Academic Employability Skills Training

Employability skills training and credentialing

Florida Ready to Work provides online career-contextualized training that develops the foundational skills required by most jobs, across industries. The training is self-directed, self-paced, and accessible from any computer or tablet any place, anytime.

Work Ready Math builds mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills to prepare learners to solve real-life workplace problems, such as calculating dimensions, costs, and percentages; reviewing transactions to ensure accuracy; and comparing rates.

Work Ready Reading builds reading comprehension and reasoning skills to prepare learners to utilize documents in the workplace, such as memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, policies, and regulations. Skills include obtaining and applying new vocabulary; following complex instructions; and understanding policies and procedures.

Work Ready Data builds analytical skills to prepare learners to interpret sources of data in the workplace, such as charts, graphs, tables, ﬂowcharts, diagrams, and maps. Skills include identifying trends among variables, recognizing significant and extraneous data points, and drawing conclusions from one or more sources of data.

To earn the Florida Ready to Work Credential - Academic Employability Skills, participants must pass three, one-hour proctored assessments validating mastery of foundational workplace math, reading, and data analysis skills.

There are four Achievement Levels that correlate with the U.S. Department of Labor O*NET Job Zones 2-3-4-5, the nation’s primary source of occupational data. The levels build on each other with each higher level indicating readiness for more jobs.

Those who pass the three assessments earn the Florida Ready to Work Credential which is issued by the State of Florida and signed by the Governor.

Florida Ready to Work Achievement Levels

Achievement Level 5 - Earning an Achievement Level 5 Florida Ready to Work Credential indicates that the learner has the foundational employability skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 5 career pathways.

Achievement Level 4 - Earning an Achievement Level 4 Florida Ready to Work Credential indicates that the learner has the foundational employability skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 4 career pathways.

Achievement Level 3 - Earning an Achievement Level 3 Florida Ready to Work Credential indicates that the learner has the foundational employability skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 3 career pathways.

Achievement Level 2 - Earning an Achievement Level 2 Florida Ready to Work Credential indicates that the learner has the foundational employability skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 2 career pathways.

The Achievement Level is a composite work ready indicator based on the lowest passing score across all three assessments required to earn the credential. For more information about the correlation between Achievement Level and O*NET Job Zone, visit https://onetonline.org/help/online/zones.

Employability skills training and credentialing

Florida Ready to Work Achievement Levels

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