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2,000th Career Readiness Certificate Issued
CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is excited to announce the issuance of the state's 2,000th Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). This means that 1,000 more Career Readiness Certificates were issued in six short months since October 15, 2009 when the 1,000th was given out.
The Career Readiness Certificate Initiative was able to reach this milestone so quickly because of action taken by the 2009 Wyoming State Legislature. Legislators made funding possible for high school seniors in the 2009-10 school year to voluntarily take the WorkKeys® assessment and qualify for a Wyoming Career Readiness Certificate.
Joan Evans, Director of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, expressed her excitement over yet another milestone for the CRC count as well as the future of the CRC Initiative.
"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." Evans said. "The next phase of this initiative will be to further educate employers on the value of hiring of a job seeker that possesses this credential and the ability to demonstrate their foundational work readiness skills."
The Career Readiness Certification Initiative is designed to foster economic and workforce development in the state of Wyoming. The Career Readiness Certificate, based on WorkKeys®, a product of ACT, Inc., is a nationally-recognized credential which denotes that the holder possesses the fundamental skills to achieve success in the workplace and become a productive, valuable employee. 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, please visit wyomingworkforce.org, call 877-WORK-WYO or find us on Facebook.
