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Podcast: Boosting Career Pathways with College Credit through the WorkKeys NCRC February 15, 2023

Career Pathways are a special blend of training and job progression. When the training includes post-secondary learning, the WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate from ACT can translate to college credit that jumpstarts the learning journey. Awarding credit through Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, for short, boosts confidence and increases the pace to program completion. Colleges increase enrollment while helping build the regional talent pipeline. 

The American Council of Education recently upgraded their recommendations on credit hours awarded for the NCRC. Join us on Episode 37 as we explore the benefits of PLA; make connections between WorkKeys levels and post-secondary performance; and examine how administrators and faculty can use WorkKeys Estimator to align their competencies to specific WorkKeys benchmarks.

Radial Employees Choose Eau Claire Work Ready for Service Project! October 08, 2019

Radial leaders from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, gathered recently for their day of learning and volunteer work and selected the Eau Claire County Work Ready project as their focus.  Following company training, they learned about Work Eau Claire, its benefits, and later spent the afternoon contacting employers not yet engaged with the project.&nb

Do you believe in Unicorns?-Economic development at the fringes of civilization offers a testbed for new strategies in rural communities - Site Selection Magazine August 14, 2019
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Wisconsins Foxconn Bonus: Foxconn to Expand Wisconn Valley Innovation Network with New Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley in Downtown Eau Claire July 16, 2018

Company to purchase six-story building and space at Haymarket Landing to grow footprint of its Wisconn Valley technology and talent hub across west-central Wisconsin

Put to the test - A CVTC-led coalition wants Eau Claire County to become an ACT Work Ready Community July 10, 2018

Chippewa Valley Technical College is working with colleagues in education, business groups and companies to spread the word about the test that gauges soft skills.

Their intent is to get Eau Claire County named the first Work Ready Community in Wisconsin — an honor that testing company ACT bestows on areas that meet certain goals.