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The
Kentucky Employability
Certificate confirms to
employers that an individual
possesses basic skills in
reading, math and finding
information – skills that
all jobs require. The
certificate is a
standardized credential that
says the holder is job
ready.
Bob
Wayman, plant manager for
Unilever in Owensboro,
heartily endorses the
Kentucky Employability
Certificate.
“If
you’re in business and
you’re not using this
program, you’re falling
behind,” he told a group
of Owensboro businesspeople
at a recent statewide
kick-off of the certificate.
“We
now have a tool to help our
people improve their
individual performance.
I’m doing this
because it makes good
business sense.
“We
see the education of the
workforce as the absolute
key to being competitive in
the future.
We’re doing this so
we can maintain our
competitive advantage.”
To
earn a Kentucky
Employability Certificate,
individuals are tested in
reading, applied math and
locating information through
the Work Keys assessment
tool, which is widely used
in the private sector to
analyze jobs and assess
employee skill levels.
Work Keys is a
product of ACT Inc., a
nonprofit organization best
known for the ACT college
entrance exam.
As
a result of the testing,
individuals earn an
employability certificate or
identify areas in which they
need further instruction.
The
certificates are issued by
the Kentucky Workforce
Investment Board, which
oversees the
commonwealth’s workforce
development system.
The
Kentucky Employability
Certificate has been
endorsed by Associated
Industries of Kentucky,
Bluegrass Chapter of the
Society for Human Resource
Management,
Workforce Development,
Council on Postsecondary
Education, Department for
Adult Education and
Literacy, Kentucky Chamber
of Commerce, Kentucky
Community and Technical
College System, Kentucky
Society for Human Resource
Management and the Kentucky
State District Council of
Carpenters.
For
more information, contact
Nancy Laprade at (502)
564-6606 or e-mail her at nancye.laprade@ky.gov |
