BRTC CTC Allied Health students ( L to R): Jalyn Shipley, Lesli Martinez, Laynee Prater, Emma Polley, Madison Bagwell, Zion Dos Santos, Lucy Donner, Isaiah Doty, Lauren Anderson, Katie Whitmire, Emily Stout, and Jake Harry. Not pictured: Abigail Fears, Olivia Fear, and Marissa Hudson
Black River Technical College (BRTC) Career and Technical Center (CTC) students recently earned ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC).
The ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate is an assessment-based credential issued at four levels platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. The NCRC measures and certifies the essential work skills needed for success in jobs across industries and occupations. With an NCRC, can build confidence that their skills meet the needs of employers, show prospective employers’ concrete proof of the skills they have, apply real-world use to coursework from the classroom, determine skill improvement and training needs, improve the opportunities for career changes and advancement, and earn college credit at many institutions and reach academic goals more quickly, according to act.org.
BRTC CTC allied health student Jalyn Shipley earned the ACT WorkKeys NCRC at the platinum level.
BRTC CTC allied health student Lesli Martinez earned the ACT WorkKeys NCRC at the gold level.
BRTC CTC allied health students who earned the ACT WorkKeys NCRC at the silver level are Laynee Prater, Emma Polley, Madison Bagwell, Zion Dos Santos, Lucy Donner, Abigail Fears, Olivia Fear, and Isaiah Doty.
BRTC CTC students who earned the ACT WorkKeys NCRC at the bronze level are Lauren Anderson, Katie Whitmire, Emily Stout, Marissa Hudson, and Jake Harry.
For more information about BRTC’s CTC program contact Darenda Kersey at (870) 248-4185 or darenda.kersey@blackrivertech.edu.