Career Readiness Certificate

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Career Readiness Certificate

• A new credential to certify workers skills

Cathleen Wildes Career and Technical Education
Administrator Midland County ESA
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Three Skill Areas employers say are most needed

• Applied Mathematics
• Reading for Information
• Locating Information

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Our ChallengeWe are not speaking the same
language

• Employers say New hires need more math.
• Educators ask How much more?
• Employers say We need better reading skills.
• Educators ask How much better?

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Coming to MichiganThe National Career Readiness
Certificate
NCRC bridging classrooms and careers
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Benefits of the National Career Readiness
Certificate Program

• Enables educators, economic developers, and
  employers to work collaboratively toward the
  common goal of a highly skilled workforce.
• Documents that the workforce is ready for jobs
  that are available
• Serves as a proven economic development tool
• Explains to job seekers and applicants the skills
  they are going to need for jobs
• Increase the tax base of a state
• Helps educators adequately prepare students for
  careers and the workplace
• Increase communication between educators,
  workforce developers and employers
• Taps into a national, fully portable resource

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WorkKeys Skill Level
Job Readiness indicates the of jobs in the
occupational database that holders of the
certificate are qualified to apply for. The CRC
is a credential.
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Ready for College and Ready for Work Same or
Different?
Whats in it for our students?

• Nationally recognized and portablecan use it
  across the state or the country with many
  different types of employers
• Demonstrates ability to apply what they know to
  job specific skills
• Allows entrance into higher wage careers while
  advancing skills and education

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Certificates Seals
T H E S O L U T I O N Closing the language
barrier between business and education.
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Websites

• www.nationalcareerreadiness.org
• www.michigancrc.org