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Best Practices for Handling CBLE Requests

April 27, 2018 by MadisonRegion

Best Practices for Handling Career-based Learning Experience Requests 

One of the great things about having a single system where students and educators can find experiential learning activities (CBLEs) is the efficiency with which connections can be made with employers. Currently, nearly 600 businesses and organizations are offering a combined 3,000+ CBLEs to the students and educators across our region through Inspire. 

We hope that educators will take full advantage of these offerings and continue to empower their students to do so as well. Information on how to best use the system is key. So we’ve put together a brief tutorial on how to find CBLEs, make requests, follow up on requests made by students and record requests. First, let’s look at how to find and make requests as an educator. 

First, log in to your Xello CAMS account and click on “Inspire Madison Region” then click on “Search for CBLE” (see Figure A). Next, decide whether you want to search by industry or by CBLE type and then choose which industry or CBLE type you are looking for. Once you are on the results page for your selection you can filter the results by city (see Figure B).

Figure A

Figure B
After you find an CBLE that interests you, submit a request by clicking on the name of the request listed (left column in Figure B: job shadow, internship etc.) and filling out the details, or you can click on the name of the company listed to get their contact information (3rd column from left in Figure B). It is up to you if you make a request directly through Xello, use the contact information provided to call or email the provider, or use a combination of both. 

But if you choose to only call or email a provider to request an CBLE that you found in Xello, it’s important to record that CBLE by clicking on “Manage CBLE Requests” then “Record a Request”. That way, the “who, what, when, where and why” of the CBLE will be recorded in the system. The screenshot below (Figure C) shows where to click to record a request that was set up outside of Xello.

Figure C

Next, we’ll look at how our suggested process for managing CBLE requests generated by students. 
When a student makes the request:

There are three ways to contact the employer after a student has made an CBLE request: Using the Xello system, by emailing or calling the CBLE provider yourself or by having the student contact the provider. When a student makes a request, you will get a notification email but the request will not proceed until you act on it. You can also see new requests listed on your main CAMS dashboard until you’ve taken action on them. Click on “Manage CBLE Requests” under “Inspire Madison Region” to see all CBLE requests.  Here are some suggested steps to take with a student-generated CBLE request (See Figure D for a visual):


Figure D
  1. Review the request from the student and make sure he or she is prepared for the activity. At this point, the provider has not received the request. You are in the role of gatekeeper and the request will only proceed to the provider if you approve it. Decide if you or the student will make the initial contact with the CBLE provider. 
     
  2. If the student will make the contact, give the student the provider’s contact information (See #1 on Figure D).

    Once the student and the provider have agreed on a date and time, navigate to the request in Xello, enter the date, time and any details under “Selection Options” and click “Confirm and Finalize” (See #2 on Figure D). Once you’ve done that, the activity has been finalized and recorded in the student’s portfolio.
     

  3. To use the Xello system to send a student’s request to the provider, enter the suggested date, time and details into the fields under “Selection Options” in the request and then click “Check with Volunteer” (See #2 on Figure D). 

    This sends the request to the provider and means you approve the student to participate. The provider can then accept the reqeust, suggest another date and time or decline the request. We recommend contacting the CBLE provider directly if they haven’t responded within a week. Note: unlike when a student initiates a request through Xello, it is up to the provider to click on “Confirm and Finalize” in their employer account when an educator initiates a request through Xello.
     

  4. Sometimes you may wish to contact a provider yourself instead of having the student do it but would like to use email or phone rather than Xello. If that’s the case, once you and the CBLE provider have agreed on date and time, enter that information under “Selection Options” in the request and click “Confirm and Finalize” (See #2 on Figure D). That will record the CBLE in the system.
We hope that these suggestions will make it easier for you to connect with employers and to learn about the careers available in our region. Here are some other tutorials that may help with the CBLE process:
CBLE Video Tutorial for Educators – Inspire Madison Region
Educator Guide to CBLE Process – Inspire Madison Region
Career-based Learning Experience List – Inspire Madison Region

Filed Under: education updates, Highlights, Inspire Experience

Increase How Many Students Save Your Company Profile

April 18, 2018 by MadisonRegion

Here are some basic tips on what you can do to increase your company’s visibility and the likelihood that a student will find your company profile and save it:

1. Add more of your careers to your company/program profile. The more careers your company is associated with in Xello, the more easy it will be for them to find your company.

2. Add video to your company profile if you have any. Xello allows up to six videos per profile. To do this, you’ll need to upload video files (MP4 format) that are 100 MB or less.

