DWD Assessment Calendar February 2008.doc

							ASSESSMENT&TRAINING

AttheDivisionofWorkforceDevelopment(DWD),weunderstandthatwithtrainingandeducationyouca
nincreaseyourjobskillsandemployability.Weoffervariousclassroomassessmentandtrainingprogra
msdesignedtomeetyourneedsandthoseofyourfutureemployer.Thefreeassessmenttoolsareavailab
letohelpcustomersprepareforimprovedemploymentopportunitiesandbettercareerandeducationald
ecisions.

WORKFORCEASSESSMENTTOOLS
ACT WorkKeys®CareerReadinessCertificate/CRC
TheCareerReadinessCertificateisaportablecredentialthatgivesinformationaboutworkplaceskilllevel
s.TheCRCmeasuresthreekeyareasinAppliedMathematics,ReadingforInformation,andLocatingInfo
rmation.ThecertificateoffersavaluedcredentialattheBronze/Silver/Goldlevelsthatcertifiestheattainm
entoftheseworkplaceskills.
KeyTrain:AnonlineinteractivelearningtoolusedasapretestandremedialtooltopasstheWorkKeys®CR
CinAppliedMathematics,ReadingforInformationandLocatingInformation.Othersubjectmattersareal
soavailable.

LearningLine:Anonlineresourcethathelpsadultlearnerswithbasiccomputerskills,jobapplicationfor
ms,interviewing,understandingbasicconflictresolutionstrategyandbasiccommunicationskills.This
assessmentishelpfultoEnglishlanguagelearnerswhoareimprovingtheirreadingandwritingskills.

SuccessProfiler:AnonlinetoolthatassessesEmotionalIntelligence(EM)orsoftskillssuchas,int
erpersonalawareness,commitmentethic,decisionmakingandtimemanagement.

Smarthinking/Tutorline:Anonlinetutoringservicethathelpsstudentswithcorecurriculumsubjectsinvo
cationaltrainingoracademicprograms.Individualsmayusethisassessmenttoolfromhomeorschoolaft
ertheirfirstassessmentsession.

Choices:Anassessmenttooltohelpcustomerslearnabouttheirinterestsandlocatematchingmarket-
drivenoccupationsthatarecompatiblewiththoseinterests.

REGISTRATION:Pleasespeakto aBusinessDevelopmentAssociateaboutreceiving areferralorcall
720.865.5580to schedulean appointment.In orderto fullyparticipatein assessmentsessionsindivid
ualsmusthavebasiccomputerskills.Pleasecontacttheappropriatecenteratleastoneweekpriortothecl
asstorequestspecialaccommodations.
MATERIALS:Assessmentmaterialsareprovidedatnocosttocustomers.

COST:NOCHARGE




DATE            ASSESSMENT                          TIME                 CENTER             DATE
February1—MondayWorkKeysFebruary5—TuesdayKeyTrain




                                                    8:30a—12p8:30a—12p   WestsideWestside   February19—Tuesd
                                                                                            WorkKeys
February12—TuesdayAssessmentTools
                                                    9a — 12p             Speer510
                                                                                            February21—Thurs

February13—WednesdayWorkKeys8:30a—12pKeyTrain8:30a—12p                                      February26—Tuesd
                                                                         Speer510Westside

February14—ThursdayAssessmentTools                                                          February27—Wedn
                                                    9a — 12p             Speer510

February15—ThursdayWorkKeys                         8:30a—12p            Westside           February28—Thurs



February18—MondayAllCenters–CLOSED–President’sDay                                           February29—Friday

            ASSESSMENTLOCATIONSATTHEDENVERWORKFORCECENTERS


DenverWorkforceCenteratDIA
FifthFloor,MainTerminal8500PenaBlvdDenver,CO80249303.342.2590

Training&AssessmentCenteratSpeer
1391NSpeer,Suite510Denver,CO80204720.865.5580(Callforparkingcode)

DenverWorkforceCenteratWestside
FirstFloor,RichardTCastroBldg1200FederalBlvdDenver,CO80204720.944.1615