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WorkReady™: Building a Skills Foundation for Maine

WorkReady™ is a 60-hour foundational skills training program developed to meet the requirements set forth by key Maine employers, provides businesses with workers possessing basic skills—being able to show up for work, on time, as scheduled, ready for work; able to work as a team; understanding the appropriate way to handle and react to workplace conflict; knowledgeable about basic business practices. All identified as common baseline skills required in new employees.

Creating a technology bridge to the past

With options galore available to capture the interest of today’s teens, history – particularly that of the local variety – often falls off the youthful radar screen. With popular culture placing more value on the 15 minutes of fame of the superficial and the sordid, it’s easy to see why the study of the past no longer captivates.