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Iowa Workforce Development

Iowa Workforce Development . Donna Burkett. Competency-Based Education for Business and Industry . Employers want to be involved in the educational process. Employers believe a competency-based education system will prepare students to be relevant in the workplace.

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Iowa Workforce Development

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  1. Iowa Workforce Development Donna Burkett

  2. Competency-Based Education for Business and Industry • Employers want to be involved in the educational process. • Employers believe a competency-based education system will prepare students to be relevant in the workplace. • Employers want to communicate with educators their changing knowledge and skill demands. • Employers want courses tailored to their specific industry needs. • Employers want students equipped with the knowledge and skills required to become employed and advance in a career path.

  3. What’s in it for business and industry? • Convey their workforce needs • Identify requirements for job success which includes success at various career levels • Reduction in skills shortage • Reduced training costs • Relevancy of workers • Resource for succession planning • Qualified potential job candidates • Placement of employees into appropriate jobs • Targeted knowledge, skills and abilities. • Reduction in skills shortage • Identify gaps in training

  4. What are the core employer competencies? • Personal/Soft skills • Interpersonal skills • Integrity • Professionalism • Initiative • Dependability and reliability • Willingness to learn

  5. What are the core employer competencies? • Academic/Basic • Reading • Writing • Math • Science and technology • Communication • Critical thinking • Active learning

  6. What arecoreemployer competencies? • Workplace • Teamwork • Adaptability • Customer focus • Planning and organizing • Creativity • Problem solving and decision making • Tools and technology

  7. How arecompentency based models are being used? • Career readiness certificates • Targeted industry clusters • Apprenticeships • Mentorships, classroom visits, worksite visits, work experience • Employer based training in community colleges • High growth, high wage occupations • Skillshed analysis • Workforce needs assessment • Career Exploration

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