3. Add high-quality, useful content about your company to your profile with language geared towards young people who are considering career paths. Generic information is okay, but if you customize it for the audience, it will be more impactful. Why should someone consider working in your industry or at your company? What types of opportunities does your company offer? What types of degrees, certifications and skills (technical and soft skills) do you look for in job candidates? What are your high-demand jobs? What are the perks of working at your business?

4. Send targeted messages to distinct groups of students who have indicated interest in career areas in which your company employs people. To do this log-in to your company profile, click on “connect with students”, then “send message” and then select “advanced filtering options”. Choose from the options by narrowing the targeted audience by school, county, grade, careers, career clusters, and if they’re interested in your company. Student-bound messages to students should be meaningful in rCBLEtion to academics and careers. You can send things like invitations to visit you at a career fair, scholarship opportunities, information about your industry, and even job opportunities your company offers to young people either while in high school or after graduation. Check to make sure each message is to 1,000 or fewer students then send. Inspire management will review your message before releasing it to students. See here for screenshot of how to do this.

5. Recruit career coaches from your company in key career areas. Career coaches can not only answer questions from students about specific careers and industries, but they can also point students back to your company profile to learn more.

6. Add a company message board to your profile if you haven’t already. Distinct from career message boards, a company message board is where career coaches can answer questions specifically about your business. This adds another way to connect with students who are interested in your industry and increase student saves.

7. Offer experiential learning activities to your company profile. This will also increase the chances that you’ll interact with interested students and educators and build your future talent network. By increasing your visibility this way, you will also increase the number of students saving your company to their portfolio.

8. Get more involved with education in general. By participating in education-rCBLEted events, you’ll increase your overall visibility and recognition among educators, students and parents.

In addition to these suggestions, think of ways that you can encourage students you interact with to check out your Xello profile and save your company to their portfolio. If you send a targeted message, ask students who receive it to save your company’s profile to their portfolio. If you have an interaction with a student at career fair, ask them to save your company to their portfolio.

Inspire offers some powerful ways to connect with your future workforce. Put them to work for your company! By increasing your visibility to students and educators you will raise your company’s and industry’s overall profile in the eyes of the future talent pipeline within the Greater Madison Region and beyond.

Filed Under: business partner updates, Highlights, Inspire Experience, News

How Popular is Your Business with the Future Workforce?

April 18, 2018 by MadisonRegion

One of the great things about Inspire for our business partners, is that you can keep track of how many students have saved your company to their portfolios in their career exploration and planning activities. See below for how many students have saved your company. The list is from most saves to least.

If your business isn’t on the list, it means that you have no student saves. Click here for information on how to improve your visibility to students.

