Author: Karen Heslep

Business and Industry
Partners

ASC Warranty
BassCat
Baxter
Brooks Jeffrey
Brooks Jeffrey Computer Services
Eaton
First Security Bank
Manpower
Next Powered by NAEC
North Arkansas Elective Cooperative
North Arkansas Telephone Company
Ranger Boats
Triton Boats
Vision Amp
White River Marine Group
Updated 10/2020

Questions? Contact your academic adviser or
Karen Heslep, Dean
School of Business and Technology
Office: F210
kheslep@asumh.edu; 870-508-6185

Arkansas State University Mountain Home
Main campus:
1600 S. College
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Technical Center:
4034 Hwy. 62W
Mountain Home, AR 762553

Ready2Work
Employability
Certificate

Master the skills required for success in the workplace.

Ready2Work
The ASUMH School of Business and Technology Ready2Work Employability Certificate program is an opportunity for students to document their mastery of personal and people skills required for success in the workplace.
How it began
The program is the result of a partnership between local business and industry and education.
Human resource professionals and ASUMH faculty and staff researched and collaborated to develop a program that prepares students for the workforce and assists industry in identifying new hires who demonstrate employability skills demanded by the workforce.

Benefits
The Ready2Work Employability Certificate
documents your understanding of the skills required for success in the workplace AND
guarantees an interview at participating employers for positions where you meet the qualifications
Employability Skills Categories
Integrity
Initiative
Dependability and Reliability
Adaptability
Professionalism
Teamwork
Communication
Respect
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving/Decision Making

How it works
You will automatically be enrolled in a Blackboard course titled “School of Business and Technology—Ready2Work.” This Blackboard site and your instructors will introduce the employability skills throughout your academic career.
In the semesters leading up to taking either Employment Strategies or Employment Readiness, you will begin to identify, and when possible, document examples of when you have demonstrated these skills either in class, at work, or in your volunteer activities. You are encouraged to maintain a portfolio and/or journal of these examples.
During Employment Strategies or Employment Readiness, the instructor and your academic adviser will conduct an interview with you to evaluate your performance of each of these skills.
Students who achieve a minimum of Acceptable Performance on EVERY skill and Successful Performance on at least 25% of the skills will be awarded the Ready2Work Employability Certificate.