01/1/200 8:2 AM Alabama College System Career/Technical Education Program ACT WorkKeys Target Levels Recommended Use of WorkKeys Assessments in Career/Technical Education ACT WorkKeys assessment targets indicate the levels of applied academic and technological skills expected of full completers of certificate, diploma, or associate degree career/technical education programs. It is recommended that students entering these programs take the identified WorkKeys assessments, their scores be compared to the target levels, and individualized targeted instruction be provided based on the difference between scores and target levels. Students should be assessed again at program completion, and those scores recorded in their Alabama College System Credentials Document that is received upon graduation. WorkKeys scores can be used to better match individuals to jobs and to identify areas where further education and training are needed. Colleges can use scores and target levels as bases for curricula modification and individualized instruction. The Department of Postsecondary Education can use aggregate WorkKeys scores as indicators of the degree to which Workforce 21 imperatives are being achieved, to address accountability requirements in federal legislation, and to identify professional development needs. WorkKeys results provide information that is important in performance-based decision making. Target Levels Following are WorkKeys target levels for career/technical education programs in The Alabama College System. Target levels were identified through a modified Delphi procedure. The Delphi panels were comprised of industry representatives serving on career/technical education program advisory committees throughout The Alabama College System. Target levels were reviewed and approved by the WorkKeys Policies and Procedures Subcommittee, the Student Competency Assessment and Documentation Committee, and the Chancellor of The Alabama College System. Although WorkKeys job profiles, assessments, and targeted instruction are used in customized services for industry, the target levels in this document should not be interpreted as substitutes for job profiles. Program/CIP Code Assessment Target Level AC/Refrigeration Technician 1.001 Accounting Technology 2.002 Agriculture 01.0101 Agricultural Production 01.001 1
Automated Manufacturing 1.00 Automotive Body Repair 7.00 Automotive Mechanics 7.00 Automotive Technology 1.080 Aviation Maintenance - Powerplant 7.008 Aviation Maintenance - Airframe 7.007 Aviation Systems/Avionics Technology 7.009 Barbering 12.002 2
Biomedical Equipment Technology 1.001 Building Maintenance.001 Building Construction.099 Business 2.0201 Cabinetmaking 8.070 Carpentry.0201 Chemical Technology 1.001 Child Development 20.0201
Civil Engineering Technology 1.0201 Clinical Laboratory Technology 1.100 Clerical Technology 2.008 Commercial Art 0.002 Commercial Food Service 20.009 Commercial Sewing 20.00 Computer Numerical Control 8.099 Computer Science 11.0101
Construction Management Technology 1.1001 Cosmetology 12.00 Cosmetology Instructor Training 12.099 Court Reporting 2.00 Criminal Justice.0107 Culinary Arts 12.00 Dental Assisting 1.001 Dental Hygienist 1.002
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 1.0910 Diesel Mechanics 7.00 Drafting and Design Technology 8.0101 Electrical Technology.002 Electro Optics 1.00 Electromechanical Technology 1.00 Electronic Engineering Technology 1.00 Electronics Technology (Communications) 7.010
Electronics Technology (Consumer) 7.0101 Electronics Technology (Industrial) 7.010 Emergency Medical Services (Basic & Intermediate) 1.090 Emergency Medical Services (Paramedic) 1.090 Energy Conservation 1.00 Engineering Technology 1.1101 Environmental Technology 1.007 Fashion Merchandising 08.0102 7
Finance Administration 2.080 Fire Science.0202 Fishery Science 01.00 Flight Technology (Commercial) 9.0102 Food Service Management 20.001 Forest Products Technology 0.00 Forestry 0.001 Funeral Services 12.001 8
Furniture Refinishing 8.0702 Gerontological Services 19.070 Graphics and Printing 8.0201/8.0299 Hazardous Materials Technology 1.099 Health Information Technology 1.0707 Heating and Air Conditioning 7.0201 Heavy Equipment Operator 9.0202 Highway Construction Technology.00 9
Horticulture 01.00 Hospitality Services Management 2.0901 Human Resources Management 2.0101 Industrial Engineering Technology 1.00 Industrial Maintenance Technology 7.00 Industrial Production (Paper & Chemical Technology) 1.099 Instrumentation Technology 1.00 Interior Design 20.001 10
Landscape Operations Management 01.00 Leisure Facilities Management 1.001 Library Assistant 2.001 Locksmith 7.00 Machine Shop Technology 8.00 Machine Tool Technology 8.007 Management & Supervision 2.0101 Marine Maintenance/Repairer 9.00 11
Marketing 08.0708 Masonry.0101 Mechanical Design Technology 1.080 Medical Assisting 1.0801 Mining Technology 1.0901 Nursing (LPN) 1.11 Nursing (RN) 1.101 Nursing Assistant 1.11 12
Occupational Health Safety 1.0701 Occupational Therapy Assistant 1.080 Office Administration 2.001 Paralegal 22.010 Parks, Recreation, and Leisure 1.0101 Patternmaking Technology 8.001 Pharmacy Technician 1.080 Physical Therapy Assistant 1.080 1
Plastics Technician 1.007 Plumbing.001 Quality Control Technology 1.0702 Radio & TV Broadcasting 10.010 Radiologic Technology 1.0907 Respiratory Therapy 1.0908 Retail Merchandising 08.070 Shoe & Boot Repair 8.00 1
Sign Language Interpreting 1.020 Small Engine Repair 7.00 Surgical/Operating Room Technology 1.0909 Telecommunications 09.9999 Textile Technology 20.001 Textile Science 19.0901 Travel & Tourism Management 2.090 Truck Driving 9.020 1
Turf Management 01.007 Upholstery 8.00 Veterinary Technology 1.0808 Watch and Jewelry Repair 7.008 Water & Wastewater Linkage 1.00 Welding 8.008 1