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Employers & Success Coaches Share Best Practices

Success Coaches

Nearly 60 success coaches, employers and strategic partners gathered on January 9th, 2018 in Galesburg, Michigan at the Michigan ERN Annual Peer Learning Conference to share best practices and offer insights on Community Ventures, outreach, and innovative benefit programs. The latest updates in SuccessForce reporting, calculating ROI, and working together as a statewide network of Employer Resource Networks® were also discussed. We thank Bell’s Brewery (a Southwest Michigan ERN employer member) for hosting and to all those participating that made the event a great success! Pictured are Michgian ERN Success Coaches in attendance.

Michigan ERN Success Coaches Address Over 9,000 Needs in 2019

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

ERN USA

Michigan Success Coaches Assisted ERN Employees with 9,180 Service Needs in 2019 in efforts to increase retention and family stability. Top ten service categories this year were consistent with last year’s report which include basic needs such as financial, housing, health insurance, and transportation. “Along with securing personalized resources for needs that can directly jeopardize job retention, other top ten needs that were consistent with last year’s data include coaching and counseling referrals,” said President and CEO, James Vander Hulst. “ERNs provide a holistic retention approach combining resource connection with coaching, helping employees create and follow-up with a plan to manage those resources. Once immediate needs are addressed, we move forward with long term goals such as home buying or skill building to further stabilize the individual or family. In addition to high arching turnover savings, the end goal is a focused and skilled workforce with a transformed culture of supportive employment. With current pandemic challenges, success coaching is more important than ever and will continue into next year as we navigate recovery.” Discover how employers are experiencing an average ROI of 374% with 12% of their employees using an onsite Success Coach in the Michigan ERN Annual Report. Stay tuned for the ERN USA report of national Key Performance Indicators later this month.

What Are ERNs?

Employer Resource Networks® are private-public consortia whose purpose is improved workforce retention through employee support and training.

The key ERN® innovations are:

business engagement
cross-sector collaboration among employers
human services and educators
workplace-based employee success coaching (case management)
real-time referrals to community resources

ERN® stakeholders include:

small to mid-sized companies
public human services and workforce development
private non-profits
community colleges and vocational training organizations
local, regional and national foundations and United Ways

Why ERNs?

ERNs® improve communities in a variety of ways:

employers retain an engaged and skilled workforce
public agencies and nonprofits get better outcomes from programs that advance economic independence
community colleges add students and build closer ties to area businesses

ERNs® are a value proposition to all stakeholders. Their outcomes include:

employee retention rates of 90%-98%
average employer ROI of 500%
increased employee engagement
improved company culture
informal regional human resource networks
decreased employee reliance on public assistance
increased family financial stability

How Do We Do It?

ERN® Programs help employees access social service and training programs that support employment.

ERNs® partner with local government, non-profits and private employers to offer the best resources available

ERNs® network with other Employer Resource Networks® (ERNs) across the country who share best practices and ideas.

The Success Coach can confidentially help employees:

improve employment skills
overcome personal barriers
prepare for advancement opportunities

ERNs® coordinate with community organizations to offer training opportunities such as:

Basic computer skills
Computer applications
Financial management and budgeting
Diversity education
Credit repair and foreclosure prevention
Affordable family nutrition
English as a second language (ESL)
Leadership and problem solving
Math proficiency
GED classes
Health and wellness
Free income tax preparation

What Are ERNs?

Employer Resource Networks® are private-public consortia whose purpose is improved workforce retention through employee support and training.

The key ERN® innovations are:

business engagement
cross-sector collaboration among employers
human services and educators
workplace-based employee success coaching (case management)
real-time referrals to community resources

ERN® stakeholders include:

small to mid-sized companies
public human services and workforce development
private non-profits
community colleges and vocational training organizations
local, regional and national foundations and United Ways

Why ERNs?

ERNs® improve communities in a variety of ways:

employers retain an engaged and skilled workforce
public agencies and nonprofits get better outcomes from programs that advance economic independence
community colleges add students and build closer ties to area businesses

ERNs® are a value proposition to all stakeholders. Their outcomes include:

employee retention rates of 90%-98%
average employer ROI of 500%
increased employee engagement
improved company culture
informal regional human resource networks
decreased employee reliance on public assistance
increased family financial stability

How Do We Do It?

ERN® Programs help employees access social service and training programs that support employment.

ERNs® partner with local government, non-profits and private employers to offer the best resources available

ERNs® network with other Employer Resource Networks® (ERNs) across the country who share best practices and ideas.

The Success Coach can confidentially help employees:

improve employment skills
overcome personal barriers
prepare for advancement opportunities

ERNs® coordinate with community organizations to offer training opportunities such as:

Basic computer skills
Computer applications
Financial management and budgeting
Diversity education
Credit repair and foreclosure prevention
Affordable family nutrition
English as a second language (ESL)
Leadership and problem solving
Math proficiency
GED classes
Health and wellness
Free income tax preparation

Welcome to Michigan ERN

Employers & Success Coaches Share Best Practices

Michigan ERN Success Coaches Address Over 9,000 Needs in 2019

Employer Resource Networks® are private-public consortia whose purpose is improved workforce retention through employee support and training.

The key ERN® innovations are:

ERN® stakeholders include:

ERNs® improve communities in a variety of ways:

ERNs® are a value proposition to all stakeholders. Their outcomes include:

ERN® Programs help employees access social service and training programs that support employment.

ERNs® partner with local government, non-profits and private employers to offer the best resources available

ERNs® network with other Employer Resource Networks® (ERNs) across the country who share best practices and ideas.

The Success Coach can confidentially help employees:

ERNs® coordinate with community organizations to offer training opportunities such as:

Employer Resource Networks® are private-public consortia whose purpose is improved workforce retention through employee support and training.

The key ERN® innovations are:

ERN® stakeholders include:

ERNs® improve communities in a variety of ways:

ERNs® are a value proposition to all stakeholders. Their outcomes include:

ERN® Programs help employees access social service and training programs that support employment.

ERNs® partner with local government, non-profits and private employers to offer the best resources available

ERNs® network with other Employer Resource Networks® (ERNs) across the country who share best practices and ideas.

The Success Coach can confidentially help employees:

ERNs® coordinate with community organizations to offer training opportunities such as:

ERN-USA National News

Report: Employer Resource Networks yield 510% ROI

Grand Rapids Business Journal

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