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Exciting Skill Connect Assessment Details!

We now have 44 trade, industrial, employability and technical assessments available for the 2010-11 school year. The most recent assessments released are below:

• Customer Service: To complement the assessment we offer a new online Customer Service training program that trains students on the practical skills required by customer service professionals. This new program aligns with the content of the Work Force Ready System Skill Connect Assessment. For more information on the training program visit: www.skillsusa.org/store/
• Engineering Technology
• Masonry
• Motorcycle Service Technology

Flexibility

• Assessments may be used to identify individual educational needs as pre-assessments, to identify proficiency levels at the completion of a program of study or to prepare for industry certifications.
• Purchase the assessments now and use them to test students any time during the school year ending July 31, 2011.
• You can test one student at a time or test the whole class.

Affordable

We are offering a low price of $10 per assessment for SkillsUSA members and $20 per assessment for non-members. For additional pricing information and acceptable forms of payment visit our Web site.

Assessment Year-end Review

Over the summer we reviewed the assessments and their cut scores with the industry subject matter experts. We made some changes based on your feedback and a review of national cut scores. Seven assessment cut scores have been adjusted: 3-D Visualization, Architectural Drafting, Commercial Baking, Electronics Application Technology, Nurse Assisting, Residential Wiring and Welding. Visit our Work Force Ready System Web site for the cut scores of all the assessments at: www.workforcereadysystem.org/cutscores.shtml.

Read All About It

We recently streamlined our Work Force Ready System Web site to make information more accessible. Our most popular assessment links can be found on the home page giving you immediate access to purchase, preview or demo assessments. Read all about our Skill Connect Assessments at: www.workforcereadysystem.org.

Take a 10 question Skill Connect Assessment demonstration at: www.workforcereadysystem.org/demo.shtml. For a limited time request a FREE preview of the entire test for instructors only at: www.workforcereadysystem.org/preview.shtml.

Partner Assessments in automotive and graphics

ASE/AYES, NATEF - Our partnership to offer automotive assessments through ASE, AYES, NATEF will continue in the 2010-11 school year. The cost is $15 per student per academic year. For more information on ordering automotive assessments visit ASE’s Web site at: www.NA3SA.com

PrintED/GAERF- We recently partnered with PrintED to offer Skill Connect Assessments in Advertising Design, Graphic Communications, and Screen Printing Technology. Digital File Preparation/Digital File Output and Offset Press Operations/Binding & Finishing assessments are expected to be available for spring 2011 testing. Visit our Web site for details on our partnership at: www.workforcereadysystem.org/printed.shtml.

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“Everything went very well when my students took the Skill Connect Assessments. It was easy to enroll, and I was very pleased with the scores.”

Jerry Delgado - North Kansas City School District

Executive Director, SkillsUSA

Welcome back!

Our excitement about these assessments continues to grow as we hear positive feedback from the field. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please visit our Web site to preview assessments. You can also purchase assessments, experience a 10-question demonstration or view a complete list of assessments.

If you have additional feedback, please e-mail us. We look forward to hearing from you soon.