It’s new. It’s free. It will give you a competitive edge – proof that you have the right skills and the right attitude to get the job you want. Florida Ready to Work can help you score your next job. Your Florida Ready to Work Credential will make you stand out from other applicants and shows employers that you have the skills and initiative they are looking for.

You can even improve your score and your value to employers with free online training tools that will build your job skills. And Career Central will help you research potential careers and the skills you will need to get the job.


To earn the credential, you must take three proctored Assessments – Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information. It’s all free, and it’s easy to get started.

1.	Assessment@CareerCentral.jobs Phone: Hernando: (352) 200-3020 ext. 3404 West Pasco: (727) 484-3404 East Pasco: (813) 377-1300 ext. 3404 Toll Free: (866) 396-9675 ext. 3404 Cell: (352) 249-6708
2.	Once you have been enrolled in the Ready to Work program, take the three required Placement Tests – Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information. Each Placement Test takes about 15 minutes. You can take the Placement Tests on your own time, from any computer, anywhere.
3.	Use the online Courseware to improve your scores and job skills, if needed.
4.	Take the three required Assessments –Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information at Career Central. The Assessments are proctored, and each assessment takes about one hour.
5.	Score at least a 3 on each of the three required Assessments. If you don’t score at least a 3 or to increase your score, you can use the online Courseware, from any computer, anytime, for free.
6.	Receive your Florida Ready to Work Credential, signed by Governor Charlie Crist.
7.	Now go get that job you have been looking for!