Oregon Bulletin
Rule
Caption: National Career Readiness
Certificate (NCRC) Program.
Adm.
Order No.: DCCWD 3-2011
Filed with Sec. of
State: 12-9-2011
Certified to be
Effective: 12-9-11
Notice Publication
Date: 10-1-2011
Rules Amended: 589-007-0700
Subject: This rule amendments provides housekeeping only and
does not change the intent of the original rule. On August 1, 2011, the agency
submitted a technical rule request to the Secretary of State changing the rule
title from Career Readiness Certificate Program to the National Career
Readiness Certificate Program. This rule amendment corrects two program
references and reorganizes the order of Participant’s Eligibility Criteria.
Rules Coordinator: Linda Hutchins—(503) 947-2456
589-007-0700
National Career Readiness
Certificate (NCRC) Program
(1) The purpose of the National Career Readiness
Certification (NCRC) program is to prepare Oregonians for the workplace and for
college as a part of implementing an integrated workforce delivery system that
focuses on developing the skills and talents of Oregonians.
(2) The NCRC in Oregon will provide individuals with
documented, transportable, skills-based certificates. Employers will recognize
the NCRC as a meaningful credential and will have confidence that certificate
holders have the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace.
(3) The Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development (CCWD) implements the statewide program for the National Career
Readiness Certificate called for in Section 2, HB 2398, 2009 session.
(4) CCWD shall execute and oversee statewide implementation
of the National Career Readiness Certificate. Implementation and administration
of the NCRC must involve, at a minimum, developing and establishing policies
and procedures for:
(a) Initial skills review assessments to identify
participant’s skill levels;
(b) Targeted instruction and remedial skill-building
for participants;
(c) Foundational skills assessments for participants;
(d) Training of staff to administer assessments based
on established guidelines;
(e) Delivery site criteria and validation of these
criteria;
(f) Quality assurance processes;
(g) Development of systems to collect, track and
maintain data;
(h) Participant’s eligibility criteria:
(A) Must be a citizen or national of the United States,
lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, refugee, asylee, or parolee, or
other immigrant authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United
States;
(B) Must be a resident of Oregon, Washington, or Idaho;
(C) Must comply with NCRC assessment-taking procedures
and requirements as outlined in American College Testing (ACT) test coordinator
manual and directions for administration.
(5) Services provided by the NCRC program shall
include, but are not limited to:
(a) An assessment process that includes an initial
skills review and a foundational skills assessment of examinees in reading for
information, applied mathematics, and locating information at a minimum;
(b) Targeted and accelerated instruction and remedial
skills training to increase foundational skills for participants as determined
by the assessment process;
(c) Issuance of a National Career Readiness Certificate
to any eligible individual who earns a minimum score of a 3 on each of the NCRC
assessments for reading for information, applied mathematics, and locating
information:
(A) Certificates issued to examinees on successful
completion of the assessments must describe the skills demonstrated by the
examinee as evidence of the individual’s readiness for employment;
(B) Each of the NCRC assessments shall be scored on a
scale of three to seven. The level of credential examinees receive is based on
the following:
(i) A bronze-level certificate requires a minimum score
of three or above on each of the assessments.
(ii) A silver-level certificate requires a minimum
score of four or above on each of the assessments.
(iii) A gold-level certificate requires a minimum score
of five or above on each of the assessments.
(iv) A platinum-level certificate requires a minimum
score of six or above on each of the assessments.
(6) The results of the NCRC assessments must be used,
at a minimum, to determine career readiness as determined by general skills
requirements and job profiles; and to determine additional instructional needs
for the participant in reading, locating information, and applied mathematics,
or other, additional assessments needed or required.
(7) CCWD shall provide participants with the
opportunity to agree to opt out of the NCRC database by informing the Agency in
writing, by mail, and with examinee’s signature that he or she wants to opt out
of the database.
(8) CCWD shall conduct periodic studies of the
assessments used in Oregon to document Essential Skill for high school
graduation to compare their effectiveness in preparing graduates for successful
transition to post-secondary education and the workplace.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 660.318
& 660.330 - 660.339
Stats. Implemented:
Hist.: DCCWD 2-2009(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 7-15-09 thru 1-8-10; DCCWD 6-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-14-09;
DCCWD 3-2011, f. & cert. ef; 12-9-11
Rule
Caption: Oregon On-the-Job training
Program.
Adm.
Order No.: DCCWD 4-2011
Filed with Sec. of
State: 12-9-2011
Certified to be
Effective: 12-9-11
Notice Publication
Date: 10-1-2011
Rules Adopted: 589-007-0800
Subject: Senate Bill 5508 (section 31), passed in the 2011
legislative session, directs the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
development to fund and implement the Oregon On-the-Job training Program and to
further fund the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) Program. These
programs support the governor’s workforce agenda by providing solutions to
workplace training, retention and advancement for Oregonians.
Rules Coordinator: Linda Hutchins—(503) 947-2456
589-007-0800
Oregon On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Program
(1) The purpose of the Oregon On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Program is to support the Governor’s Workforce agenda by providing OJT and the
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as solutions relating to employee
hiring, training, and retention as defined by SB 5508.
(2) The Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development (CCWD) determines the statewide implementation and operation of the
OJT Program in Oregon.
(3) The OJT Program in Oregon shall involve at a
minimum:
(a) Cost-effective solutions to the issues of employee
hiring, training, and retention;
(b) Utilization of public and private resources;
(c) Certification of career readiness skills for
participants as defined by the National Career Readiness Certificate;
(d) Employer provided, job-specific training for
Oregonians newly hired under this program;
(e) A process to identify appropriate companies and job
seekers to participate in the programs;
(f) A process by which monies may be appropriated and
allocated to the local workforce investment boards to support projects
identified by local workforce investment areas;
(g) Employer reimbursement schedules will follow local
policies.
(4) Tracking and reporting to CCWD the outcomes of the
Oregon On-the-Job Training Program in the local workforce investment area shall
include, but are not limited to:
(a) The number of employers participating in the
program;
(b) The number of employees completing training;
(c) The number of employees retained after completing
training;
(d) Types of jobs filled by occupational codes;
(e) Characteristics of the unemployed being placed into
OJTs;
(f) The number of participants that earn National
Career Readiness Certificates;
(g) Signed NCRC letters of commitment from OJT
employers to “prefer” job candidates that have an NCRC.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 660.300 -
660.364
Stats. Implemented:
Hist.: DCCWD 2-2011(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 7-29-11 thru 1-25-12; DCCWD 4-2011, f. & cert. ef. 12-9-11
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