WorkReadyNH: Build Skills, Confidence, and Career Success
Program Overview: WorkReadyNH is a practical, tuition-free program designed for job seekers and career builders. It offers specific skills that employers look for in employees, with modules covering showcasing skills, business ethics, effective communication, and more. The course structure is competency-based, including group projects, guest speakers, and mock interviews for skill development. Participants earn two certificates upon completion: WorkReadyNH Certificate issued by the Community College System of NH and National Career Readiness Certificate by ACT, which covers essential workplace skills like applied mathematics and graphic literacy. Eligibility requires being 16 or older, a resident of NH, and scoring 25% or higher in the pre-assessment for reading workplace documents.
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Build Skills. Build Confidence. Build Your Career
Program Overview A practical, tuition-free, program tailored to meet the needs of job seekers and career builders as well as provide specific skills that employers are looking for in their current and future employees.
History of WorkReadyNH Created in 2011 through a series of round table discussions with business leaders across the state Originally at four NH Community Colleges Funded through NHES by the NH Job Training Fund Now at all NH Community Colleges and ONLINE
WorkReadyNH Participant Eligibility Must be 16 or older Resident of NH Pre-assessment score of 25% or higher for Reading Workplace Documents
Modules and Competencies * Showcasing your Skills * Business Ethics * Employer Expectations * Workplace Sensitivity * Conflict Resolution * Building Better Teams * Effective Communication * Critical Thinking
Course Structure Competency based with rubric Learn and apply essential skills Group business project Guest speakers Mock interviews with evaluation tool and feedback
New Online Course Three weeks 10 - 15 hours of virtual class time 10 hours independent work
Earn Two Certificates WorkReadyNH Certificate Issued by the Community College System of NH National Career Readiness Certificate Issued by ACT
National Career Readiness Certificate Covers three essential workplace skills: * Applied Mathematics * Reading Workplace Documents * Graphic Literacy WorkKeys Curriculum WorkKeys * Initial pre-testing * Online tutorials * WorkKeys Exam * Earn NCRC
Benefits to Participants Increased Confidence Apply Newly Acquired Skills in Simulated Workplace Environment Learn Skills to Not Only Gain Employment, but Maintain Employment Skills to Help You Move Up in Your Career Network and Connections
Online Schedule Time Date Date Time Jan 4 - Jan 15 Morning March 22 - April 8 Morning Jan 19 - March 9 Evening March 29 - May 18 Evening Jan 25 - Feb 11 Morning April 12 - April 29 Morning Feb 1 - Feb 18 Morning April 26 - May 13 Morning Feb 9 - March 30 Afternoon May 10 - May 27 Morning Feb 22 -March 11 Morning May 11 - June 29 Evening Feb 23 - April 6 Evening May 24 - June 10 Morning March 1 - March 18 Morning June 14 - June 30 Morning
WorkReadyNH Locations Online- Access is unlimited Great Bay Community College- Portsmouth and Rochester Manchester Community College Manchester River Valley Community College Claremont, Keene and Lebanon White Mountains Community College Berlin Lakes Region Community College Laconia NHTI Concord s Community College Concord NH Works Nashua
Contact CCSNH.EDU/WORKREADYNH Pam Shore-MCC/NCC PShore@ccsnh.edu Dawn Hamdi-GBCC dhamdi@ccsnh.edu Debbie Beauregard-NHTI/LRCC dbeauregard@ccsnh.edu Martha Mott-RVCC mmott@ccsnh.edu Loula Kalampalikis-Workforce Development Administrator 603-230-3534 AKalampalikis@ccsnh.edu
Build Skills. Build Confidence. Build Your Career
