William Early’s office windows look out over a new mixed-use development taking form in The Villages at Brunswick Forest. Beyond the new site, he can see U.S. 17, a major artery through Brunswick County. The view is appropriate. Early, executive director of Brunswick Business & Industry Development, is charged with advancing economic growth within the county. Highway connections and an expanding retail and services sector are amenities he touts when wooing companies considering sites.
Site selectors, employers and others often prefer to view a Work Ready Community with surrounding communities in a single snapshot. Your friends at ACT Work Ready Communities are pleased to introduce the Custom Region function on the home page of workreadycommunities dot org. This short video shows how it works.
Isle of Wight VA county leadership and the governors office launched an effort to implement the use of the ACT NCRC.
New research on manufacturing apprenticeships Southwest Ohio examines the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as a predictor of success for the Certified Production Technician exams. In all, results were consistent with the notion that WorkKeys measures foundational skills required for success in an industry-specific credentialing program.
This ACT Technical Brief describes results from a preliminary WorkKeys Curriculum effectiveness study conducted with data from Nevada State High School (NSHS). NSHS provides a unique opportunity to examine the effectiveness of the WorkKeys Curriculum because many NSHS students take the WorkKeys Assessments before and after engaging with the WorkKeys Curriculum. Results from this preliminary study indicated that the WorkKeys Curriculum may help improve WorkKeys performance.
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.
Scholars must earn a Silver NCRC or better in the fall WorkKeys assessment, as one of the elements for early graduation.
Developed by the ACT company, the WorkKeys test is the career-track equivalent of the ACT, which is used to assess college preparedness.
For 12 years now, EMCC has been offering these tests.
"When we started our manufacturing skills classes back in 2006 and 2007, we knew we wanted to use WorkKeys," said Jim Huerkamp, EMCC's project manager for skills development. "We weren't exactly sure how we wanted to use it at first, but over the years, it's turned out to be a valuable tool to assess workplace skills."
Milo was in Gibson County as a part of the announcement of the $60,000 grant from Toyota Indiana for adult education programs provided by WorkOne Southwest and Vincennes University. The grant is meant to help make it easier for Indiana residents who want to gain their high school equivalency certificate.
The WorkKeys NCRC provides a solid foundation for effective career pathways. This quick video provides an example of stackable credentials and career progression.
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