LMI for Assessing Skills Are there LMI resources

LMI for Assessing Skills Are there LMI resources to help with career planning and skill assessment? 1. This is a web-based training module. 2. Screens will automatically advance; however, you can always backspace to review material again. 3. Many of the slides have audio narratives to clarify the information. 4. Some slides have embedded links which allow you to access internet sites. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Module 3: Fundamentals of LMI Series LMI for Assessing Skills § Summary – A look at identifying readily available data tools and developing a plan to assist jobseekers and dislocated workers § Average duration: 35 minutes LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Data Series: The Fundamentals of LMI § Labor market information (LMI) defined; primary sources and types of LMI; where LMI is located; and how LMI is used 1. The Basics of Labor Market Information (a prerequisite for the following modules) 2. LMI for the Job Seeker This is module three in the You should have already of LMI 3. LMI for Assessing Skills Fundamentals completed the first module. series. 4. LMI and Reemployment 5. LMI for Business LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Opening Points § Do you know how to conduct a skill assessment for a job-seeker? § Do you know which industries employ a certain occupation ? § Do you know how to help a job-seeker plan a career path? LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

What’s in it for you? § The number one goal for all partners in the workforce system is to put people into meaningful jobs. § Knowing how to match a jobseeker or dislocated worker’s knowledges, skills and abilities (KSA’s) to available jobs is vital to accomplishing that goal. § You can better serve the customers who come to YOU for help when their careers are at a crossroads. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Additional Study Resources § There are some graphic aids you’ll be using in the course of this module. You are encouraged to print them out to use along with the actual modular lessons. § To access and print these Word documents, just click on the gold button. That will take you to the resource kit where they are located. § To return to this training module, just close the resource kit file. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Our Learning Goals Assessing the Situation Using the Data Tools Checklist The Four-Step Process Job Search Databases LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

What You Will Learn from this Module – How to use available tools to conduct jobseeker skill assessment and begin the process of career path planning in the context of available LMI – To decide which tools are most effective in given situations, thus saving valuable time – Where to find additional resources that will aid in the job placement process LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

I definitely want to help my customers with their planning. Where do we start? LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

The Scenario: Let’s meet our job seeker, Rosa. The Facts: § Age 32, single mother, high-school graduate § Migrated to United States with family at age 12 - fluent in Spanish and English § Laid off from job as meat packer at chicken processing plant § Wants a career change LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Rosa Comes to Your Office I’m Ben, your vocational counselor. How can I help you? I’m Rosa and I need a job with a better future. So, what’s your first step? LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Step 1: Gather all the facts Child-care Female, age 32 completed Ben has theseissues? training Can she work nights? Worked as Meat Packer modules! He knows. Willing to start here and to train? Laid off Any particular goals ? as he Single out motherthis document. pulls Watch Wages desired? Career change desired fills it in. Bilingual Info on related jobs KSA Analysis Wage Data Staffing Patterns O*Net Career Info. Net BLS Website Use Data Tools Checklist LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

So exactly what is a Data Tools Checklist? LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Data Tools Checklist Tool Description Skills Profiler Where to Find It http: //www. careerinfonet. org/skills/default. aspx Identifies individual or occupational skills National Employment Matrix This one shows occupational distribution within an industry or http: //data. bls. gov: 8080/oep/nioem/empiohm. jsp Industry staffing patterns, shows vice versa. occupational distribution within industry sectors O*Net Interest Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool , http: //www. onetcenter. org/CIP. html that can help peoplethree discover the type These help youoffind out about job work activities and occupations that they Note: must download software from O*Net seekers’ abilities, interests and You work values. would like and find exciting center. org to run this program. O*Net Work Importance Profiler A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job Job Search Databases Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. http: //www. onetcenter. org/WIP. html Note: You must download software from O*Net center. org to run this program. www. careerbuilder. com www. jobcentral. com www. simplyhired. com www. dice. com forwww. americasjobexchange. com www. monster. com This one offers alternatives career paths and job searches. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Another Option § Note that many state websites allow you to access similar occupational data directly without having to go through the national websites. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Developing a Career Path One of your primary goals is to help job-seekers find new employment that best utilizes their knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). To accomplish this end, you must help job-seekers develop a career path. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

