| Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) |
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| Vision |
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The National Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) in Oregon will provide documented, transportable, skills-based certificates to Oregon citizens that assist them in obtaining employment within Oregon and across the nation. Employers will recognize the CRC as a meaningful credential and will have confidence that certificate holders have the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace. The CRC will be easily accessible to young people and adults in one or more of the following institutions: WorkSource Oregon centers, community colleges, education service districts, high schools, or other access points.
Oregon’s National Career Readiness Certificate supports the strategic plan of the Governor and the Oregon Workforce Investment Board’s goal to prepare an agile, innovative workforce with the skills needed to succeed in the knowledge-based economy.
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| CRC Program Information |
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CRC Implementation - Fall 2009 Updates
File Format: PDF - File Size: 63 KB
CRC Information and Project Matrix
File Format: PDF - File Size: 292 KB
CRC Proctor/Administrator List
File Format: Excel - File Size: 72 KB
CRC Profilers Statewide
File Format: PDF - File Size: 26 KB
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| CRC Program Documents |
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How to Access and Share Your Certificate Electronically
File Format: PDF - File Size: 44 KB
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| Benefits |
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Oregon’s National Career Readiness Certificate will:
Help Oregonians…
- Identify their workplace skills and skill gaps and connect to a successful work experience.
- Enhance and document their work place skills.
- Earn a portable, skill-based credential that will assist in obtaining employment.
Help employers…
- Have confidence in this portable credential as a tool to build a workforce with documented skills necessary for success in the workplace.
- Create a return on investment by reducing hiring costs, training costs, and employee turnover.
Be supported by a strong delivery system…
- Ensure a seamless, sustainable, and customer-oriented system for Oregonians seeking
the credential that includes appropriate referral procedures, training, and support.
- Position WorkSource Oregon centers, community colleges, education service districts, and high schools as the core, service delivery providers.
- Develop meaningful evaluation and measurement tools that effectively serve all stakeholders and ensure accountability.
- Ensure long-term funding for sustainability.
Be recognized…
- By Oregonians as a valuable credential to get hired for good jobs.
- By employers as a tool that helps them hire and retain qualified employees.
- By high school students, parents, and educators as a valuable tool for measuring skills.
- By educators as an alternative assessment to document some of the Essential Skills for high school graduation.
- By elected officials and policy makers as an important credential to advance Oregon’s education, workforce development, and economic development goals, and to advance Oregon’s ambitious 40-40-20 education attainment goals. (40% of Oregon adults to have a bachelor’s degree or higher; 40 % to have at least an associate’s degree or other technical credential; and the remaining 20 % to have a high school diploma guaranteeing strong academic and work readiness skills.)
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| Legislation |
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House Bill 2398 was passed by the Oregon Legislature. The bill calls for the creation of the Career Readiness Certificate Program through the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. The program will include an assessment process, targeted instruction and remedial skills training, and certification for Oregonians. The program may be offered through participating high schools, community colleges, education service districts, regional career centers, and other organizations deemed appropriate by the Department.
The bill calls for collaboration between CCWD, the Employment Department, and the State Workforce Investment Board to develop and implement a demand-driven, skills-based integrated workforce delivery system focused on skills and talent development.
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The Career Readiness Certificate CRC) budget for the 2009-11 biennium, as approved by the legislature, is $3.35 million. Funding streams are a combination of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title IB dollars. The CRC budget will support the Worldwide Interactive Network (WIN) and American College Testing (ACT) contracts, marketing, and other implementation activities. The budget also supports two full time positions dedicated to the CRC.
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| Contact Information |
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For more information on the CRC, please contact:
Todd Nell, CRC Program Administrator
Phone: 503.947.2406
E-Mail: todd.nell@state.or.us
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