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Lorain Community College (Lorain County, Ohio WRC) credentials advising and career development staff in regional economics to connect more students to in-demand jobs. The series is now part of a larger Career by Design initiative to rethink how everything from advising to the general education curriculum relates to career paths in the northeast Ohio region.

Ohio's variety of options to encourage high school equivalency now includes WorkKeys for adults age 20 and over. The option calls for a composite score totaling 14 or higher across the three tests along with pursuit of an industry-recognized credential.

Short term and stackable in Ohio is the theme of recent research from the Rand corporation. The report cites Ohio's success in stackable short-term credentials. Open Campus Media showcased best practices Lorain Community College.

ACT's Ready for Work podcast published a three-part series, Disaster Recovery and Economic Resiliency Using Skills-Based Hiring. The series shares voices and ideas on deployment of the five-part ALEDA framework of Adapt, Lead, Engage, Deploy, and Analyze. WRC's podcast page has a handy podcast player with links to show notes and resources for episodes 22, 23, and 24. The Ready for Work podcast expanded to Amazon Music and the Tune-In app in additon to regular podcast networks.