Florida Ready to Work (Soft Skills and Ready to Work) credentials will give students a competitive edge by earning one or both career credentials – proof that you have the right skills and the right attitude to get the job you want. Your Florida Ready to Work Credential will make you stand out from other applicants and shows employers that you have the skills and initiative they are looking for. You can even improve your score and your value to employers with free online training tools that will build your job skills.

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• Soft Skills Certification
  • The Soft Skills certification aligns to four workplace competencies:
    • Conveying Professionalism – Dependability, courtesy, attitude, motivation, personal accountability, and time management.
    • Communicating Effectively – Verbal and nonverbal communication and listening; use of communication tools including email etiquette, cell phone, and social networking; resolving conflict; and acknowledging criticism.
    • Promoting Teamwork and Collaboration – Teamwork skills and interactions, benefits of diversity and sensitivity to differences, accepting responsibility, and leadership.
    • Thinking Critically and Solving Problems – Innovation, creativity, flexibility, overcoming adversity, goal setting, and critical thinking strategies.
  • There is 1 assessment required to earn this credential. For more information, open the Frequently Asked Questions link at the bottom of the webpage.
• Ready to Work Certification
  • Ready to Work tests and scores job skills in three main areas:
    • Applied Mathematics — Measures workplace mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills from basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to multiple math functions like calculating percentage discounts and markups. The test-taker can use a calculator, and a formula sheet is provided and can be used while taking the assessment.
    • Reading for Information — Measures reading comprehension and reasoning skills when using written text on the job including memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies and regulations.
    • Locating Information — Measures comprehension and application of workplace graphics such as charts, graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, maps and instrument gauges.
  • There are 3 assessments required to earn this credential. For more information, open the Frequently Asked Questions link at the bottom of the webpage.

Both credentials and corresponding courseware are available to all Broward College students and Broward County residents. Contact a Broward College Career Servicesfor more information. Click here for contact information.

The credential level – bronze, silver, gold – reflects the scores and skill levels of the student/jobseeker. The higher the student/jobseeker scores, the greater his/her ability to perform more complex tasks and qualify for a broader range of jobs.

Bronze
Minimum score of 3 on all three Assessments Student/jobseeker has skills for 35 percent of jobs today

Silver
Minimum score of 4 on all three Assessments Student/jobseeker has skills for 65 percent of jobs today

Gold
Minimum score of 5 on all three Assessments Student/jobseeker has skills for 90 percent of jobs today

The credential level is determined by the minimum or lowest score across all three Assessments. For example, a student/jobseeker who scores a 4 in Math, 4 in Reading and 3 in Locating Information earns a bronze certificate because the lowest of the three scores is 3.

Visit the Test Score Reports webpage for more details.