KSA Analysis § § § A job seeker’s profile consists of the knowledge, skills and abilities they possess. Knowledge – Educational assessments – Knowledge levels Skills – Career Info. Net’s Skill Profiler – Skill lists Abilities – O*NET Career Exploration Tools – Job interests – Work values – Current Job Zones When combined with his or her interests and work values, you get a pretty complete picture of the person. This information is invaluable when helping to plan a career path. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Data Tools Checklist Tool Description Where to Find It Skills Profiler Identifies individual or occupational skills http: //www. careerinfonet. org/skills/default. aspx National Employment Matrix Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa http: //data. bls. gov: 8080/oep/nioem/empiohm. jsp O*Net Interest Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool , that http: //www. onetcenter. org/CIP. html can help people theto type of work activities Let’s usediscover this link the Skills Profiler to and occupations that they would like and find Note: You must download software from help us start identifying Rosa’s particular exciting. O*Net center. org to run this program. O*Net Work Importance Profiler skills & abilities. Whenever feasible the JOB SEEKER should career do this themselves. A computerized self-assessment http: //www. onetcenter. org/WIP. html exploration thatbetter allows people to focus on their skills, They tool know than you what knowledges is important to and them abilities in a job might be. Note: You must download software from O*Net center. org to run this program. Job Search Databases Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. www. careerbuilder. com www. jobcentral. com www. simplyhired. com www. dice. com www. americasjobexchange. com www. monster. com LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Start by typing in Rosa’s most recent occupation. Then click on Continue. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Select the closest match to Rosa’s occupation and click on Continue. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Have Rosa select all the tasks that she performed when employed as a Meat Packer. Hit Continue. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

In this step, Rosa would select all the various skills that she believes she possesses. These are NOT specific to her Meat Packer occupation. They include any skills she might use for any occupation. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

In this phase, Rosa would rate her skill levels for all the skills she selected on the previous screen. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

The Skills Profiler will compile two lists. The first shows jobs that match Rosa’s SKILLS. The second list shows jobs that match her previous WORK ACTIVITIES. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planning § Moving on to step two, we’ll use two more tools to help evaluate Rosa’s interests and work values. Pull out your Data Tools Checklist. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Data Tools Checklist Tool Description Where to Find It Skills Profiler Identifies individual or occupational skills http: //www. careerinfonet. org/skills/default. aspx National Employment Matrix Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa http: //data. bls. gov: 8080/oep/nioem/empiohm. jsp O*Net Interest Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool , that http: //www. onetcenter. org/CIP. html can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find Note: You must download software from exciting. O*Net center. org to run this program. O*Net Work Importance Profiler A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on time we’ll usein. O*Net to what. This is important to them a job Job Search Databases http: //www. onetcenter. org/WIP. html Note: You must download from NOTICE: This tool is notsoftware available profile Rosa’s interests. O*Net center. org to run this program. online, but can be downloaded for Allows users to search for jobs using many search www. careerbuilder. com free. We’ll show you how before we criteria, including occupation, location, desired www. jobcentral. com proceed. salary, etc. www. simplyhired. com www. dice. com www. americasjobexchange. com www. monster. com LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

When you click the link on your checklist, this page will come up. Next, point your mouse at the SOFTWARE tab and left click. Then just point and click here to download the software. It should give you the option to download the Work Importance Profiler at the same time. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planning § The software is very user friendly. It will ask you some preliminary questions and lead you to a list of likes and dislikes that looks like this. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Assessment: Interest Profiler Once you’ve gone through the whole list, the software will calculate your results. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Assessment: Interest Profiler Rosa Ramirez You can also narrow or broaden the list by choosing a Job Zone that matches your needs. Next it will display a list of occupations that match your interests. Often the list is quite different from the skill-related list. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Skills and Interest Comparison Rosa Ramirez Next, you would want to compare the two lists. Notice that no occupation appears on both lists. This is not unusual. Often acquired skills and interests are unrelated. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

