Employment Skills Training, Certificate

Program Code: CC.EMPLOYSKILLS

The Employment Skills Training Certificate of Completion provides opportunities for individual students to receive a state-approved certificate of completion of an individualized 12-44 credit program that leads to the skills and knowledge necessary for employment in an occupation or career area.

The Employment Skills Training (EST) Certificate of Completion program is intended to serve as a beginning point for students in preparation for a job or to get a better job while opening the door to further education to expand their employment opportunities. The EST program utilizes a combination of approved courses and develop individual student EST programs to prepare for entry into a specific occupation. 

For information contact Student Academic Support Services Department, 503-594-3475, or www.clackamas.edu/advising.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• demonstrate the knowledge developed on-the-job and in the classroom;
• complete an individualized career plan;
• demonstrate employment skills, job search skills, career management skills and/or introductory contact with an employer(s) and/or hiring manager.

An EST plan must be developed with and approved by a department’s faculty advisor.

All of the college’s collegiate level credit courses are eligible to be included in the certificate. Developmental courses may be included as prerequisites in a plan but cannot be part of the EST certificate.

Completion of an EST certificate can impact any career.