Company Total Male Female
Divine Savior Healthcare 74 12 61
City of Waupun 71 46 25
Alzheimer’s Association South Central Wisconsin Chapter 54 3 50
ABR Employment Services 46 29 17
American Girl 42 11 31
Alliant Energy 41 34 7
John Deere 40 28 11
Capital City Veterinary Clinic 38 1 36
Culver’s 35 16 19
City of Madison 34 10 23
Alliant Energy 34 29 4
Madison College 32 12 19
Acuity Consulting Services 31 17 14
Fall River School District 28 5 23
Baraboo School District 27 8 18
Apache Stainless Equipment Corp. 26 24 2
UW Health 25 7 15
Madison College – Nursing 24 1 22
Quad Graphics 24 16 8
AAA Wisconsin-The Auto Club Group 24 19 4
AVON 24 6 17
MEC 20 17 2
Federal Mogul 19 16 3
Family Dental Practice 19 0 18
Agrace 18 1 16
Madison College – Medical Assistant 16 0 16
American Packaging Corporation 16 13 3
Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust 15 10 5
Children’s Theater of Madison 14 2 10
Breuer Metal Craftsmen Inc. 14 13 1
Madison Police Department 14 6 7
ACS 13 12 1
Moraine Park Technical College 13 6 7
Heritage Senior Living 12 1 11
Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing 12 10 2
Cardinal FG 12 11 1
Lodi Chiropractic Clinic 12 1 11
Filament Games 11 7 3
Berlon Industries 11 5 6
Waupun Fire Department 11 6 5
Attic Angel Community 11 0 9
Willowbrook Nursing and Rehab Center 10 3 7
Balance Personal Training 10 6 3
Community Living Connections, Inc. 10 0 10
Moonstruck Media Production 10 2 8
Faith Technologies 10 9 0
Crystal Lake Campground & RV Park 10 4 6
CNC Solutions 10 9 1
BioForward 10 5 5
Penda 10 9 1
Grande Cheese 10 7 3
Walmart Distribution Center 10 3 7
Adams Transit/Cupery & DeYoung Storage 10 7 3
Walgreens 9 4 5
JC Penney 9 2 7
Didion Milling 9 7 2
Wisconsin Games Alliance 9 6 3
The Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 9 1 8
Waunakee Community School District 9 2 7
SSM Health Dean Medical Group 8 1 5
Photography by Sean Lamb 8 1 7
Madison College – Dental Hygiene 8 1 7
Little Explorers Inc. 8 0 7
University of Wisconsin-Madison 8 1 7
Madison College – Medical Laboratory Technician 7 1 6
River Arts Inc. 7 2 5
Friends of Henry Vilas Zoo 7 2 5
AERIE Preferred Financial Group LLC 7 5 2
Bank Mutual 7 3 4
AlphaGraphics Middleton 7 7 0
Trienda 7 5 2
EVCO Plastics 7 6 1
ABC Supply Co., Inc. 7 6 1
Genesis Hair and Day Spa 6 0 6
Creative Business Interiors 6 1 5
Thrivent Financial-Waupun 6 3 3
BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute 6 5 1
Madison College – Physical Therapist Assistant 6 2 4
Madison College – Radiography 6 0 6
LegalShield 6 5 1
Carl F. Statz and Sons Inc. 6 4 2
Madison Mallards 6 4 2
Assist WI 6 1 5
Smokey Hollow Campground 6 1 5
Madison College – Nursing Assistant 6 1 5
Madison College – Dental Assistant 6 0 6
W.D.S. Construction, Inc. 6 5 1
Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates 5 2 3
Madison College – Occupational Therapy Assistant 5 0 5
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 5 1 4
Madison College – Hospitality Management 5 0 5
Madison College – Surgical Technologist 5 0 5
Consigny Law Firm, S.C. 5 3 1
City of Monona 5 3 2
All About Authenticity 5 4 1
Electronic Theatre Controls 5 3 1
Senior Helpers 5 0 5
Albany Area EMS 5 1 4
Reedsburg Area Medical Center 5 0 5
Automation Components, Inc. 5 4 1
Jones Dairy Farm 5 1 4
Grande Cheese Company 5 3 2
Mountin’s Piggly Wiggly 5 1 4
Waupun Utilities 5 5 0
ABC Supply Co., Inc. – Customer Financial Services 4 4 0
Metalcraft of Mayville Inc. 4 4 0
Midwest Home Care 4 1 3
Rayovac Hearing Aid Battery Facility 4 0 3
E.K. Machine Co. Inc. 4 4 0
Knoke, Ingebritsen and Kind Law Offices 4 2 1
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association 4 0 4
BConnected LLC 4 4 0
Monticello Public Schools 4 1 3
M3 Insurance 4 3 1
St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital 4 1 3
Exact Sciences Corp. 4 0 2
UnityPoint Health Meriter 4 0 3
Beloit Health and Rehabilitation 4 1 3
Stevens Construction Corp. 4 3 1
Wisconsin Public Television 4 2 2
D.L. Gasser Construction 4 3 0
Maas Brothers Construction Co. 3 3 0
School District of Beloit 3 1 2
Kraemer Brothers 3 2 0
Dave Jones, Inc. 3 3 0
Infinity Martial Arts 3 2 1
EatStreet 3 1 2
Karate America DeForest 3 0 3
Sky Zone Madison 3 2 1
AmericInn Lodge & Suites 3 1 2
Wisconsin Early Autism Project 3 0 3
Sport and Spine Physical Therapy 3 0 2
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services 3 0 3
Mercyhealth 3 1 2
Chartwell Wisconsin Enterprises, LLC 3 0 3
Madison No Fear Dentistry 3 0 2
Bank of Prairie du Sac 3 3 0
Teddy’s Place, Inc. 3 1 2
Milton School District 3 1 2
School District of Janesville 3 1 2
Madison College – Respiratory Therapy 3 0 3
Miller, Brussell, Ebben & Glaeske, LLC 3 3 0
Catalent Pharma Solutions 3 1 2
U.S. Army Reserve 3 3 0
Janesville Fire Department 3 2 1
City of Madison Fire Department 3 3 0
Josh Lavik & Associates at Keller Williams Realty 3 2 1
Dane County Title Company 3 3 0
Synqronus Communications 3 1 2
Madison College – Court Reporting 3 1 2
Phoenix Nuclear Labs, LLC 3 3 0
Sauk Prairie Small Animal Hospital and Shamrock Pet Resort 3 0 3
Poynette Auto Body 3 2 1
Graham’s Auto & Truck Clinic 3 1 2
EK Machine Co Inc 3 3 0
Caravel Autism Health 3 0 3
Hillcrest Family Services 3 0 3
REACH-A-Child 3 1 2
UW Health 3 3 0
