BERWYN, Pa., June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SkillSurvey, the leading provider of cloud-based reference checking, career readiness and healthcare credentialing solutions that help organizations hire with faster, more reliable insights, announced today that EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market, has selected SkillSurvey as the winner of its Best Competency-based "Education (CBE) Solution" award in the inaugural program for their work with the NACE Center for Career Development in creating The Career Readiness Project.
SkillSurvey Career Readiness allows institutions of higher education to produce graduates who are more "career ready" by demonstrating that they have prepared their students with the competency-based skills necessary for success in the workplace. SkillSurvey and the NACE Center for Career Development and Talent Acquisition launched The Career Readiness Project to enable institutions of higher education to measure and assess students' "career readiness" in work-related behaviors.
"It is the first-of-its-kind initiative to measure and assess student competencies using an adapted version of SkillSurvey's scientifically validated HR solution that provides data to better align competency development in academia with the essential skills employers are looking for from recent graduates." says James Johnson, Managing Director of EdTech Breakthrough, "More than 85 pilot institutions are now participating and we see this initiative taking course on an incredible growth trajectory. We extend a hearty congratulations to the SkillSurvey team on their innovative approach and execution on The Career Readiness Project, and we are thrilled to recognize the company as a 2019 EdTech Breakthrough Award winner."
SkillSurvey Career Readiness will help colleges and universities ensure their institutions are preparing students with the skills and behaviors they need to succeed in the workplace. SkillSurvey's team of I/O psychologists created 18 post-work experience evaluations for entry-level and pre-professional work experiences to enable employers to provide students feedback on their level of competence as they prepare to enter the workforce. These new evaluations align with the career readiness competencies defined by NACE, their member institutions and employers. Each student is provided a report that includes ratings and direct feedback from their manager and co-workers, data that allows the student to compare their ratings to other students in similar programs and results of a self-assessment to identify gaps in self-awareness. These work-related competencies align with key soft skills employers are expecting in career-ready college graduates.
The mission of the EdTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of educational technology categories, including Student Engagement, School Administration, Adaptive Learning, STEM Education, e-Learning, Career Preparation and many more. This year's program attracted more than 1,500 nominations from over 12 different countries throughout the world.
"Using a consistent set of competencies allows institutions to compare and evaluate student ratings by major, nationally, and against previously rated entry-level candidates, and provides data to monitor improvement at the institutional level," said Ray Bixler, SkillSurvey's president and CEO. "An individual report will be produced for each participating student that includes normative data and valuable insight on each student's "career readiness" as compared to competency ratings of nearly 100,000 entry-level job candidates across various industries."
To see how SkillSurvey Career Readiness can help career services centers it works, watch this video.
About SkillSurvey:
SkillSurvey applies the science of human behavior and smart technology to create a fuller picture of the people our customers engage. SkillSurvey solutions help employers save time and money, grow revenues, and bring the right employees onboard faster; and help students and higher education institutions gain insight about individual skills and career readiness. SkillSurvey Reference® is proven to reduce first-year turnover for cause and uncovers behavioral competence; SkillSurvey Source® offers new ways to build a pipeline of talent; SkillSurvey Credential OnDemand® helps healthcare organizations onboard skilled practitioners faster with digital peer referencing. We serve more than 2,000 companies, institutions & organizations. Our 11,000 users are connecting with hundreds of thousands of job candidates, references, students, evaluators and peers each month. Visit SkillSurvey at http://www.skillsurvey.com, and on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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