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National Career Readiness Certificate

This national credential is part of a comprehensive system that helps individuals gain the skills businesses need to build tomorrow’s workforce.  It verifies core employability skills that are valuable to all businesses and industries, and provides a standardized approach to recognizing the universal value of these skills to job success.
Three Essential Skills
The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) requires qualifying scores on three assessments that provide a measure of “real world” workplace abilities essential to success in thousands of jobs:

• Reading for Information - Necessary to read and use written text, including memos, letters, directions, and signs, in order to do a job
• Applied Mathematics - Necessary to apply mathematical reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving techniques in work settings
• Locating Information - Necessary to locate, summarize, and use workplace information, including charts, forms, diagrams, maps, and gauges

Four  Certificate Levels
The NCRC recognizes individual skills at three levels and awards a different certificate for each level:

• Platinum certificates signify that an individual possesses skill levelsneeded for 99 percent of the occupations profiled.
• Gold certificates signify that an individual  possesses foundational skilllevels needed for 90 percent of the occupations profiled.
• Silver certificate holders qualify for 65 percent of the occupationsprofiled.
• Bronze certificate holders are qualified for 35 percent of the occupations profiled.

Help for the Hiring Process
Cornerstones Career Learning Center provides job profiling services:

• Employers understand the core skills needed for each job
• Open positions can be listed as “NCRC preferred”
• Employers and job seekers can match the skills needed for the job to their skill levels using certificate

To request more information about the National Career Readiness Certificate or job profiling services click here.

 

Business and Industry Training

Cornerstones Career Learning Center, Inc. offers over 70 years of collective staff training experience, nationally certified trainers, and award-winning curriculum developers to provide training to area businesses and individuals.

For a list of current Business and Industry Trainings click on the Current Course Schedule link at the right.

Check out these dynamic training opportunities:

Minimizing Workplace Conflict

Workforce and Customer Service

Business Communication

To request more information about Business and Industry Trainings in the Mitchell area click here.

AEL

The Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program builds basic academic skills through courses that are individualized to enhance skills in writing, science, social studies, literature, math and computer use.

GED

The General Education Development (GED) tests provide an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency certificate through pre-testing, classroom-based instruction and final testing services. Official GED Practice Tests are a pre-requisite for final GED testing in South Dakota.

To request a copy of your GED Transcript, download this form.

More information

Adult education participants must be at least 18 years old. Participants must complete intake paperwork and assessments prior to registering for classes.

For a schedule of current Basic Education classes, click on the Current Course Schedule link at the right.

To contact a member of the AEL staff in Mitchell click here.