ACT WORK KEYS:
Certificate of Proficiency for Massachusetts Teaching Assistants:
The Massachusetts
Department of Education has endorsed the use of the ACT Work Keys Certification
of Proficiency for Massachusetts Teaching Assistants through The Center
for Business & Professional Development at HCC.
To meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind federal legislation,
teaching assistants (paraprofessionals) in Title I K-12 schools are required
to either possess an associate degree, have earned at least 48 college
credits, or pass an assessment that certifies the skills required to perform
their jobs as paraprofessionals. The Massachusetts DOE has approved The
Center's proposal to utilize the ACT Work Keys Certification of Proficiency
for Teaching Assistants as the Assessment tool to certify those skills.
The assessment consists of three 50-minute assessment exams in the following
topics: Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Business Writing.
Once a paraprofessional meets the required minimum scores on the three
assessments, The Center will issue an Individual Skills Inventory (ISI)
to the paraprofessional's school. The ISI is an evaluation instrument
that will be used by a qualified observer at the school who will observe
the paraprofessional performing their job and will rate the paraprofessional's
skills using the ISI. The ISI will be evaluated by The Center and paraprofessionals
who meet the minimum required ratings on the ISI will be issued an official
Certificate of Proficiency. Those paraprofessionals who qualify for the
Certificate will meet the requirements of the legislation.
Cost for the entire certification process, including the assessments,
the issuance and evaluation of the ISI, and the certificate is $40.
Study Guides: The Center has available
Study Guides for the three ACT Work Keys Assessments (Reading for Information,
Applied Math, and Writing). Study Guides are available for $30 for the
set of four study guides, including shipping. Bulk purchase discounts
are available to schools, and school districts. Interested paraprofessionals
should call The Center at 413/552-2112 for more information. MAP
Taking
the ACT PCTA Exams Using a CD furnished by HCC? Click HERE
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NURSING ENTRANCE EXAM (NET):
As of Fall 2003, applicants for the
Holyoke Community College Licenses Practical Nurse (LPN) and/or the Associate Degree
in Nursing (ADN/RN), will be required to take the Nursing Entrance Exam (NET).
The exam is a nationally-used instrument to evaluate appropriateness for entrance
into nursing programs.
The NET is administered through the HCC High Stakes Testing Center operated under
The Center for Business & Professional Development at HCC.
Appointments are available days, evenings and Saturdays as the schedule allows.
Cost for the exam is $30. For more information on testing,
call The Center at 413/552-2112. MAP
For information on nursing programs, call Donna Staryarsky at 413/552-2443 in the HCC Nursing Department.
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VUE (Virtual University Enterprises) TESTING SERVICES:
The Center for Business & Professional Development
at HCC is pleased to announce the addition of VUE (Virtual University Enterprises) Testing
Services to our growing number of exam offerings in the Holyoke Community College High
Stakes Testing and Computer Based Learning Center located in the Kittredge Business Center, Room 204.
Certification Examinations now available through VUE at HCC:
- Information Technology: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
- Industrial Technology
- Management/Leadership and Small Business Operation
- Professional & Personal Development
- A+ Computer Technician Certi.cation by CompTia
- Certified Internet Webmasters by CIW
- Adult Literacy/Employability Skills
- English-As-Second Language (ESL)
- Computer Basic
- Microsoft Certi.cations (MCP, MCSA, MCSE, etc...)
- and many others
Professional Licensure/Certification Examinations are also available for The American College.
For information on all tests available or online registration, go to www.vue.com.
For toll free registration by telephone, call VUE Registration Services @ 1-877-551-7587 or call
our Testing Center directly @ 413/552-2112. MAP
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MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST:
The Center is also a licensed Microsoft Office
Specialist (Formerly MOUS) Testing Center for people wanting the international
Certification in the Microsoft Office applications. To register for an exam,
please call our Testing Center @ 413/552-2112. MAP
For more information on Microsoft
Office Specialist exams, go to http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/OfficeSpecialist/default.asp.
MOS Certification Examinations now available HCC:
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Outlook
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CLEP (College Level Examination Program):
The Center is also the CLEP (College Level Examination Program) Exam Site
at HCC for computer-based CLEP Exams for college credit.
CLEP tests help you receive college credit for what you know, regardless
where you learned it, whether on the job or through life experience.
CLEP tests can save you valuable time and money. The cost for each
CLEP exam is $65 plus a $35 HCC testing fee.
For more information go to www.hcc.edu or call Arvard at CLEP Testing Services,
(413) 552-2007.
Tests are administered at HCC's Holyoke campus, Kittredge Center,
second floor.
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ACT CENTER EXAMS:
Holyoke Community College and ACT have formed a partnership to establish the
second-in-the-nation ACT Center® under the Center for Business & Professional
Development at HCC. The Center provides state-of-the-art testing and training
to meet the area's workforce needs for better-trained workers in growing career areas.
Currently the ACT Center provides the following exams:
- Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
- Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
- American Dietetic Association (ADA)
- Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)
- Automotive Service Excellence Daimler Chrysler (ASEDC)
- Many additional exams will be added in the near future!
Hours of Operation and Scheduling:
Our Testing Center hours are 9:30 am - 3:30 pm most days, with evening and Saturday hours
available. Exams are given by appointment as instructed above or by calling the Testing
Center at 413-552-2112. MAP
For more information, call the Testing Center at 413-552-2112 or e-mail
the Center at actcenter@hcc.mass.edu. MAP
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