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Gap: Just the Facts
By the Numbers
Acronyms/Terms
Key Accounts
Potpourri
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Family income for 12 months, county of residence, and family size are used in this determination.
What is income eligibility (step 1) for the Gap program?
100
This is 4-6 weeks prior to the start of the selected certificate.
What is the recommended time to apply for the Gap program?
100
Participants are tested in the areas of Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Locating Information. Certificates awarded include bronze, silver, gold or platinum.
What is INCRC? FR
100
In coordination with the R&P team, this employer had over 2,500 job seekers attend their 6 informational sessions last fall for 10 positions. Many IWD staff assisted with this weekend recruitment event.
Who is General Mills? SM
100
These three activities are occuring on 10/21/2010.
What is the Fall Job Fair, Open House & Ribbon Cutting, and the State RWIB meeting? CL
200
This body determines funding decisions and selection for the program.
What is the Gap Review Committee?
200
In FY10, these include the Grow Iowa Values Fund and private donations from the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundations and Witwer Trust for a total of $114,035.
What are the funding sources for the Gap program?
200
A wide array of economic statistics and information that describes labor areas in terms of their economic trends, industries, occupations, wages and workers.
What is LMI? CW
200
This employer utilizes the R&P team to place their job orders, collect their applications, and uses Work Keys assessment prior to offering employment.
Who is Cargill? SM
200
This is the number of Class A truck drivers trained by the Gap program since 2006.
What is 56?
300
This includes the application and income determination, Iowa's National Career Readiness certificate, program interview with career research, and committee review.
What are the 4 steps in the selection process for the Gap program?
300
Over 151 employers use this method to pre-qualify their candidates for employment.
What is the INCRC (Iowa's National Career Readiness Certificate)? FR
300
This board meets monthly to discuss current issues in the business sector and serves in an advisory role with Iowa Workforce Development to provide relevant seminars to local employers.
What is ECI? FR
300
1 Parsons Drive is the location of this new employer.
Who is Go Daddy.com? SM
300
This is the number of NEW employers that the R&P team contacts each month in addition to maintaining current employer relationships.
What is 40-50? EA
400
This required assessment completed at step 2 offers a bronze, silver, gold, and platinum level.
What is Iowa's National Career Readiness certificate?
400
This is the average number of job orders in Linn, Benton, Jones, and Cedar Counties on any given day.
What is 1450? CW
400
O*NET
What is the Occupational Information Network? EA
400
This employer uses the Cedar Rapids R&P team to post their job opening statewide and in adjacent states.
Who is Mediacom? CW
400
This is how often the R&P staff members are required to contact employers regarding the status of their job listings.
What is every 2 weeks? CL
500
List 3 approved Kirkwood Continuing Education certificates that are eligible for Gap funding.
What are CNA, phlebotomy, pharmacy technician, Class A Truck Driving, Class B CDL, forklift, combination welder, electrical specialist, CNC machining, Customer Service Professional, Office Professional, and Bookkeeping Computer certificates, etc.?
500
The average number of attendees at mini job fairs.
What is 400-500? CL
500
EIHRA
What is the Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association? FR
500
This employer was recently featured in the Employer Showcase.
Who is DC Taylor Co.? EA
500
Write new and update current job orders, plan and coordinate recruitment and special events, refer qualified candidates, provide one-on-one job seeker services to individuals referred from Skills Development, conduct mock interviews, issue work permits, and provide information about IowaWORKS services to high schools, colleges, and employers.
What does R&P do? RPT