Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) Administrator Certification - November 5, 2011
Through a partnership with Bow Valley College, College of the North Atlantic is an authorized distributor of TOWES Test Administrator Certification.
TOWES is an effective assessment that accurately measures three essential skills needed for safe and productive employment: reading text, document use, and numeracy. TOWES is significantly different from other skills assessments as test takers must assume the role of a worker and use information imbedded in authentic documents to solve real workplace problems. Some of the documents that you might find in a TOWES test include catalogues, order forms, labels, and schematics. TOWES tests measure reading text, document use and numeracy on a scale that has been linked to the same measurement framework used in IALS (International Adult Literacy Survey). TOWES has been proven to be psychometrically valid and un-biased. This six-hours course is taught in a classroom environment. The final exam is performed online.
Course topics will include:
- What are essential skills
- What is TOWES
- TOWES test booklet review
- Online certification examination
Location: Prince Philip Drive campus, room L201
Cost: $80.00 per person
Contact: Brian Hicks brian.hicks@cna.nl.ca
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