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BOONE, COOPER & CEDAR COUNTIES EARN CERTIFIED WORK READY STATUS March 07, 2017

Boone, Cooper and Cedar counties have become the latest Missouri counties to earn Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC) status. CWRC is an American College Testing (ACT) designation program that recognizes successful efforts by community, education and business leaders to strengthen workforce training and development.....

Countys adult education program receives $822,000 in performance funds March 07, 2017

: The Beaufort County School Districts adult education program has been awarded $822,000 in performance-based funding, tied to its success with helping students earn diplomas or WorkKeys certificates last year. The program also earned two statewide honors for generating the most WorkKeys certificates in 2015-16, with 511 being awarded to students,

The First Work Ready Community in the State March 07, 2017

The Mesa County Workforce Center has been certified as the very first Work Ready Community in the state of Colorado. Officials at the Workforce Center say they started working towards this goal about a year ago. Officials say that being a Workforce Ready Community means showing local employers what Mesa County's skilled work force looks like.

Omaha-area civic, business leaders launch effort to prepare job seekers for ACT certificate test March 03, 2017

A program for job seekers meant to show potential employers that applicants have the skills to do the job got the thumbs-up Thursday from local employers and officials….The initiative is a program intended to help job seekers earn the nationally recognized ACT National Career Readiness Certificate….

Greenville superintendent honored by national publication February 27, 2017

90 percent of the 2016 junior class earned a National Career Readiness Certificate based on WorkKeys testing, according to district figures.

State test connects education and business Leader-Telegram (Wisconsin) February 23, 2017

Chad Steinmetz was a little taken aback by how challenging he found the math portion of the states ACT WorkKeys assessment required for junior high school students. To become more familiar with the exam, the math-teacher-turned-principal of Bloomer High School took the sample test as part of the first-ever WorkKeys conference held at Chippewa Vall

HGTC says WorkKeys, Work Ready are game changers for job seekers WPDE February 09, 2017

AA Horry County, S.C. (WPDE) — Right now, South Carolina is ahead of the curve when it comes to helping people find jobs. It's all thanks, in part, to a combination of Work Ready community and a work keys program.

LBW offers free welding class for qualifying adult ed students February 09, 2017

Andalusia Star-News LBW Community College's Career Pathways and Adult Education is ... students have the potential to earn a National Career Readiness Certificate ...

Upcoming Employability Classes Announced At JCC February 09, 2017

During the training, students and job seekers will master the skills that ... on KeyTrain for your National Career Readiness Certificate/ Workkeys test?

WorkKeys measures real-world work skills February 09, 2017

Students will receive a National Career Readiness Certificate following the assessment that certifies his/her essential skills needed for workplace ...