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Area Industry, Students Benefiting from CiTi Program July 18, 2024

The relationship between local industry and students in high school is reaping rewards to manufacturers who recognize the value of staying proactive, according to Brian Heffron, administrator of workforce development and community relations at the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi) and a champion of New York's first certified WRC.

WorkKeys-Connected High Schools Provide Fee-Waiver Opportunities for ACT Test April 26, 2024

Ecosystem leaders from Work Ready Communities that regularly engage high school students are encouraged to contact the local high school district for fee-waiver opportunities. The waivers cover the ACT test.

More Than 50 Grb Students Earn National Career Readiness Credentials at Fulton, NY January 31, 2024

More than fifty students at Fulton’s GRB High School recently earned their ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate, demonstrating the skills and knowledge essential for the modern workplace. This nationally recognized program is well-regarded in over 30 US states but is only beginning to take root in New York.

Ceremony recognizes 54 NCRC earners in Northern New York February 23, 2022

Recently 54 G. Ray Bodley High School students received their ACT WorkKeys career readiness certificates at the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels on Thursday morning in front of family, faculty, and student peers. Principal Donna Parkhurst spoke alongside business teacher Angela Ferlito to kick off the morning ceremony. 

“What WorkKeys does is it takes a look at not only the soft skills, but also the hard skills that occupations at any level are looking at in terms of qualifications. There’s also additional curriculum offered to obtain micro-credentials in certain areas: teamwork, business communication, discipline in the workplace, problem solving, and customer service, critical thinking and financial awareness. Those skills really help build one’s resume,” Ferlito said. “These students had curriculum that they could work through, and then they took all three parts of the assessment, which was a grueling three hours that they sat. It was a lot of work for them and stressful at times, but they did a great job and persevered through that.”

Shineman Foundation honored for funding WRC and numerous economic vitality initiatives July 16, 2021

The Ally Award for 2021 was presented to the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in recognition and appreciation of the vision, commitment and leadership demonstrated to support countless not for profit initiatives to improve quality of life and economic vitality across Oswego County; for providing 291 grants totaling over $9.4 million to 180 organizations and programs, including Work Ready Communities.