21st century skills

YouScience® Administers Over 1 Million Certification Exams In The 2022-2023 Academic Year

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- YouScience®, the leading technology provider dedicated to closing the growing skills gap between students and employers, is proud to announce that it has administered over 1 million certification exams to high school students across the U.S., during the 2022-23 academic year. With industry-recognized certifications, students can demonstrate and quantify their skills to share with future employers. This significant milestone illustrates the company's commitment to bridging the skill and labor gap in the United States and equipping the future workforce with essential industry skills.

Key Points: 
  • As industries evolve and technology advances at a rapid pace, traditional education systems struggle to keep up with the changing demands of the labor market.
  • Key takeaways of YouScience® Industry Certifications:
    Over 1 million industry-recognized exams have been administered to high school students during the 2022-23 academic year.
  • YouScience® Industry Certifications are the nation's most extensive library of industry-recognized exams with over 200 entry- to mid-level certifications available.
  • "Administering 1 million industry-recognized exams is a great achievement," said Edson Barton, CEO of YouScience.

New Soft Skills Courses Empower Learners to Earn Microcredentials and Build Their Careers

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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According to research from America Succeeds , job postings request soft skills four times more often than hard skills.

Key Points: 
  • According to research from America Succeeds , job postings request soft skills four times more often than hard skills.
  • The nine SkillBuild courses empower learners to gain and demonstrate soft skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, oral communication, and resilience.
  • Previously, these skills were labor-intensive for educators and employers to assess, partly due to a lack of consistency and standards.
  • Along the way, learners are presented with real-world scenarios and asked to make choices that build on each other.

YouScience Acquires the National Center for College and Career Transitions (NC3T); Expands Its College and Career Readiness Solutions

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- YouScience, the leading college and career readiness company, announced today the acquisition of the National Center for College and Career Transitions (NC3T). NC3T helps schools and districts develop strategies around career-connected learning and equips schools and educators with the necessary tools to efficiently manage career-related activities and work-based learning (WBL) programs that let every student benefit from career-connected learning outside of the classroom.

Key Points: 
  • The acquisition of NC3T further accelerates YouScience's strategy to help students succeed in their college and career journey by identifying their aptitudes and connecting them to their best-fit career and educational pathways.
  • In addition, YouScience will now offer NC3T's world-class professional development, workshops, and consulting services.
  • YouScience Discovery is built on 50-plus years of scientific research to deliver the most accurate aptitude assessment and career readiness solution on the market.
  • YouScience is the only provider of an integrated college and career readiness platform that delivers highly accurate aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications, empowering individuals in their educational and career pathways.

Iowa Department of Education Selects YouScience as a Pre-Approved Career Information System Provider

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --- YouScience, the leading student engagement platform that leverages data science to improve student success and bridge the divide between education and careers, has announced that the Iowa Department of Education has selected its YouScience Discovery and Precision Exams as pre-approved Career Information Systems (CISs) for use immediately by all Iowa school districts through the 2024-2025 school year.

Key Points: 
  • The solutions from YouScience were approved by the Iowa Department of Education as part of a statewide Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) initiative for each student in grades 8-12.
  • Redesigned in 2016, the state's career and academic planning process for students place a greater emphasis on Career and Technical Education (CTE) rather than traditional career planning assessment methods and inventories.
  • "Our goal at YouScience is to provide opportunities for all students to understand their aptitudes and how they relate to their career pathways.
  • YouScience is the only provider of a fully integrated platform that delivers highly accurate aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications, empowering individuals in their educational and career pathways.

YouScience and LAPSEN Expand Partnership to Offer New Certification Exams for Law Enforcement and Emergency Services

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- YouScience, the leading student engagement platform that leverages data science to improve student success and bridge the divide between education and careers, and the Law and Public Safety Education Network (LAPSEN), the leading national organization supporting law and public safety educational assets focused at the secondary school level, today announced the continued growth of their partnership. As part of this broader collaboration, YouScience and LAPSEN will bring the NECI 9-1-1 Communications Officer and the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) Certified Protection Officer (CPO) certifications to secondary and post-secondary school students nationwide.

Key Points: 
  • "We are thrilled to expand our relationship with LAPSEN," said Edson Barton, Founder and CEO, YouScience.
  • "As we commence the next phase of our partnership, we look forward to working closely with NECI 9-1-1 and IFPO.
  • Since partnering in 2020 , YouScience and LAPSEN have created a unified curriculum and certification offering for Law Enforcement.
  • For more information on YouScience, the partnership, and Precision Exams by YouScience, please visit www.youscience.com .

