Vermont Public Radio reports that a new training program will be launched later this month at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). The Career Readiness Program will be offerred at CCV's Burlington campus and will train prospective employees in a range of skills "from math to computers to basics like getting to work on time." Upon completion of the course, students will receive a certificate. The certificate is significant because it singals that "the state government and the Community College of Vermont [believe] that [the] prospective employee is proficient in [the] range of skills" described above. Notably, "there will be 450 people in the first class. Students will be tested at the start of classes so CCV knows where they need the most help." Students will also be tested at the end of the course. "The state says those scores will be compared against a national database that details the skills needed in 13,000 different occupations. Employers will be able to use the scores and the database to help match the best workers to available jobs."

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