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W.A.G.E. Meeting Set at De Queen For “Basic Employability
Skills” Course
Release Date: 09 DEC 2003
DE QUEEN – The Adult Education Department of Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas will host a WAGE (Workforce Alliance for Growth in the Economy) meeting Thursday, December 11, from 12-1 p.m. in the Adult Education classroom at CCCUA’s De Queen campus. Shelley Thompson, Director of Adult Education Department and Barbara Lacefield, Director of Workforce Development, will present plans and a curriculum outline for a CCCUA Basic Employability Skills certificate course. The public is invited to attend.
The curriculum will include Keyboarding, Basic Computer Literacy and Employability Skills. The advantages and disadvantages of taking the GED in Spanish and English will also be discussed at this meeting. Once the curriculum for the certificate is approved by the Arkansas WAGE Board, the curriculum will be implemented through the College’s Adult Education Centers in Sevier and Howard Counties.
Thompson said, “The WAGE program assists students in acquiring basic educational skills and also provides basic training in clerical and industrial areas.” She stated that the Basic Employability Skills certificate course will have a goal of enabling students to type 45 words per minute, and have a general knowledge of the computer, its operating system, hardware, and applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
Lacefield noted that the Employability Skills part of the course will enable students to learn how to create a resume, how to work as a team member, fundamentals of effective communication, getting along with coworkers, and other topics. “Basically, these are the soft skills that industry and business tell us are the minimum requirement in order for workers in entry level jobs to keep their jobs and succeed at them,” Lacefield said.
Cossatot Community College offers both technical certification and Associate’s degrees in a wide range of fields on its campus at De Queen, at extension sites at Nashville and Ashdown, and at cccua.edu. It has an enrollment of more than 1,000 students, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Higher Learning.
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