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Academic Skills Courseware

Academic Skills Courseware is a self-paced course in which learners will develop the foundational workplace skills required for most jobs from entry level to professional. It is made up of three modules: Work Ready Math, Work Ready Reading, and Work Ready Data. Each module contains a placement test and five course levels, each with a pretest, instructional content, practice exercises, and posttest. 

Career-focused knowledge and employability skills help learners succeed.

Academic Skills Courseware provides learners with a placement test to identify current readiness levels in each of the modules, and to identify further training and education along their career path. Based on placement test performance, an individual enters the learning module at a level appropriate for their skills and then progresses at their own pace. Learners show mastery of content by passing post-tests at the end of each module, earning eBadges, and eventually the courseware Certificate of Completion. These tests also ensure precise skills-based placement into further work on foundational skills. This allows learners to practice and engage in the work they have not yet mastered.

The Academic Skills Courseware curriculum was developed in alignment with the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET Content Model Framework. O*NET (Occupational Information Network) is the nation's primary source of occupational data, providing a database of hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors on almost 1,000 occupations across all industries. The skills taught in each courseware level correspond to an O*NET Job Zone. The courseware provides examples of how those skills are used in careers in their corresponding Job Zones.


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Academic Skills Courseware Modules:   

Work Ready Math
Work Ready Reading
Work Ready Data
Work Ready Math
Work Ready Math builds mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills to prepare learners to solve real-life workplace problems, such as calculating dimensions, costs, and percentages; reviewing transactions to ensure accuracy; and comparing rates.

Work Ready Math Lesson about measuring dimensions
Work Ready Reading

Work Ready Reading builds reading comprehension and reasoning skills to prepare learners to utilize documents in the workplace, such as memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, policies, and regulations. Skills include obtaining and applying new vocabulary; following complex instructions; and understanding policies and procedures. 

Work Ready Reading practice question
Work Ready Data

Work Ready Data builds analytical skills to prepare learners to interpret sources of data in the workplace, such as charts, graphs, tables, flowcharts, diagrams, and maps. Skills include identifying trends among variables, recognizing significant and extraneous data points, and drawing conclusions from one or more sources of data.

Work Ready Data practice question

Certificate of Completion Levels
Achievement Level 5: Passing the posttests for Level 5 in all three modules and earning a Certificate of Completion indicates that the learner is prepared to pass the National Work Readiness Credential – Academic Skills at Achievement Level 5, demonstrating foundational skills to pursue career pathways for O*NET Job Zones 1-5 occupations, which make up 100% of jobs.


Achievement Level 4: Passing the posttests for Level 4 in all three modules and earning a Certificate of Completion indicates that the learner is prepared to pass the National Work Readiness Credential – Academic Skills at Achievement Level 4, demonstrating foundational skills to pursue career pathways for O*NET Job Zones 1-4 occupations, which make up 83% of jobs.


Achievement Level 3: Passing the posttests for Level 3 in all three modules and earning a Certificate of Completion indicates that the learner is prepared to pass the National Work Readiness Credential – Academic Skills at Achievement Level 3, demonstrating foundational skills to pursue career pathways for O*NET Job Zones 1-3 occupations, which make up 60% of jobs.


Achievement Level 2: Passing the posttests for Level 2 in all three modules and earning a Certificate of Completion indicates that the learner is prepared to pass the National Work Readiness Credential – Academic Skills at Achievement Level 2, demonstrating foundational skills to pursue career pathways for O*NET Job Zones 1-2 occupations, which make up 35% of jobs.

Work Ready Math, Work Ready Reading, and Work Ready Data eBadges

When learners complete the courseware, they can earn digital versions of their eBadges and Certificate of Completion to share online. Digital badges and credentials can be shared on social media and added to an online resume or portfolio.

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Academic Skills Basics

Academic Skills Basics is a companion product to Academic Skills Courseware for learners who want to brush up on their pre-foundational skills. It is made up of three modules: Work Ready Basics Math, Work Ready Basics Reading, and Work Ready Basics Data. Each module contains two parts, each with a pretest, instructional content, practice exercises, and posttest. Learners earn eBadges for scoring at least 80 percent on each posttest.

Work Ready Basics Math
Work Ready Basics Reading
Work Ready Basics Data
Work Ready Basics Math
Work Ready Basics Math builds numeracy and mathematical reasoning skills to prepare learners to use numbers in the workplace at a basic level, such as reading a thermometer or gauge, calculating work hours, and counting change.
Work Ready Basics Reading

Work Ready Basics Reading builds reading comprehension and literacy skills to prepare learners to use documents in the workplace at a basic level, such as developing workplace vocabulary, identifying sequences of events, and interpreting short informational texts like memos.

Work Ready Basics Data

Work Ready Basics Data builds analytical skills to prepare learners to use data in the workplace at a basic level, such as reading a schedule, interpreting a line graph of sales, and reading a patient’s medical chart.

Academic Skills Basics homepage showing the three modules
Academic Skills Courseware Certificate of Completion
  • 24/7 web-based access or LAN delivery 
  • All lessons support the U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Development Performance Measures and the U.S. Department of Education standards 
  • Addresses core skills required for entry into all 16 Career Clusters identified by the U.S. Department of Labor 
  • Spanish subtitles available 
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    WIN Learning's Academic Skills Courseware is also available as a LAN installation to provide learners with workforce education resources without an internet connection.

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