Air Products Performance Manufacturing 3 3 0
Seneca Foods Corporation 3 2 1
National Rivet & Mfg. Co. 3 2 1
BAPI 3 1 1
Demco, Inc. 3 3 0
ABC Supply Co., Inc. – Human Resources 3 3 0
Brides N’ Belles 3 0 3
Hendricks Commercial Properties 2 1 1
The Rainbow Confection LLC 2 1 1
ABC Supply Co., Inc.- Education Dept 2 1 1
Badger Bus 2 2 0
EZ Office Products 2 0 1
Truck Country, Inc. 2 2 0
City of Madison Fleet Services 2 1 1
MGE 2 1 0
Bell Laboratories, Inc. 2 2 0
Flambeau, Inc. 2 2 0
Cardinal CG 2 2 0
United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC 2 2 0
Widen Enterprises 2 1 0
May Vision Center 2 1 1
American Printing Company 2 0 2
Understory, Inc. 2 2 0
Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce 2 2 0
Johnson Health Tech North America 2 1 0
Frito Lay 2 2 0
American Customer Care 2 2 0
Core BTS 2 2 0
Invenra 2 0 2
Burtelson Security Labs, Inc. 2 1 1
MBE CPAs 2 1 1
UAS Labs LLC 2 2 0
Data Dimensions 2 2 0
Spa Serenity 2 0 2
Forward Health Group, Inc. 2 1 1
Clinton High School 2 1 1
Zendesk 2 2 0
Madison College – Therapeutic Massage 2 1 1
CUNA Mutual Group 2 0 0
Woodford State Bank 2 0 2
1st Community Credit Union 2 2 0
McFarland State Bank 2 2 0
Community Action, Inc 2 0 2
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin 2 1 1
Monroe Clinic 2 1 0
LSM Chiropractic (Sauk City) 2 1 0
The Edgewater 2 1 1
Marcus Hotels & Resorts 2 1 0
Chick-fil-A West Towne 2 1 1
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace 2 0 2
JP Cullen 2 1 0
McGann Construction, Inc. 2 2 0
WI Institute for Learning Disability/Dyslexia 2 0 2
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. 2 2 0
Tim O’Brien Homes 2 2 0
Madison Area Builders Association 2 1 1
Madison College – Medical Coding Specialist 2 0 2
Blackhawk Technical College 2 0 2
Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools 2 0 2
UW-Whitewater 1 0 1
Madison College – Biotechnology 1 0 1
Madison College – Phlebotomy 1 0 1
Midwest Homes Inc 1 1 0
McKee Associates Inc 1 1 0
DRS Asphalt Paving 1 1 0
Iconica 1 1 0
Wolf Paving 1 0 1
Fractal 1 0 1
UW-Whitewater 1 0 1
McFarlane Mfg. Co., Structural Steel Division 1 1 0
J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc 1 0 0
Suburban Electrical Engineers/Contractors, Inc 1 1 0
Southern Wisconsin Building & Construction Trades Council 1 1 0
Holiday Inn Express of DeForest 1 0 1
Culver Franchising System, Inc. 1 1 0
GrandStay Hotel & Suites 1 0 1
Hampton Inn & Suites Madison Downtown 1 0 1
Spherion Staffing 1 0 0
Hawk’s Mill Winery 1 0 1
Prairie Clinic 1 1 0
NEW Glarus Home 1 0 1
Willowick Assisted Living 1 0 1
Lahman Chiropractic 1 0 1
Bethel Home & Services 1 0 1
Community Health Services Corp. 1 0 1
Village Family Dental Associates, S.C. 1 0 1
Vike-Steinich Chiropractic 1 1 0
Evansville Manor 1 0 1
Northwestern Mutual 1 0 1
Tri-Insure 1 1 0
Grams Insurance Agency LLC 1 1 0
Fine Choice Insurance 1 1 0
TASC 1 0 0
Quartz Health Solutions, Inc. 1 0 1
Madison College – Telecommunications Voice-Data-Video Installation Technician 1 1 0
Madison College – Sheet Metal Construction Apprentice 1 1 0
Madison College – Construction & Remodeling Program 1 1 0
Onalaska High School 1 0 1
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1 1 0
Students & Leaders Net 1 1 0
Zimbrick Inc. 1 1 0
Broyles & Company CPAs, LLC 1 0 1
Remedy Intelligent Staffing 1 0 1
Monona East Side Business Alliance 1 0 1
WiCell 1 1 0
Cross, Jenks, Mercer & Maffei 1 1 0
Laura Gmeinder Coaching & Consulting, LLC 1 0 1
Eustice, Laffey, Sebranek, & Auby, S.C. 1 1 0
Robert Half Technology 1 1 0
Fearing’s Audio Video Security 1 1 0
Waunakee Village Center 1 0 1
Seneca Foods Corporation 1 1 0
Sunny Nutrition 1 0 1
Cloute, Inc. 1 0 1
Angus-Young Associates 1 1 0
mdezin Creative Group 1 0 1
Amy Mitchell LLC 1 1 0
Grant County Economic Development Corp 1 0 1
Century 21 Welter Realty 1 0 1
Habitat For Humanity 1 0 1
American Awards & Promotions 1 1 0
7 Rivers Alliance 1 1 0
FurstStaffing 1 1 0
PPD 1 1 0
TEAM Engineering, Inc. 1 1 0
AJ Sue Consulting 1 1 0
Mentoring Positives 1 0 1
Charter NEX Films Inc. 1 1 0
Industrial Surplus Stuff,LLC 1 1 0
Kerry 1 0 0
American Control Electronics 1 1 0
Teel Plastics 1 0 0
ANGI Energy Systems 1 0 1
Sector67 1 1 0
Saris Cycling Group 1 0 0
PBS Systems, Inc. 1 1 0
Bliss Communications 1 1 0
Oregon Public Library 1 0 1
DuPont Industrial Biosciences 1 1 0
Wisconsin Knife Works, Inc. 1 1 0
Automation Solutions of America 1 1 0
The Jor-Mac Company Inc. 1 1 0
Richelieu Foods 1 1 0
McFarlane Mfg Co 1 1 0
Waisman Biomanufacturing at the University of Wisconsin – Madison 1 1 0
Jen-Ter Wire & Element 1 1 0
Everbrite, LLC 1 1 0
Kuhn North America, Inc. 1 0 0
Jack Link’s Beef Jerky 1 1 0
RenewAire 1 0 0
InvivoSciences Inc. 1 1 0
Weir Minerals 1 1 0
Straightforward 1 0 1
Frontier Communications 1 1 0
The QTI Group 1 1 0
Temperature Systems Inc 1 1 0
Steve Brown Apartments 1 1 0
Colony Brands, Inc. 1 0 1
FLOOR360 1 1 0
Reddy Ag Service, Inc. and Ross Soil Service, LLC. 1 1 0
Main Street Market Piggly Wiggly 1 1 0
Charles David’s Sons, Inc. 1 1 0
McFarlanes Retail & Service Center 1 0 0
Wilde East Towne Honda 1 0 1
UPS Store of Middleton & The UPS Store of Shorewood Hills 1 1 0
Ballweg Chevrolet-Buick, Inc 1 1 0
Colony Brands, Inc. – Sun Prairie Location 1 1 0
ABC Supply Co., Inc. – Transportation 1 1 0

