EDUCATION 2 EMPLOYMENT

Grow Your Career Skills with Free Training. Education 2 Employment provides FREE tuition assistance to residents of Iowa to grow their career skills and further their education.

There’s no time like today to make a positive change in your career. Call or email Rachel today, and she’ll help you through the process.

Pathway Navigator

Rachel Jensen

Ph: (712) 256-8800
E-mail: rjensen@iwcc.edu

NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION

The ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC®) is an assessment-based credential issued at four levels. The NCRC measures and certifies the essential work skills needed for success in jobs across industries and occupations.

When you require or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC from your applicants, you'll tap into the most qualified labor pool in your area.

The credential is awarded in four levels and verifies skills proficiency in:

• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Reading and using work-related text
• Applying information from workplace documents to solve problems
• Applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems
• Setting up and performing work-related mathematical calculations
• Locating, synthesizing, and applying information that is presented graphically
• Comparing, summarizing, and analyzing information presented in multiple related graphics

The certificate is awarded in both English and Spanish.

NCRC test can be taken at:

O*NET ONLINE 

O*Net Online can help you build your career by aligning your skills with the workforce.  Or use the site to find the job you desire and discover what skills you need to get hired and become successful. 

O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!

FUTURE READY IOWA

It is never too late to advance your current career or start a new path. Many high-demand jobs in Iowa pay good wages and provide benefits for people who have education beyond high school.  Future Ready Iowa is here to connect you with the education or training needed for good-paying jobs and careers that can improve your life.

Child and Family Resource Network

Their network of Family Support providers team up with parents to help families thrive. They do this by bringing evidence-based or researched informed curriculums to make sure children are developmentally on track.  They have programs with areas of expertise in the medical field with nurses on staff, experienced staff in mental health and trauma, or bilingual staff members. they have a simple referral process with a single point of entry and can get a family to the program that will serve them best based on their referral form assessment. 

To refer your family or to share with someone you know who could use some support, fill out our easy form HERE and reach out to Jordan Morse, Child and Family Resource Intake and Referral Specialist, with any questions.

712-355-2615 | Jordan Morse