It looks like all that work was for nothing since no occupations matched. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Data Tools Checklist Tool Description Where to Find It Skills Profiler Identifies individual or occupational skills http: //www. careerinfonet. org/skills/default. aspx National Employment Matrix Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa http: //data. bls. gov: 8080/oep/nioem/empiohm. jsp O*Net Interest Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool , that http: //www. onetcenter. org/CIP. html can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find Note: You must download software from exciting. O*Net center. org to run this program. O*Net Work Importance Profiler A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job Job Search Databases Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. This time we’ll use O*Net’s Work Importance Profiler. http: //www. onetcenter. org/WIP. html Note: You must download software from O*Net center. org to run this program. www. careerbuilder. com www. jobcentral. com www. simplyhired. com This software can be downloaded www. dice. com simultaneously with the Interest www. americasjobexchange. com www. monster. com Profiler for your convenience. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Assessment: Work Importance Profiler Ranking Phase There are two parts to the Work Importance Profiler – a RANKING PHASE and a RATING PHASE. Both must be completed before a profile can be generated. Rating Phase LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Assessment: Work Importance Profiler Once Rosa completes the process, it ranks her values. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Assessment: Work Importance Profiler Rosa Ramirez The software then generates a list of matching occupations. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Skills, Interests, and Values Comparison Rosa Ramirez Now there are three lists to compare. Do you see any matches? LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Rosa Ramirez At first glance, there appear to be no matches. A closer look reveals two closely-related occupations. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

We’ve got a match! What comes next? LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Rosa Comes Back to See You My profile says I could be a police or fire dispatcher. Is that possible? I don’t know. Let’s take a look at what it would take. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planning That brings us to step 3 – Gap Analysis. Here Ben would compare Rosa’s skills to those required for a dispatcher. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Skills Gap Analysis Note that it is an occupation in demand – good news for Rosa. First, Ben uses O*Net to pull up the skills required to be a police or fire dispatcher. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Skills Gap Analysis Comparing the two lists, Ben and Rosa note several skills required that she currently does not possess. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Skills Gap Analysis However, she does possess the three most important skills, plus three others. That is likely enough to make this a viable choice for Rosa. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

So, how does Rosa go about pursuing her dream job? The first thing Ben would do is find out about usual training requirements for that particular occupation. He could use O*Net to do this. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Since Ben already knows the SOC code, he just types it in here. 43 -5031 LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

At this point, Ben would want to look at Job Zone and Education details. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Required training and education match Rosa’s needs. As a single mother, she cannot afford to pursue a degree. The main concern here is the usual need for related experience, which she does not have. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Ben scrolls down to the wages and employment section. The wages appear adequate for Rosa, and the projected growth is above average. He also notes the top industry employing this occupation is Government. Ben could also have gone back to his Data Tools Checklist and used another tool to find out this information. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Data Tools Checklist Tool Description Where to Find It Skills Profiler Identifies individual or occupational skills http: //www. careerinfonet. org/skills/default. aspx National Employment Matrix Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa http: //data. bls. gov: 8080/oep/nioem/empiohm. jsp O*Net Interest Profiler This linkcareer would also lead Ben to findhttp: //www. onetcenter. org/CIP. html out which A self-assessment exploration tool , that employed this occupation. can helpindustries people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find Note: You must download software from exciting. O*Net center. org to run this program. O*Net Work Importance Profiler A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job http: //www. onetcenter. org/WIP. html Job Search Databases Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. www. careerbuilder. com www. jobcentral. com www. simplyhired. com www. dice. com www. americasjobexchange. com www. monster. com Note: You must download software from O*Net center. org to run this program. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Let’s see how much you’ve learned so far! This activity consists of five questions. Click on the answers you feel are correct. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Mentally match each term to its description. Then point and click on the answer you feel is correct. Identifies individual or occupational skills Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational Distribution within industry sectors and vice versa Skills Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool that can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. Click here to advance to next slide. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Mentally match each term to its description. Then point and click on the answer you feel is correct. A self-assessment career exploration tool , that can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. National Employment Matrix Identifies individual or occupational skills Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job Click here to advance to next slide. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Mentally match each term to its description. Then point and click on the answer you feel is correct. Identifies individual or occupational skills A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job O*net Work Importance Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool that can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. Click here to advance to next slide. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Mentally match each term to its description. Then point and click on the answer you feel is correct. A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. O*net Interest Profiler A self-assessment career exploration tool that can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa Identifies individual or occupational skills Click here to advance to next slide. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Mentally match each term to its description. Then point and click on the answer you feel is correct. A self-assessment career exploration tool that can help people discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting Identifies individual or occupational skills Job Search Databases A computerized self-assessment career exploration tool that allows people to focus on what is important to them in a job Industry staffing patterns - shows occupational distribution within industry sectors and vice versa Allows users to search for jobs using many search criteria, including occupation, location, desired salary, etc. Click here to advance to next slide. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

How did you do? If you missed any questions, you might want to go back and review the previous slides before moving on. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

