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Panel to Review the O*NET

WORKSHOP ON THE USES OF THE O*NET

March 26, 2009


Paris Ballroom Hotel Monaco
700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Please note that the presentations below may be subject to copyright restrictions

of the individual presenters.

 

8:30 am

Welcome and Introductions

(Working Continental Breakfast Available)

 

Moderator

Nancy Tippins, Valtera Corporation, Committee Chair

 

Guiding Questions for All Workshop Sessions

 
  • has O*NET been used in this area? For what specific purposes?
  • What specific O*NET descriptors have been used? Was O*NET information used directly or were modifications made (and if so, how did those enhance the use)?  Why were those modifications made?
  • Has the use of O*NET been successful?  Why or why not?
  • In your view, what are the strengths and weaknesses of O*NET for this use?
  • What are the key problems or barriers (technical, practical/organizational, etc.) to this use of O*NET?  What might improve O*NET relative to this usage?
  • In what other ways might O*NET be useful in this area?
  • What improvements would you suggest to the content model underlying O*NET?  The survey methodology used to develop the database?  The user interface?
 

Uses of O*NET in Job Analysis and Human Resource Management

   

Ryan-Pearlman Survey

8:45 am

Moderator

William Shobe, University of Virginia

8:50-9:05 am

Uses of O*NET in Job Analysis

 

P. Richard Jeanneret, Valtera Corporation

Presentation

Paper 1

Paper 2

9:05-9:20 am

Uses of O*NET in Human Resource Management

 

Lance Anderson, ICF International

Presentation

Paper

9:20 am

Questions, Discussions

 

Uses of O*NET in Person-Job Matching Systems

9:45 am

Moderator

Keith Ewald, Ohio Office of Workforce Development

 

Rada Dorman, Manpower, Inc.

Presentation

Paper

10:00 am

Questions, Discussions

10:15 am

Break

 

Uses of O*NET in Labor Market Research and Workforce Development

10:30 am

Moderator

Virginia Lesser, Oregon State University

10:30 am

Overview of O*NET Uses in Labor Market Research

   

Suzanne Tsacoumis:

Presentation

 

David Autor, M.I.T.

Presentation

   

Michael Handel:

Presentation

Paper - Enhancing O*NET

10:45 am

Alternative Methods for Understanding Job Content

 

G. Francis Green

University of Kent, UK (by teleconference)

Presentation

11:00 am

Panel Discussion

11:15 am

Questions, Discussion

11:30 am

Overview of O*NET Uses in Workforce Development

 

Keith Ewald, Ohio Office of Workforce Development

Presentation

Paper

 

Richard Froeschle, Texas Workforce Commission

Presentation

11:50 am

Response

 

Hope Clark, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Paper

 

Bonnie Graybill

California Employment Development Department (by teleconference)

Presentation

Paper

12:15 pm

Questions, Discussion

12:30 pm

Working Lunch (Discussion of morning sessions)

 

Uses of O*NET in Career Guidance

1:15 pm

Moderator

Juan Sanchez, Florida International University

1:15 – 1:30 pm

Overview of O*NET Uses in Career Guidance

 

Les Janis, Georgia State University

Presentation

Survey Summary Responses

1:30 – 2:20 pm

Panel Discussion of Career Guidance Uses

 

Dan Erdmann, University of Oregon

Don Phillips, XAP Corporation

Doug Reamer, New York Department of Labor

Jane Styer , Department of Defense

intoCareers - Background Information

intoCareers ONET Survey

XAP.com Home Page

XAP.com Student Career Page

Bridges.com Home Page

Paper

Paper 1 - ASVAB Action Story1

Paper 2

2:15 pm

Questions, Discussion

2:45 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Uses of O*NET in Federal Statistics and Personnel Management

3:00 pm

Moderator

John Campbell, University of Minnesota

3:00 – 3:15 pm

Use of O*NET in the Revision of the Standard Occupational Classification System

 

Dixie Sommers, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Questions, Discussion

Written Statement

SOC Home Page

BLS Flyer 1

BLS Flyer 2

Paper

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Use of O*NET in OPM Mosaic Personnel Management System

 

Brian O’Leary, Office of Personnel Management

Questions, Discussion

Presentation

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Occupational Information for the Social Security Disability Determination Process

 

Sylvia Karman, Social Security Administration

Presentation

   

Cannelongo SSA Advisory Board Presentation

   

Woods Testimony to SSA

3:45 pm

Questions, Discussion

 

General User Feedback on the O*NET

4:30 pm

Moderator

Ann Marie Ryan, Michigan State University

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Synthesis of Requests and Suggestions from O*NET Users

 

David Rivkin, National Center for O*NET Development

Presentation

Criteria for Data Collection Occupation Selection

ONET Center Points of Clarity

Sample Spotlight Profiles of O*NET Users

 

Phil Lewis, National Center for O*NET Development

5:00 pm

Questions, Discussion

5:30 pm

Adjourn Open Session

Cannelongo SSA Advisory Board Presentation

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