Q. What is the difference between Socrategy Align and job boards and HR sites?
A. We focus on the future, while jobs jobs and HR sites use past history to meet current job openings. We provide the information for businesses to plan for their future workforce needs and for schools to prepare students for the in-demand and well-paying jobs.
Q. What are the steps for aligning the workforce needs and school offering in a defined economic development areas?
A. We follow a proven systematic approach for aligning businesses’ workforce needs and schools’ career offering. The steps we follow include:
* Review of economic development plan.
* Conduct workshop with strategic partners to review the plan, obtain buy-in and identify their goals, strategies, priorities, and measurements of success.
* Document requirements and build a prototype of our system for coordination and communicating between strategic partners.
* Conduct developmental testing of the system.
* Conduct beta testing of the system.
* Full deployment of the system.
Q. How long does this process takes?
A. We estimate that for full implement it requires one year.
Q. Do I have to do the entire process at one time?
A. We can offer you the option to stop after each step..
Q. How are the career days, job shadowing and internships provided?
A. The career library, career days, job shadowing and internships are provided based upon the jobs being created. Input on content is provided by the local businesses. Instructional delivery uses a hybrid method of self-paces learning, online meetings and in-person visits.