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    Ready to Work-Northwest Shoals Community College

    Date: January 19, 2016
    Organizer:
    Northwest Shoals Community College
    Location:
    800 George Wallace Blvd
    Building 127
    Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
    Price:
    Free
    Event Type:
    Workshop
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    NORTHWEST-SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    READY TO WORK PROGRAM

              Ready to Work’s workplace environment provides trainees the entry level skills required for employment with most businesses and industries in Alabama.  The training curriculum is set to standards cited by business and industry employers throughout the state, and the skills cited in the U. S. department of Labor’s Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) Reports.

                Ready to Work is operated through Alabama’s Postsecondary Institutions in cooperation with the AIDT.  Clients admitted to the program must be at least 16 years of age and be able to read at a 9th grade level.  Essential requirements for successful completion include:

    (1) WORKKEYS CERTIFICATION – Successful completion results in the award of an Alabama Career Readiness Certificate (CRC).

    • Attainment of a minimum WorkKeys Assessment Level 3 on Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Locating Information

    (2) AIDT CERTIFICATION – Successful completion results in the award of a State of Alabama Certified Worker Certificate.

    • A score of at least 70 percent on the Alabama Certified Worker Examination must be made.

    MODULES COVERED IN THE TRAINING ARE AS FOLLOWS:

    Attendance and Punctuality

    • 95 percent attendance and punctuality rate

    Work Ethics

    • Loyalty, Respect, Critical Judgment, Honesty and Diligence

    Organizational Skills

    • Time Management – Goal Setting, Prioritizing
    • Task Oriented – Task Focus and Completion
    • Problem Solving – Problem Definition, Information Gathering, Root Cause Analysis, Solution Identification and Implementation
    • Conflict Resolution – Conflict Resolution Strategies in Workplace and Team Environments

    Attitude

    • Workplace Demeanor
    • Workplace Dress
    • Response to Constructive Guidance
    • Response to Direction
    • Ability to Follow Orders
    • Social Skills in Workplace
    • Appreciation of Authority within Workplace Structure

    Motivation

    • Eagerness to Learn
    • Desire to Achieve
    • Desire to Excel

    Workplace Behaviors

    • Diversity
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Workplace Violence
    • Team Member Training
    • Work Ethics

    Manufacturing

    • Precision Measurement
    • Principles of Quality Manufacturing
    • Lean/JIT Manufacturing
    • Workplace Safety

    Computer Skills

    • Overview of Hardware and System Software
    • MS Word 2007
    • MS Excel 2007
    • MS Powerpoint 2007

    Job Acquisition

    • Job Application
    • Resume
    • Cover Letter
    • Job Interview

    FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

    Tara Branscome                                                                 

    Ready to Work Program Coordinator                  

    256-331-5248

    tbranscome@nwscc.edu                                                  

    Northwest-Shoals Community College

    800 George Wallace Blvd. Muscle Shoals, AL  35661

                     

    INFORMATION SESSION for the next class:

    Tuesday, January 19, 2016

    10:00a.m. OR 6:00 p.m.

    Building 127

    Muscle Shoals Campus

     

    For more information, please visit:  http://nwscc.edu/readytowork/  

    Tara Branscome, Coordinator                          Karman Morrow, Assistant

    Ready to Work Program                                              Ready to Work Program

    Northwest-Shoals Community College                        Northwest-Shoals Community College

    P.O. Box 2545, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662      P.O. Box 2545, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662

    256-331-5248; tbranscome@nwscc.edu                      256-331-5299; karman.morrow@nwscc.edu