Staff will pursue OJT opportunities with employers and Customers will know and Does the center have a make appropriate OJT-related referrals for work-ready have access to OJT process to secure OJTs? T12 jobseekers. opportunities. How does the customer know the center has OJT opportunities available? LLTs and/or WSO staff will research opportunities and Customers will have How will the center ensure develop relationships with local apprenticeship programs information regarding local customer know about T13 and training centers to make this training model apprenticeship programs. apprenticeship programs? available to customers. Work experiences that are linked to careers will be Customers will know about What work experience T14 provided at all WSO centers. and have access to work opportunities are available? experience opportunities. Work-based learning opportunities should be marketed Work-ready customers know How will customers learn by both training and business service staff. Staff will about and have access to about available work-based pursue opportunities with employers and make work-based learning learning opportunities? appropriate referrals for work-ready jobseekers. opportunities. What is the center’s plan to market work-based T15 opportunities? What is the center’s strategy to develop openings and place customers in work-based opportunities? Local Boards will coordinate work-based learning No action from the customer How will local boards opportunities across partner agencies to ensure is required. coordinate work-based T16 maximization of employer contact and avoid learning opportunities across fatigue. partner agencies while avoiding business fatigue? Local Boards will research opportunities and develop No action from the customer How will the center connect relationships with local businesses and partners is required. customers to the T17 (including apprenticeship programs and training centers) opportunities created by the to make these training models available to customers. board? Feedback mechanisms between Training Services and Customer may be surveyed Is there an effective feedback placement functions must be in place to ensure that the for feedback to include in mechanism in place? T18 training being provided is meeting the needs of business. determination regarding the If not, what needs to happen quality of training received. to ensure this is in place?
T12 Staff will pursue OJT opportunities with employers and make appropriate OJT-related referrals for work-ready jobseekers. Customers will know and have access to OJT opportunities. Does the center have a process to secure OJTs? How does the customer know the center has OJT opportunities available? T13 LLTs and/or WSO staff will research opportunities and develop relationships with local apprenticeship programs and training centers to make this training model available to customers. Customers will have information regarding local apprenticeship programs. How will the center ensure customer know about apprenticeship programs? T14 Work experiences that are linked to careers will be provided at all WSO centers. Customers will know about and have access to work experience opportunities. What work experience opportunities are available? T15 Work-based learning opportunities should be marketed by both training and business service staff. Staff will pursue opportunities with employers and make appropriate referrals for work-ready jobseekers. Work-ready customers know about and have access to work-based learning opportunities. How will customers learn about available work-based learning opportunities? What is the center’s plan to market work-based opportunities? What is the center’s strategy to develop openings and place customers in work-based opportunities? T16 Local Boards will coordinate work-based learning opportunities across partner agencies to ensure maximization of employer contact and avoid fatigue. No action from the customer is required. How will local boards coordinate work-based learning opportunities across partner agencies while avoiding business fatigue? T17 Local Boards will research opportunities and develop relationships with local businesses and partners (including apprenticeship programs and training centers) to make these training models available to customers. No action from the customer is required. How will the center connect customers to the opportunities created by the board? T18 Feedback mechanisms between Training Services and placement functions must be in place to ensure that the training being provided is meeting the needs of business. Customer may be surveyed for feedback to include in determination regarding the quality of training received. Is there an effective feedback mechanism in place? If not, what needs to happen to ensure this is in place?
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