Liguori Academy hosts three-day career cohort program for students featuring speakers from top Philadelphia companies

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liguori Academy, an independent high school located in Philadelphia' Riverwards neighborhood, will host Career Cohort discovery days on April 20, 21 and 22. This three day program keeps with the Liguori mission to prepare all students to be college and career ready.

Key Points: 
  • 100% of students at Liguori Academy receive tuition assistance and the school holds a 100% graduation rate: one of the highest in the Philadelphia school network.
  • PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liguori Academy , an independent high school located in Philadelphia' Riverwards neighborhood, will host Career Cohort discovery days on April 20, 21 and 22.
  • This three day program keeps with the Liguori mission to prepare all students to be college and career ready.
  • Breakout sessions from industry experts in the arts, technology, construction, and real estate sectors with footprints in the Greater Philadelphia region and the City of Philadelphia.

CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ ANNOUNCES 2022 'POWER OF RADIANCE' AWARDEE

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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TOKYO, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clé de Peau Beauté, the luxury skincare and makeup brand, is proud to announce the recipient of the fourth 'Power of Radiance Awards', Amanda Simandjuntak from Jakarta, Indonesia, an exceptional woman who has dedicated herself to empowering girls within her community through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. The 'Power of Radiance Awards' is an integral part of Clé de Peau Beauté's long-term philanthropic commitment which includes a multi-year partnership with UNICEF1 that launched in 2019 to support the Gender Equality Program. Through STEM education and empowerment programs for girls, Clé de Peau Beauté aspires to unlock their true potential and empower a better world.

Key Points: 
  • Through STEM education and empowerment programs for girls, Cle de Peau Beaute aspires to unlock their true potential and empower a better world.
  • Cle de Peau Beaute's journey as advocates for education began with a dream for a better world.
  • Cl de Peau Beaut, the global luxury brand from Shiseido Co Ltd, was founded in 1982 as the ultimate expression of elegance and science.
  • Cl de Peau Beaut Official Website: https://www.cledepeau-beaute.com/int/powerofradiance-2022.html
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Muzzy Lane and Education Design Lab Partner on Skills Assessment

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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MERRIMAC, Mass., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Muzzy Lane , a global leader in educational simulations, has partnered with Education Design Lab (EDL) to create scalable, engaging assessments for the Lab micro-credentialing courses.

Key Points: 
  • MERRIMAC, Mass., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Muzzy Lane , a global leader in educational simulations, has partnered with Education Design Lab (EDL) to create scalable, engaging assessments for the Lab micro-credentialing courses.
  • As part of the partnership, Muzzy Lane will use their expertise in creating simulations to assess student skills and learning.
  • "Education Design Lab has a long history of serving education equity by helping learners of all backgrounds demonstrate their skills and competencies," said Muzzy Lane's CEO, David McCool.
  • Muzzy Lane builds technology to empower authors to create "no coding required" online simulations that develop and auto-assess skills.

Social Emotional and Life Readiness Provider Wayfinder Closes $6.6 Million Series A Round

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wayfinder , a premier provider of social emotional and life readiness curriculum, today announced a $6.6M Series A funding round led by Long Night Ventures, with participation from REACH Capital, Evolve Ventures, Not Boring Capital, the Designer Fund, and Oregon Venture Fund, among others.

Key Points: 
  • BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wayfinder , a premier provider of social emotional and life readiness curriculum, today announced a $6.6M Series A funding round led by Long Night Ventures, with participation from REACH Capital, Evolve Ventures, Not Boring Capital, the Designer Fund, and Oregon Venture Fund, among others.
  • Funds from this round will be used to help expand Wayfinder's world-class programming to millions of students across the world.
  • We are excited to support the team's leadership to bring Wayfinder to more students."
  • Wayfinder's founder and CEO Patrick Cook-Deegan says, "For years, Wayfinder has been a leader in making education more meaningful and engaging for students.

Denmark Tech Expands Relationship with YouScience, Adds Certification Exams to Discovery Aptitude Testing to Further Promote Student Success and Career Alignment

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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Denmark Tech is adopting YouScience's industry-recognized certification exams in addition to its Discovery aptitude assessments, which it implemented last year.

Key Points: 
  • Denmark Tech is adopting YouScience's industry-recognized certification exams in addition to its Discovery aptitude assessments, which it implemented last year.
  • YouScience's Precision Exams offer the largest collection of industry-recognized certification exams across all 16 National Career Clusters as well as 21st Century Skills, providing a strong foundation for the student journey to career success.
  • This year, Denmark Tech's expanded program will support nearly 500 students as they align with, and build credentials toward, greater career success and satisfaction.
  • During its past year of experience with YouScience Discovery, Denmark Tech has already seen a decrease in the number of students changing majors.