COMMAND SPANISH
America's #1 Provider of Occupational Spanish Language Programs
VWCC has partnered with Command Spanish, Inc. to provide customized Spanish language instruction and cross-cultural programs and products for non-Spanish speakers who interact with Spanish-speakers in the workplace. Our objective is to provide learner-friendly language materials and training that require NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH.
Command Spanish combines the expertise of language and curriculum specialists with the knowledge and experience of real world practitioners (police officers, physicians, paramedics, counselors, social workers, nurses, teachers, dentists, businesspersons, and supervisors, etc.).
Contact Workforce Development Services for more information at
(540) 857-6076.
EDUCATION RECERTIFICATION
Virginia Western's LearnConnect can help Virginia's teachers maintain their educational licensure through customized classes. Many of the classes offered through LearnConnect are approved for content by local school systems. These classes are sepcifically designed to earn the points required to maintain teaching certificates. We also customize classes to meet the needs of your school system.
Samples of Classes:
- Meeting the Needs of Hispanic Students: Cross-Cultural Training for School
- Survival Spanish for School Administrators
- American Sign Language (ASL) for Educators
- Web Design - Creating and Maintaining Web Pages and Sites
- Integrating Technology into the Classroom using Moodle
- Building Reading Skills
Call today to find out what classes are currently being offered.
Workplace Spanish is popular and effective training program:
- No prior Spanish experience is necessary
- Training is short duration - generally about 16 hours
- Classes focus on effective communication - not language proficiency
- Repetition, role-play and practice conversations are key teaching methods
- No grammar; no conjugation; no rules to memorize
- Class participants learn it today - use it tomorrow
- Training can be customized to mee specific client needs
Contact Workforce Development Services for more information at
(
540) 857-6076.
WORK KEYS® ASSESSMENT TOOLS
WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system measuring real-world skills.
WorkKeys...
- Connects work skills, training, and testing for employers;
- Supports economic and workforce development programs; and
- Is the basis for the Commonwealth of Virginia Career Readiness Certificate and the National Career Readiness Certificate.
WorkKeys® Foundational and Personal Skills assessments provide reliable, relevant information about workplace skill levels. - Foundational Skills assessments measure cognitive abilities such as applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information.
Communication
Business Writing
Listening
Reading for Information
Writing
Problem Solving
Applied Technology
Applied Mathematics
Locating Information
Observation
Interpersonal
Teamwork
- Personal Skills assessments
are designed to predict job behavior and measure the full potential of individuals
Performance —Use this prescreening test to measure a job applicant's tendency toward unsafe behaviors and attitudes toward work.
Talent —Use it to predict characteristics such as cooperation, discipline, influence, and stability.
Fit —Find out job applicants' interests and values to determine the fit between a candidate and occupations in an organization.
For more information on Work Keys Assessments contact
