Twelve participants of the Oswego County Summer Youth Employment Program earned a national work readiness credential this summer through a new initiative. Qualified volunteers for this initiative were recruited from the Oswego County Summer Youth Employment Program, and received the NCRC in an Aug. 28 ceremony at Cayuga’s Fulton Campus.
Oswego County is working towards becoming the first county is New York state to be able to prove it has a skilled workforce for employers.
The ACT Work Ready Communities Initiative is off and running in Oswego County, with ACT WorkKeys centers at Cayuga Community College’s Fulton Campus, Oswego County Opportunities offices in Fulton and Oswego, the city of Oswego Rental Assistance Program, CiTi BOCES and the Fulton and Mexico locations of Oswego County Workforce New York.
Carla DeShaw, who is the executive dean of community education and workforce development at CCC and delivered the keynote address this year, briefed attendees on the American College Testing (ACT) Work Ready Oswego NY initiative, which she said offers career training and aims to diversify the workforce pool for local employers.
A groundbreaking new initiative in Oswego County has the potential to mark the community as the first in the Northeast to earn a skilled-workforce designation that could lure new businesses and jobs to the area. Led by Cayuga Community College’s Executive Dean of Community Education and Workforce Development Carla DeShaw, the ACT Work
The Center for Career and Community Education presented seven new Medical Assisting graduates at their completion ceremony March 5.
“I feel the best part of the class was the hands-on experience,” said salutatorian Amy Arden.
The class received a 100% pass rate on their certification exam. Every graduate also received a National Career Readiness Certificate through WorkKeys, validating their skill set for the work they will be doing.
