seekers who:
 Are having greater difficulty in
navigating the job market
 Need more information about
themselves to develop more effective
job-seeking strategies
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Secondary Assessment Cont.
Examples include formal or
objective assessments such as:
 Choices
 CASAS
 Prove It!
 KeyTrain
 Interests Profiler
 Skills Profiler
What secondary assessments are
used in your office? Write them
on your Desk Aid.
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Secondary Assessment Cont.
Skills Profiler and Interests Profiler
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Employer Focused Assessment
Required by the employer to screen, test
and hire employees to meet job skill
needs.
Examples Include:
 KeyTrain
 Typing Tests
 Prove It!
 Reading and Math testing
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Why We Do Assessments…
Questions:
How do assessments:
Benefit customers?
Benefit your service delivery?
1.
2.
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Why We Do Assessment
SCWDC Policy
Assessments:
 Provide a unified approach among partners
for gathering and sharing information about
customers
 Guide service delivery and the customer’s
skills development strategy by identifying
gaps between skills and workforce needs
 Provide results that can be used by all
partners to aide in a combined workforce
development effort
Answer
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Assessment Objectives…
Question:
How can you use assessment
results to help jobseekers?
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Assessment Objectives
SCWDC Policy
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Explore employment options suited to
readiness, aptitudes and employment goals
Provide jobseekers with information about their
workplace skills, strengths and weaknesses
Review jobseekers’ progress toward acquiring
in demand skills and promote attainment of
industry-recognized credentials
Refer appropriately screened, qualified job
seekers to available job openings
Identify skill gaps and educational needs to
help customers become competitive
Answer
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Required Assessment Practices…
Question:
What are best practices when
doing assessments?
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Required Assessment Practices
SCWDC Policy
Full disclosure to customers of the
purpose, benefit (how information will be
used to deliver better service), and
confidentiality of results
 Assessments should be objective and
without adverse impact on protected
groups
 Formal assessment results interpreted by
appropriately trained staff
 Reasonable accommodation made for
persons with disabilities who wish to be
assessed
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Answer
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Required Assessment Practices
Cont.
CASAS remains the required
assessment tool for basic academic
skills assessment
 Periodic consultation occurs among
partners to determine how well
WorkSource identifies jobseekers with
barriers
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Documentation…
Questions:
1.
What are documentation requirements
for assessment results?
2.
How does documentation enhance
WorkSource service delivery?
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Documentation
SCWDC Policy
Assessment results and skill
development recommendations should
be documented.
 Staff who have access to SKIES should
enter any assessment information in
part or whole.
 Documentation ensures that partners
working with the same customer in
the future will have insight into the
customer’s knowledge, skills, and
abilities.
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Answer
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Thank You!
Documentation is maintained for staff
training on the menu of basic business
services and documentation for job
orders, employer contacts, and services
provided to employers is maintained.
Thanks for your time and thoughtful
responses today!
One more slide to go …
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Training Documentation Time!
Please go to the Survey Monkey survey
created to document your participation in
this training.
 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RF8CNMX
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The survey provides you an opportunity to
provide us with feedback about the training
while also providing your WorkSource
Center the required documentation of staff
training.
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