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Governor Issues the 1,000th Career Readiness Certificate
CHEYENNE - The Governor's Office, in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, will celebrate the issuance of the 1,000th Career Readiness Certificate and its recipient, Tosha Cate of Rock Springs.
A press conference will be held Friday, Oct. 16, at 11:00 a.m. in the Governor's Office. A reception will be held immediately following the press conference in Room 1699 of the Herschler Building, located at 122 W. 25th Street in Cheyenne.
"I am extremely proud of the way our partners around the state - from the community college system, the Department of Education, the Governor's office, our local workforce centers, the Department of Corrections - everyone has just come together to make this credential possible for our jobseekers in Wyoming," said Joan Evans, Director of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
"The next phase of this initiative will be to further educate employers on the value of hiring jobseekers that possess this credential and the ability to demonstrate their foundational work readiness skills," Evans said.
The Career Readiness Certification Initiative is a statewide program designed to foster economic and workforce development in the state of Wyoming. The career readiness certificate, powered by WorkKeys®, a product of ACT, Inc., is a nationally-recognized credential which denotes that the holder possesses the fundamental skills required to achieve success in the workplace and become a productive, valuable employee.
"We are really pleased with the recognition of Tosha as the 1,000th recipient of Wyoming's Career Readiness Certificate," said Pat Brown, Workforce Center Manager for Rock Springs Workforce Center. "She is truly a remarkable young mom who is taking positive steps to acquire the necessary job specific skills to secure a career with a self-sufficient wage for her and her family so she can continue to improve her life," said Brown. "Obtaining the Career Readiness Certificate has been part of that pathway for her and we want to congratulate her," Brown said.
Brown further went on to recognize the positive partnership the center has shared with the local college. "We want to congratulate and thank Western Wyoming Community College as an enthusiastic, ‘can-do' partner in this Career Readiness Initiative. Their willingness to handle the details of administering the Work Keys® Assessment, to complete data transfer, and to accommodate the needs of our workforce, our businesses and our industry has just been invaluable to success of the entire initiative. We look forward to the positive and ongoing relationship with Western, and to the success of the Career Readiness Initiative as a whole."
Tosha Cate, recipient of the 1,000th certificate knows the benefits of earning her Career Readiness Certificate. "When you have been out of the workforce for as long as I have taking care of your family, the WorkKeys® test helps you and our future employers to kind of gauge our potential income and educational growth," Cate said.
The Career Readiness Certification Initiative is a joint partnership between the following entities: The Governor's Office, Wyoming Community Colleges, Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming Department of Corrections and the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
For more information on the Career Readiness Certificate program or to find a local testing site, please visit wyomingworkforce.org, call 877-WORK-WYO or find us on Facebook.
Joan Evans, Director of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
Pat Brown, Workforce Center Manager for Rock Springs Workforce Center.
Pat Brown, Workforce Center Manager for Rock Springs Workforce Center.
