FULTON – More than fifty students at Fulton’s GRB High School recently earned their ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate, demonstrating the skills and knowledge essential for the modern workplace. This nationally recognized program is well-regarded in over 30 US states but is only beginning to take root in New York.
At a special ceremony on January 22, the 56 honorees were recognized for their newfound credentials. Angela Ferlito – the school’s Work-Based Learning Coordinator – hosted the event, explaining the impressive efforts of the GRB students.
The certification process is a lengthy one that measures and improves on students’ skills. The ACT WorkKeys placement test originally assesses students in the areas of applied math, graphic literacy, and workplace documents. Students are then given access to the online ACT WorkKeys curriculum where they can complete lessons and improve their initial scores before a final assessment at school. In addition to their Career Readiness certification – which demonstrates exceptional skill to future employers – students scoring with Silver, Gold, and Platinum designation may be able to receive up to six college credits for their efforts.
“ACT WorkKeys is a tool that assists our students in acquiring essential career-related skills that are critical to success in any workplace in any career field,” explained Ferlito. “My hope is that more and more New York State employers will recognize the value of the NCRC credential in their hiring practices as they already do in over 30 other states.”
The ACT WorkKeys program began in the fall of 2019 as part of the ACT/Oswego County Work Ready Initiative. Then as now, Oswego County was the only region in NYS to offer the prestigious program in a collaboration between GRB, Cayuga Community College, and CiTi BOCES.
Earning their National Career Readiness credentials this semester were Aidan Baldwin, Daytona Baldwin, Autumn Barrick, Sara Belrad, Maddison Blake, Jovielle Bonaparte, Kaleb Bristol, Faith Britton, William Brown, Tyler Bryant, Michael Buchanan, Kameryn Butchino, Belladeonna Calkins, Sawyer Clark, Adreahna Cook, Collin Cunningham, Santina Cunningham, Dakota Delaney, Tyler Ditton, Ava Ditton, Gavin Doty, Tyler Drake, Harper Ells, B. C. Epolito, Austin Garn, Grace Gilles, Bailey Grubb, Ahlam Harbi, Dominc Harris, William Hartle, Gwendalyne Hollenbeck, Beverly Hotchkiss, Bryanna Howard, Tannor Kelley, Grace Kitts, Aiden Labreck, Addison LaRue, McKenna Lawson, Alyssa Leonard, Bella Maliszewski, Shein Martinez Lopez, Jade Mills, Kamila Miranda, Breanna Murphy, Claire Murray, Gerrit Ossevoort, Devin Patchen, Ava Pelky, Ethan Rogan, Nickolas Rusaw, Jada Saxe, Jacob Shaw, Rylee Spencer, Rosalind Taylor, Summer Trevino, and Ethan Wisniewski.
Some of the 56 G. Ray Bodley students are honored with the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness certification, demonstrating their workplace preparedness to future employers.
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