ERS License
The Employment Readiness Scale™ ERS License includes the following services:
- A license to use the ERS
- Set up of the initial variables you wish to track. These can be unique to your agency or common variables such as: education level reached, number of years unemployed, barriers, language level, etc. These are then tracked in addition to Government designated minority groups
- Codes (1 per client) that clients can retake to measure progress and agencies can use to assess the effectiveness of programs.
- Client feedback report after every ERS take.
- Agency and Sponsor roll-up reports and PowerPoint presentations.
- Services of an expert dedicated Service Affiliate to train staff and provide online support
Licensing
There are 2 main structures of ERS licenses to choose from based on your client service delivery
Agency licenses: For direct client services and report generation.
Sponsor licenses: For analyzing patterns of client needs and program effectiveness across several agencies.
Single Agency License
- This is the 1st item
- This is the 2nd item
- If all your programs and services are delivered from one office location, a single Agency license is usually sufficient.
- If your programs and services are delivered from different locations each with a small group of clients and the cohort of clients served are similar. Any staff member authorized to use the ERS can access and view client data from all the other locations.
- Set your own client variables to track such as Education Level, Time Unemployed, and Reason for Unemployment. These can be customized to your agency based on your clientele.
- You can generate reports to:
- Monitor client progress before and after an intervention
- Measure progress among government defined equity groups
- Monitor program effectiveness at the agency level
- Compare your agency statistics against the national average
Sponsor Licenses
- If your programs and services are delivered at different locations, and there are key differences between the locations (e.g., urban versus rural offices, targeting at-risk youth in one location while serving the general population in another), then a Sponsorship license is recommended.
- Your programs and services are delivered at more than two sites, and you would like to compare client needs and program effectiveness at those locations.
- Your programs and services are delivered at different sites, in different regions or districts, and you would like to compare client needs and program effectiveness both within regions and across locations
- Having individual agency licenses allow you to analyze the similarities and differences in client needs and client improvement between the different locations.
- The Sponsorship license also gives you the option to choose if authorized locations can view and access each others client information.
- Sponsors can aggregate client codes across all its agency to benefit from volume pricing for client codes.
- Sponsors can reallocate codes between its agency whenever the need arises.
Implementation Approach
Our licensing process involves the following steps
- We prepare a license agreement for your review and signature.
- If necessary, we can assist you with procurement-related documentation, including a rationale for sole sourcing this service.
- Once we receive an executed signature page and full payment, we create your access to the ERS and send you the codes along with the contact information for your dedicated Service Affiliate.
- A dedicated Service Affiliate to train your staff on the use of the ERS. The Service Affiliate is also available by phone and email for support.
- As soon as you are licensed, your assigned Service Affiliate will contact you for implementation and help you set up your agency’s specific requirements.
Your dedicated Service Affiliate is there to train your staff on the use of the ERS.
The Service Affiliate is also available by phone and email for ongoing support.
ERS License Process
ERS provides a choice of three license packages:
| Feature | Description | Standard | Premium | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual License | License with 10 hours of personalized training and support | 🗸 | 🗸 | 🗸 |
| Graphical reports | Comprehensive graphical reports with agregate & comparative data | 🗸 | 🗸 | 🗸 |
| ERS takes x 6 | Each client can take upto 6 ERS Assessments - before and after programs | 🗸 | 🗸 | 🗸 |
| Agency staff login | Unique user name & password for each staff member | 🗸 | 🗸 | 🗸 |
| Agency staff Password Reset Function | Temporary password assigned by agency admin to staff to reset their passwords | 🗸 | 🗸 | 🗸 |
| Opt out of Client Consent Form | Client consents to collection of email address and annonimized data | 🗸 | 🗸 | 🗸 |
| ERS takes x 12 | Each client can take upto 12 ERS Assessments | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| Recycle Codes | Recycle assigned but not-used codes in batch mode | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| Agency user ID Creation | Agency Admin. can create and delete staff user IDs | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| Logo | Agency Logo on Client & Agency ERS sites | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| ERS (re)take | Assign (re)take dates in Action Plan and as visual notification | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| Labels | Create your own descriptive labels in the client assistance function | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| Follow-up interval | Configure number of weeks to follow up with clients | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| User name and password | Auto generate client user name and password | 🗸 | 🗸 | |
| Email Client Reports | Email ERS Feedback Reports and Action Plans to clients | 🗸 | ||
| Client proxy login | Agency staff can login to client site to jointly review & update Action Plan | 🗸 | ||
| Client password protection | Password is set by client and is encrypted in ERS | 🗸 | ||
| Client password reset function | Temporary password provided by agency staff to allow clients to reset their passwords | 🗸 | ||
| Setting up Clients in ERS | API to automatically setup clients from Agency's database | 🗸 | ||
| Automated daily reports | Setup webservice to automatically pull data daily or on demand from ERS into Agency's CRM | 🗸 | ||
| Numeric Export | Client ERS Assessment report in both numeric and basic format |
What your license includes:
- A dedicated Service Affiliate to train your staff on the use of the ERS. The Service Affiliate is also available by phone and email for support.
- As soon as you are licensed, your assigned Service Affiliate will contact you to schedule an implementation planning session as well as the first training session for staff.
- Downloadable Client Reports in PDF format for use by clients and agency staff.
- Analytical reports showing direct impact of programs between ERS takes.
- Upon request annual PowerPoint graphical presentations showing comparisons between client populations and impact of programs
- Unused codes are carried forward as long as your license is active
Fees for an ERS license are in three parts:
- A one-time set-up fee.
- An annual license fee based on your service plan.
- A fee per client access code, based on the number of codes purchased.
Screen Readers for the Visually Impaired
- Download these free screen readers to your mobile phone or computer to take the ERS assessment.
- Click on the title or the image and the download will begin automatically.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to install the application.
- Visit the application website for additional information.
(JAWS)
Job Access With Speech
JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is the world’s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC. You will be able to navigate the Internet, write a document, read an email and create presentations from your office, remote desktop, or from home.
To use JAWS for Windows, you need a personal computer running Microsoft® Windows®
ChromeVox
ChromeVox is an extension for Chrome on Windows and Mac OS X which operates as an alternative screen reader for Web content. ChromeVox speaks the content of the page, plays audio indicators for page load progress and objects on the page, and provides a way to navigate all web content from the keyboard.
ChromeVox works on any Android device, Mac OS X and any computer running Microsoft® Windows®
VoiceOver
VoiceOver is an industry‑leading screen reader that describes exactly what’s happening on your device. Auditory descriptions of onscreen elements help you easily navigate your screen through a Bluetooth keyboard or simple gestures on a touchscreen or trackpad. And with unique rotor gestures that function like a dial on the trackpad, you can make content such as websites a breeze to browse.
VoiceOver works on all Apple devices
Organizations that use ERS:
Organizations that we serve are referred to as agencies. ERS agencies are varied organizations servicing different segments of the market ranging from The Unemployed, Youth at Risk, Peoples with Disabilities, Women, Education Institutions, NGO's to name a few
Below are a list of selected organizations that are licensed agencies with ERS. Click on the link for the agency to find out more about the organization and the clients they serve.
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