Filed Under: business partner updates, Highlights, Inspire Experience

Make Sure You’ve Joined At Least One Career Coach Message Board!

March 29, 2018 by MadisonRegion

Many of our business partners have full access to participate as a career coach yet they haven’t actually joined any message boards. For example, half of the 485 registered coaches that work in the seven primary Inspire Madison Region counties haven’t selected any message boards yet.
We encourage you to log-in to your account if you are unsure of your message board status and select any careers for which you can answer questions. You do this by clicking on “Update Your Profile” then finding where it says “Edit Career List” on the right side of the page and selecting careers. Please make sure that you have at least one career selected because it will greatly improve the chances that you’ll have an impact on the future workforce through Inspire.
Here’s a screenshot showing where to add careers once you’ve logged in and clicked on “Update Your Profile”:

Filed Under: business partner updates, Inspire Experience, News

Educator eNews 8th Edition

January 5, 2018 by MadisonRegion

November 10th, 2017 Inspire Educators User Group Recap and More!

Click here to access eNews

Filed Under: education updates, Inspire Experience, News

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Best Practices for Handling CBLE Requests

Best Practices for Handling Career-based Learning Experience Requests  One of the great things about having a single system where students and educators can find experiential learning activities (CBLEs) is the efficiency with which connections can be made with employers. Currently, nearly 600 businesses and organizations are offering a combined 3,000+ CBLEs to the students and […]

Increase How Many Students Save Your Company Profile

Here are some basic tips on what you can do to increase your company’s visibility and the likelihood that a student will find your company profile and save it: 1. Add more of your careers to your company/program profile. The more careers your company is associated with in Xello, the more easy it will be […]

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