The University of North Florida Division of Continuing Education, Worldwide Interactive Network (WIN), and American College Test (ACT) have joined the State of Florida to take part in the Florida Ready to Work program. The program is administered by the Florida Department of Education in partnership with the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation.
Florida Ready to Work is a job skills testing and credentialing program. It provides jobseekers with the Florida Ready to Work Credential, signed by Governor Charlie Crist, which certifies that the jobseeker has the ability and skills to succeed on the job.
The benefits of the Florida Ready to Work program to the employer are immense. To the employer, the program takes the guesswork out of the hiring process, reduces employee turnover by hiring the right person with the right skills for the job the first time, and reduces employee training costs.
Job profiling is an important component of the Florida Ready to Work program. Job profiling is an EEOC-compliant, hiring, promotion and training tool that helps employers to identify and communicate the skills required for a specific job and to pinpoint potential skill gaps among current employees.
 An ACT-trained job profiler will go to your company. The profiler will gather a group of employees in the job you wish to have profiled. Job incumbents in that position will be chosen to be Subject Matter Experts, who will define the tasks and skills used to perform their job successfully.
The result of conducting a job profile is a customized report listing all the job-related tasks, skills and corresponding skill levels required for that job.
Employers can use the job profile information and match it with jobseeker’s scores on the WorkKeys assessments to make sound decisions regarding hiring and training needs. Job profiling is EEOC compliant.
Many case studies have been conducted using ACT’s job profiling system. To view some case studies please click here.
Job profiler training is conducted by ACT. The job profiler training program teaches and prepares participants about the job profiling process.
The training process is seven weeks total: six weeks of distance learning (workbooks, Internet, and ACT’s SkillPro software), and the seventh week includes a three and a half day onsite workshop.
To apply to become a job profiler, please click here and fill out the appropriate forms.
If you company is interested in job profiling, please contact an ACT-trained job profiler in your area.
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