Why did JA Worldwide become a founding partner of the Work Readiness Credential?
JA Worldwide (JA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that reaches more than seven million students worldwide through programs that prepare middle and high school students for future economic and workforce issues they will face, as well as programs that teach elementary school children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers and consumers. JA joined the project in order to work with other state and national partners in building and disseminating a Work Readiness Credential that will enable more young people and adults across the country to demonstrate they have the knowledge and skills to contribute to the 21st Century workplace. JA plans to integrate preparation for the NWRC into its programs for secondary school students. JA programs in Cleveland and San Francisco participated in the field test process as a first step toward this goal.
