Test dates set for career readiness certification
By From staff reports
Published in News on June 20, 2018 5:50 AM
The WorkKeys tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered just three times during the month July at Wayne Community College.
The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions on July 10 and 24 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and on July 18 from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
All of the sessions will be held in Room 136 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College's main campus in Goldsboro.
Pre-registration is required, by calling 919-739-7004.
Cost is $36 to take the set of three skill assessments -- applied math, graphic literacy and workplace documents.
The Airman and Family Readiness Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base offers free assessments to military personnel and their dependents.
Call 919-772-1123 for more information and to register.
Self-directed instruction and skills upgrade training is also available, in the WORKS Lab, Room 136 of the Walnut Building.
The lab is open Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon, and from 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The lab will be closed the entire first week of July for the Independence Day holiday.
Individuals may earn bronze, silver, gold or platinum certificates based on performance on the tests. The NCRC is recognized by employers across the state as a proven measurement of job skills.
More than 18,800 certificates have been awarded to Wayne County residents, giving 35 percent of the workforce the credential.
Eighty-six Wayne County employers recognize or recommend the NCRC for selection, hiring, training, and advancement.
More information about the NCRC is available at www.waynecc.edu/businessandindustry/ncrcworkkeys/.