The Facts • • • Rosa has at least some of the skills required. Wages and demand are good. Most of these jobs are found in government. Rosa lacks related experience. Rosa cannot afford long-term formal training. Armed with these facts, Ben and Rosa can begin mapping out a career path for her. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planner Education Learning while earning Advanced degree OJT College degree Apprenticeship Technical degree or certification Online classes Associate’s degree GED Innovative Open a business Volunteer to gain new KSAs Industry-sponsored training Job Seeker Occupation change Similar occupation in same industry Similar occupation in different industry New occupation in different industry LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planner Education Learning while earning Advanced degree OJT College degree Apprenticeship Technical degree or certification Online classes Associate’s degree GED Innovative Open a business Volunteer to gain new KSAs Industry-sponsored training Job Seeker Occupation change Similar occupation in same industry Similar occupation in different industry New occupation in different industry LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planner Education Learning while earning Advanced degree OJT College degree Apprenticeship Technical degree or certification Online classes Associate’s degree GED Innovative Open a business Volunteer to gain new KSAs Industry-sponsored training Job Seeker Occupation change Similar occupation in same industry Similar occupation in different industry New occupation in different industry LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planner Education Learning while earning Advanced degree OJT College degree Apprenticeship Technical degree or certification Online classes Associate’s degree GED Innovative Open a business Volunteer to gain new KSAs Industry-sponsored training Job Seeker Occupation change Similar occupation in same industry Similar occupation in different industry New occupation in different industry LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Career Path Planner Education Learning while earning Advanced degree OJT College degree Apprenticeship Technical degree or certification Online classes Associate’s degree GED Innovative Open a business Volunteer to gain new KSAs Industry-sponsored training Job Seeker Occupation change Similar occupation in same industry Similar occupation in different industry New occupation in different industry LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

The Plan is coming together. I feel better now that I have a goal in mind. Thanks for your help, Ben. My pleasure. Let me do some checking around about possibilities. Ben can now go to work finding some job possibilities for Rosa. In the meantime, he gives her a list of some other resources to try. (See next page. ) LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Job Search Databases – – – – www. monster. com These are some other Job Search engines that www. indeed. com job-seekers can use in www. jobcentral. com addition to state or local databases to help www. careerbuilder. com find employment or to www. simplyhired. com plot career paths. www. americasjobexchange. com Use an Internet search engine to search for job search database in your area. http: //www. career. One. Stop. org/Job. Search/COS_jobsites. aspx LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Rosa’s Results 1. Ben checks several job listing sites over the next few days with no luck. 2. After a week he uncovers a listing with the Sheriff’s Office in a neighboring county for a dispatcher trainee. 3. He contacts the potential employer and lays out Rosa’s qualifications. 4. The contact is not thrilled with her lack of office experience…until she finds out Rosa is bilingual. A sharp increase in their Hispanic population has created a need for a Spanish-speaking person on the 911 emergency line. 5. Ben gets the details on what Rosa must do and calls her back to the office. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Ben explains Rosa’s options. I may have something for you. But there a few things you have to do first. I’m interested. Tell me about it. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Ben explains her options. 1. The Sheriff’s Office in Smith County needs a bilingual dispatcher on the 911 line. 2. You would have to agree to attend a 4 week course in basic office procedures which they will pay for. 3. After that, you would train on the job for one month at minimum wage. 4. If you successfully complete the training, your pay would increase to $12 an hour plus benefits. 5. You also have to be able to work any shift. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Rosa’s Response 1. Smith County isn’t all that far. 2. I can continue to live on my unemployment benefits while I take the 4 -week course. 3. Minimum wage for a month will be tough but I can manage. 4. Twelve bucks an hour is close to what I had been making, and the benefits are probably better. 5. I live with my Mom. She can watch my son for me if I have to work late. 6. I’ll take it! LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

A success story – and we owe it to LMI! LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

In Summary § In this module, hopefully you learned : – About the importance of conducting job-seeker skill assessment and career path planning in the context of available LMI – To identify available tools, such as skill assessments, and gain insight into which tools are most effective in given situations – That doing skill assessments and competency analysis can be time consuming but very effective in providing quality service LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

Now That You Have Completed This Module… § Congratulations on adding to your LMI knowledge! If you are interested in learning more about LMI for businesses or reemployment , check out the final two modules in the series. LMI for Assessing Skills United States Department of Labor

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