The Chamber's Robyn Nicholls Speaks at Midwest Workkeys Summit

Robyn Nicholls, manager of the Chamber’s WorkKeys Program, was invited to participate as an expert WorkKeys panelist and speaker at the WorkKeys Midwest Regional Economic & Workforce Development Summit, held on October 27 and 28, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Summit drew more than 350 attendees from throughout the Midwest at the third annual event.

Employers across the nation are finding it increasingly more difficult to find workers that possess the foundational skills necessary to be successful in a job, e.g., reading, math, or utilizing data. WorkKeys is a system that can help employers with this challenge. WorkKeys is a criterion-referenced skills definition and assessment system that identifies the foundational skills required to effectively perform in a job – and also provides the related assessments to ensure that workers meet those requirements.

The Chamber’s WorkKeys Program has been providing WorkKeys job profiles to benefit employers in our region since 2004 – defining skills required in 300 jobs at more than 100 companies. Robyn is recognized as one of the top profilers in Indiana, profiling more than 200 jobs.

“Whether it’s in Oklahoma City or right in our own back yard in Northeast Indiana, everyone agrees that workforce skills is a critical issue for regional competition in the global economic environment", Nicholls said. "As evidenced in Oklahoma, strategies are being developed and implemented, and one of the tools being utilized is WorkKeys.”