W.O.R.K.
Class 23 (February 13, 2018)
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(Pictured L to R) Jammy Parker, Jaylon Tucker, Greg Rapert, James Nick Nichols, Johnny Jones, Andrew Perry, Princell Wimbley, and Workforce Coordinator Michael Smith. Not seen are Bobby Chapple, Tory Stewart, Christopher Perry, and Marquail Webb. |
Class 23 of the Workforce Orientation and Retraining Keys “W.O.R.K” was a great success. This class was broken into two individual parts: the W.O.R.K. program and W.O.R.K. Plus. The first part of the program lasted just over two weeks thanks to some enjoyable snow days. The students participated in classes such as Computer Concepts, Introduction to Maintenance Welding, First Aid and CPR, and Career Ready 101. Allied Technologies Instructor, Rob Semmel, stated that the class was enthusiastic and that almost everyone in the class had something to add to the discussion topic. All of the students took the WorkKeys© test to obtain a National Career Readiness Certificate “NCRC” where half of the students scored either Silver or Gold level certifications.
This year we started some new
things in the W.O.R.K. program to validate the work that the students who
receive certificates from the W.O.R.K. program do. Measures have been incorporated
to ensure that participants will have the necessary understanding of all the
materials. Additionally, students now have the new W.O.R.K Plus training
following the first 60 hours of the W.O.R.K. Program. This new section of
training focuses on giving industry recognized skills such as OSHA 10 for
General Industry. It teaches the students cultural competencies to be used to increase
understanding among people from different socioeconomic cultures who often have
difficulty relating to and communicating successfully with each other. Over 70
percent of the participants in class 23 went on to participate and complete the
W.O.R.K. Plus training.
Approximately
37.5 % of the W.O.R.K. Plus Participants have obtained employment as of
February 12th 2018.
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