Workforce Toolkit



Workforce Program Diagnostic ToolMeasure your workforce readiness program with questions from our 3-part diagnostic. For each question, you will select the number that best describes your program by circling 1, 3 or 5. Outcome Area - ExploreExposure135Youth are able to hear about, identify, learn about, or discuss a variety of careersThe Club does not introduce specific careers in our programsSome programs provide opportunities for youth of all ages OR all programs provide opportunities for youth of certain ages to hear about, identify, learn about, or discuss a variety of careers (but not both)All programs provide opportunities for youth of all ages to hear about, identify, learn about, or discuss a variety of careers (i.e., STEM, Skilled Trades, Healthcare)Field trips to highlight career optionsThe Club does not take our youth on field trips Youth have the opportunity to attend field trips, but they are not connected to potential career fieldsYouth attend field trips that are connected to potential career fieldsSelf-Discovery135Youth are led to identify their own skills and strengths, and learn what they like, dislike, are skilled at, or are interested inThe Club does not provide program activities that are specifically designed to help youth discover what they like/dislike, are skilled at, or are passionate aboutThe Club provides opportunities for youth to try new activities and discover what they like/dislike, are skilled at, or are passionate about but do not link to potential careersThe Club provides opportunities for youth to try new activities and discover what they like/dislike, or are skilled/ interested in and our staff intentionally highlight potential careers based on youth’s self-discoveryCareer matching assessments (Tweens and Teens only)The Club offers no opportunities to help tweens/teens to think about which career fields might be a good match for themThe Club has an informal way of helping tweens/teens think about which career fields might be a good match for themThe Club encourages our tweens/teens to take formal career assessments to determine the career fields best suited for themFirst-hand Experiences135Youth participate in hands-on experiences allowing them to see/do/experience the work of industry professionals (e.g. coding, cooking, photography, job shadow, internships, etc.)The Club occasionally offers programs for certain age groups that allow youth to complete hands-on activities or experiences The Club offers programs for certain age groups that allow youth to complete hands-on activities or experiences related to a career fieldThe Club offers programs in all age groups that allow youth to complete hands-on activities related to a career field and our staff explicitly makes connections between those program activities and potential careersNetwork Connections 135Youth have the opportunity to meet or interact with industry professionals to learn from their experiences and ask questionsThe Club does not bring in volunteers to serve as guest speakers, panel speakers, or program co-facilitators to share their career experienceThe Club occasionally brings in volunteers to serve as guest speakers, panel speakers, and program co-facilitators to share their career experience for specific age groupsThe Club regularly brings in diverse volunteers from a variety career backgrounds to serve as guest speakers, panel speakers, and program co-facilitators to share their career experience for all age groups Outcome Area - DevelopCertifications 135Teens can complete certification programs either at the Club or through a partnershipThe Club offers no certification or credential opportunities at the Club or through partnershipsThe Club offers certifications for broad topics such as CPR, safe sitter, food handler’s certificate, and lifeguarding but does not offer career/trade specific credentials in the Club or through partnershipsThe Club offers diverse certifications and credentials that include broad topics and career/trade specific credentials such as Retail Customer certification or Cisco Systems technician in the Club or through partnershipsFinancial Literacy135Youth of all age groups have the opportunity to participate in financial literacy programsThe Club does not offer financial literacy programsThe Club offers some youth, but not all, financial literacy programs either at the Club or through partnerships, e.g. Money MattersThe Club offers all youth financial literacy programs either at the Club or through partnershipsSocial Emotional Development 135Club programs integrate specific SED skills and staff intentionally identify those skills within activities.The Club does not offer programs that develop social and emotional skillsThe Club offers programs that develop social and emotional skills but does not tell youth the specific SED in their programs The Club offers programs that develop social and emotional skills and explicitly tells youth the specific SED in each activity (i.e. communication, team-work, emotional regulation, etc.)Club staff associate SED skills with workforce readiness.The Club does not offer programs that develop social and emotional skillsThe Club offers programs to develop SE skills but staff does not state the specific SED related to workforce readinessThe Club offers programs to all youth and staff state the specific SE skills related to workforce readinessTechnical Skill Building135Youth of all age groups have access to technical skill building programs/activities.The Club does not offer technical skill building programsThe Club offers technical skill building programs to teen youth onlyThe Club offers technical skill building programs to youth of all ages (i.e. welding, carpentry, computer automated design, coding, etc.)Outcome Area - ApplyIn-Club Work-based Learning Experience135Teens have access to in-Club work-based learning experiences. The Club does not offer in-Club work-based learning.The Club offers unpaid In-Club work-based learning experiences (e.g. program assistant, recreation/sports coordinator, janitorial support).The Club offers paid (either stipend or hourly-wage) In-Club work-based learning experiences. (Lifeguard, Admin Assistant, Event Planner, etc.)Service Learning135Clubs provide youth of all ages opportunities to participate in service learning. The Club does not offer service-learning opportunities for youth.The Club offers service-learning opportunities to some youth but not all. (i.e. only specific age groups)The Club offers service-learning opportunities to all youth.Club staff associate service learning with specific career opportunities.The Club does not offer service learning programs.The Club offers service-learning but opportunities connected to either an academic learning component or careers opportunities (I.E. Park Clean-up but no connection to possible jobs associated with this task)Club service learning helps youth connect task to both an academic learning component and careers (i.e. during planning for park clean-up youth explore various roles and responsibilities of local Parks & Recreation)Out-of-Club Work Experiences135The Club provides eligible teens with work experiences outside of the Club. The Club does not offer Out-of-Club Work experiences.The Club offers Out-of-Club work experiences to eligible teens, but experiences are limited (i.e. in a specific field or for a specific company)The Club offers a variety of Out-of-Club work experiences to eligible teens based on their interests (i.e. retail, trade specific, etc.) Club Businesses135The Club provides opportunities for youth to participate in youth run businesses and associate these businesses with skill development and other career fields. The Club does not have youth run businesses.The Club offers youth run Businesses (i.e. t-shirts, food truck, jewelry, etc.) but it is not connected to skill development or specific careers. The Club Businesses (i.e. t-shirts, food truck, jewelry, etc.) and opportunities are connected to skill development and specific careers (retail, restaurants, entrepreneurship, etc.) ................
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