Employability Proficiency
Employability Proficiency Certificate Program
ABLE offers its Employability Proficiency Certificate Program for people interested in building their core employability skills. Studies have shown that the entry level workforce population is increasingly entering entry-level positions without the skills it needs to succeed on the job. ABLE's Employability program addresses this problem by teaching individuals core job skills in an online format that adapts to their learning style for better results and improved proficiency.
The 9 course program includes the following:
English Proficiency:
English Proficiency is designed to improve reading, writing, speaking, and business vocabulary using an advanced online model. English Proficiency includes three courses:
1. Introductory English- Level I
In this course, students learn the basic language skills required to perform daily tasks as well as how to generate proper sounds and use correct punctuation. Topics include nouns, adjectives and pronouns; simple past, future, and present tenses; prepositions, and imperatives.
2. Intermediate Level Builder- Level II
In this course, students expand upon their knowledge of sentence structure and learn to formulate phrases in varying tenses. Topics include the uses of time, expressions, and gerunds and infinitives.
3. Proficiency Developer- Level III
In this course, students increase their familiarity with complex sentence forms such as conditional sentences and modals, as well as language skills that allow for proficiency at a beginner-intermediate level.
Math Proficiency:
The Math Proficiency series is designed to challenge and engage while incorporating a cyclical learning model that ensures that students have learned what they needed to learn before moving any further. Math Proficiency includes the following courses:
1. MAT 100A - Basic Mathematics
This course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of college mathematics and problem solving. Topics include fractions, decimals, statistics, geometry, and basic algebra.
2. MAT 100B - Introductory Algebra
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of Algebra. Topics include linear equations, polynomials, factoring, and rational expressions.
3. MAT 100C Intermediate Algebra
The main focus of this course is to teach students how to solve complex Algebraic equations and problems. Topics include graphing, exponents and radicals, and quadratic equations.
Computer Proficiency:
The IC3 Computer Proficiency series provides the core skills and knowledge necessary to use computer applications and the Internet. Each core concept is provided with a diagnostic test to help student their own knowledge and to provide immediate intelligent feedback on how they can improve their learning performance. IC3 Computer Proficiency includes the following courses:
I. Computing Fundamentals
This module covers all topics related to computer hardware, software and operating systems basics. The training program gives highly interactive and adaptive information on each topic with practice exams.
II. Key Applications
The online training module includes common program functions, word processing functions and spreadsheet functions. The interactive online program prepares students for MS Word and MS Excel application programs.
III. Living Online
This learning module covers network and Internet basics, electronic mail, using Internet and WWW, and impact of computing and the Internet on society. The adaptive learning module prepares learners for the IC3 exams with learning style of their own preference.
Each program is delivered using adaptive learning technology that allows learners to follow several distinct learning styles for the online component of the program. Each learner is given three different learning strategies to choose from: step-by-step, case study, and active learning strategy. The learning technology measures students’ performance in each learning strategy and provides feedback on the strategy that is best suited for them in order to improve their performance.
Employability Proficiency Certificate Program:
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