Step 1: Need-focused Planning and Analysis
Resources and Tools for Need-focused Planning and Analysis
- O*NET. The Occupational Information Network - O*NETTM database is the nation's primary source of occupational information. The website http://online.onetcenter.org/ provides information on various occupations, and http://www.onetcodeconnector.org/ provides assistance in matching job titles to O*NET-SOC codes.
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- Goldberger, S., N. Lessell and R. R. Biswas. (2005, September). The right jobs: identifying career advancement opportunities for low-skilled workers. A guide for public and private sector workforce development practitioners. Jobs for the Future. This guide helps practitioners carry out an analysis of labor market information. It explains what data to use, how to find it, and how to give the data analysis a “reality check” by consulting local employers and asking them directly what their future employment needs are likely to be. See www.jff.org to download a free .pdf version of this report.
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- Henle, T., D. Jenkins and W. Smith. (2005). Bridges to careers for low-skilled adults. A program development guide. Women Employed, Chicago Jobs Council and UIC Great Cities Institute. This guide provides a number of worksheets to help in identifying job and education requirements, mapping job levels, and conducting a gap analysis.
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- Merzon, Fredda and Bonita Primus Cohen. (2004). The Career Pathways Collaboration Toolkit. CAEL. This toolkit was designed to help lead organizations connect higher education, local employers, and the local workforce development system around the creation of career pathways in selected industries. It contains guidance and tools on topics such as how to research employer/sector needs and resources. A hard copy of the toolkit is provided as one of the WIRED resources, and a pdf version of it is available at the WIRED resource website.
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