Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Workforce Basics - ABSTRACT WORKFORCE BASICS LearningQ, llc 444 Kent Way, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448-0618 Principal Investigator: Mark Charles Egan, CIO LearningQ National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Small Business Innovation Research PHASE 1, CFDA #93.433 LearningQ LLC in partnership with key stakeholders will, in the course of this six-month project, develop and test a microlearning curriculum on the subject of WORKFORCE BASICS to be used on the LearningQ platform currently in development.The goal of this project is to improve access and effectiveness of workforce training by augmenting existing programs with on-demand microlearning resources and tools. The objectives are: 1) to introduce microlearning into existing workforce training programs for improved access to support; 2) Improve participant engagement and comprehension of workforce skills with easy repetition and real-time application; 3) to increase availability of workforce skills training by reducing the demands put on the direct service providers (DSPs), allowing for more effective coaching. Mark Charles Egan, CIO, LearningQ will serve as Principal Investigator (PI). Anticipated outcomes include: 1) Participants with Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) will have a greater understanding, expectation alignment, and access to workforce readiness training, allowing them to more easily enter the workforce; 2) Agency staff will have a reduced workload and more efficient support per participant, allowing them to serve a larger audience; 3) All stake holders will have greater transparency regarding the effectiveness of specific skill development, allowing for faster adaptation of underperforming materials and more personalized coaching. The expected products are extended workforce curriculum with approximately 25-30 new skills. The WORKFORCE BASICS certification consists of 7 badges: Soft Skills (outlined to augment the existing Skills to Pay the Bills program offered by the Department of Labor), How to Work, Uncovering Your Interests, Safety on the Job, What to Expect at Work, What your Job Expects from You, and Getting Ready for Work. These badges consist of approximately (4) 1-3 minute skill microunits with content like https://vimeo.com/ 730992748/bb0003442c. Our content will be aligned to pair up with the CARF accreditation requirements in workforce development training. The Workforce Basics content will be developed and created utilizing universal design to show we have a viable tool that can deliver services easier to more people for future commercial development.
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