Career Readiness certification to be offered at WCC
By Staff Reports
Published in News on February 1, 2015 1:50 AM
The WorkKeys tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered five times in February in Wayne County.
The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions from 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Feb. 5, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Feb. 10, 4:30-9:00 p.m. Feb. 18, and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Feb. 24. All of these sessions will be held in Room 136 in the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College's main campus in Goldsboro. Pre-registration by calling 919-739-7004 is required.
Cost to take the set of three skill assessments (applied mathematics, locating information, and reading for information) is $30 but assistance to cover that 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 1-4:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Watkins-Das Education Center computer lab. Pre-register by calling 919-772-1123.
Those wishing to prepare for the NCRC 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.
Individuals may earn bronze, silver, gold or platinum certificates based on their performance on the tests. The NCRC is recognized by employers across the state as a proven measurement of job skills.
Wayne County leads the state in the number of certificates earned, with more than 13,500 awarded through the WORKS initiative. Nearly 25 percent of the county's population holds the credential. WORKS is a collaborative effort of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Community College, Wayne County Public Schools, County of Wayne, Wayne County Career Center, City of Goldsboro, and the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board. It is housed Wayne Community College's campus in Goldsboro.
More information on WORKS and the NCRC is available at www.wayneworksnc.com/works/.