Hi all, and thanks Robin.
Just a piece of information: The NWRC assessment does indeed test "soft  
skills" (as they are defined in the Work Readiness Profile, which describes a  
standard for cross-industry, entry-level work readiness and is based on the EFF  
Standards and the SCANS categories of necessary skills), particularly in the  
Situational Judgement section of the test.
 
Hope this helps!
Peggy
 
 
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Senior Research Associate and Equipped for the Future  National Consultant
Center for Literacy Studies
The University of  Tennessee
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In a message dated 10/17/2007 1:25:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
radams at ric.edu writes:


Hi  All:

I've been off-line since last week after I sent the message so  please 
forgive my slow response back.  I'm excited about the  information/comments that I 
see in my mailbox.  I'll be checking out the  resources you mentioned.  Thanks 
so much for responding - 

Robin  




-----Original Message-----
From:  workplace-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Lottie Duff
Sent: Fri 10/12/2007  4:37 PM
To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Workplace  1040] Re: Soft Skills  Assessments

http://www.pacelearning.com/products/pdf/workforcedev.pdf

Robin,  here is a list of competencies covered in the PLS Workforce
Development /  Employability Skills system - which includes assessment
tools for  individualized instruction.  Pretest and posttest assessments
are  included plus mastery tests (2 forms) for each lesson.  Separated
into  two standards - How to GET a Job & How to KEEP a Job...

These are  competency-based assessments, only.  I thought the list  might
help.  Call me if you'd like to see samples.  I usually  deal with normed
assessments, but when I saw your post, I thought this  might help.

Take care.

Lottie Duff
Assessment  Specialist
Pace Learning  Systems
lduff at paceleaning.com

-----Original Message-----
From:  workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of  Jacobe, Susan A
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 2:01 PM
To: The Workplace  Literacy Discussion List
Cc: Chen, Shu-ching
Subject: [Workplace 1038]  Re: Soft Skills Assessments

If you're following soft skills for youth,  the America's Promise
Alliance has issued a new report that might help  you.  It's titled
Under-equipped and Unprepared: America's Emerging  Workforce and the Soft
Skills  Gap.
http://www.americaspromise.org/APAPage.aspx?id=8658&terms=under-equipped
+and+unprepared

Susan  Jacobe
Texas Workforce Commission
Research & Evaluation  Section

-----Original Message-----
From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov  [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Alan Lesure
Sent:  Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:37 PM
To: 'The Workplace Literacy Discussion  List'
Subject: [Workplace 1031] Re: Soft Skills  Assessments

Robin,

We worked with the former Director of the  SCANS Commission, Dr. Arnold
Packer, to create a soft skills assessment  program, Workforce Readiness
Skills, that measures the specific workplace  behaviors required of a
range
of entry-level or first jobs. These soft  skills complement the academic
skills measured by programs like  CASAS.

An overview of this program can be found here  -
http://www.learning-resources.com/aprogram_10.cfm. At this url you  can
download examples of the kind of video simulations we use to  determine
where
people have effective skills and where development is  needed. 

Video- or Internet-delivered soft skills assessment makes this  an easy
process. Developing the soft skills deficits is the great  challenge. The
most effective way we have found to do this is through the  integration
of
soft skills into basic academic and career and technical  instruction -
what
Washington State call their iBEST model. We have  resource to support
this
process that I'd be pleased to share if that  would be useful.

We also provide 'check lists' that quickly enable  employers to
communicate
to you which soft skills are most important to  them for specific
job-openings. This enables programs to stress the  behaviors that
different
local jobs require. 

Please let me know  if this prompts any questions.

Al Lesure

Alan B.  Lesure
Learning Resources, Inc.
Riverside, CT  06878

Phone:   203-637-5047
Fax:      203-637-2786
E-Mail:  alesure at learning-resources.com


-----Original Message-----
From:  workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of  Adams, Robin
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:02 PM
To:  workplace at nifl.gov
Subject: [Workplace 1030] Soft Skills  Assessments


Hello Everyone: 

I'm working on developing a  variety of assessment tools to somehow
measure
different work readiness  competencies and skills, including soft skills
such
as attitude,  motivation, responsibility, etc.  

I realize it's difficult to  measure soft skills but hoping there are
some
things out there that I  might and/or adapt.  Any ideas, suggestions,  or
resources?


Robin Adams
RI Adult Education Professional  Development Center  


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