37 - Boosting Career Pathways with College Credit through WorkKeys - a podcast by ACT Workforce
from 2023-02-15T19:15:23
Career Pathways are a special blend of training and job progression. When the training includes post-secondary learning, the WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate from ACT can translate to college credit that jumpstarts the learning journey. Awarding credit through Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, for short, boosts confidence and increases the pace to program completion. Colleges increase enrollment while helping build the regional talent pipeline.
The American Council of Education recently upgraded their recommendations on credit hours awarded for the NCRC. Join us on Episode 37 as we explore the benefits of PLA; make connections between WorkKeys levels and post-secondary performance; and examine how administrators and faculty can use WorkKeys Estimator to align their competencies to specific WorkKeys benchmarks.
Voices of Excellence in Episode 37:
Lynette Livingston, Executive Dean
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Cindy Hill, Principal Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
ACT WorkKeys Profiling and Research
Jenna Cohen, Senior Director
Links and Resources:
- Transcript and Printable Show Notes for Episode 37
- WorkKeys for College Credit – ACT Workforce Summit Presentation
- The PLA Boost Report from CAEL and WICHE
- ACT WorkKeys Estimator
- ACT WorkKeys Profiling
- ACT Work Ready Communities
- ACT Workforce Solutions
Further episodes of Ready for Work
Further podcasts by ACT Workforce
Website of ACT Workforce