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Career Readiness Certification tests will be offered this month

By From staff reports
Published in News on December 1, 2014 1:46 PM

The WorkKeys(r) tests for Career Readiness Certification, or CRC, will be offered four times in December in Wayne County.

The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions Dec. 4, 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Dec. 9, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; and Dec. 17, 4:30-9 p.m. on Dec. 17, all in Room 136 of the Walnut Building at Wayne Community College. Pre-registration is required, by calling 919-739-7004.

Cost to take the set of three skill assessments (applied mathematics, locating information, and reading for information) is $30 but some assistance cost may be available.

The Airman and Family Readiness Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base offers free testing to military personnel and their dependents. The next session will be held Dec. 16, 1-4:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Watkins-Das Education Center computer lab. Pre-register by calling 919-772-1123. Those wishing to prepare for the CRC may take advantage of the self-directed instruction and skills upgrade training offered in the WORKS Lab, which also is located in Room 136 of the Walnut Building. The lab is open 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays and Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It will be closed Dec. 19, 2014 through Jan. 4, 2015.