Palmetto Motorsports

GED Preparation

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Palmetto Motorsports provides on-site GED tutoring courtesy of Horry County Schools Adult Education. All adult education enrollment fees are covered by PALM and we even pay for your GED testing fees when you are ready to take the test! Classes are small, unlike traditional adult education classes, so lots of one-on-one attention is available.

After students have taken the TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) test to see where their basic skills levels are, your instructor will create a curriculum just for you to help with your problem areas. Instruction consists of a combination between workbooks, WorkKeys and computer-based programs that are easy to navigate and highly effective!

GED Students must put in a minumum of 5 hours a week of GED preparation. Those students who do not meet the minimum requirement of hours will not be allowed to attend their job skills training classes on Wednesday and Thursday. GED classes are held at PALM on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4pm until 9pm (a total of 10 hours). Students can come anytime between those hours to get their hours of study completed for the week.

WorkKeys Certificates

What is WorkKeys?
WorkKeys® is a job skills assessment system measuring “real world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success. These skills are valuable for any occupation and at any level of education. When you use WorkKeys® to show you are ready to work, you have an advantage with employers who accept or require job applicants to have WorkKeys®. A growing number of states are also adopting WorkKeys® to ensure that all their workers have needed skills and prove they have a skilled Workforce.

Career Readiness Certificate – what is it and why should you get one?
The Career Readiness Certificate is a nationally recognized credential that is composed of three WorkKeys® assessments that measure skills critical to on-the-job success: Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information.

Why should I take the WorkKeys® assessment?
Remember each day employers receive stacks of applications for only a handful of open positions. With the Governor’s Career Readiness Certificate you can prove you have the skills for the job. The certificate is a work-related skills credential. Whether you’re looking for a job or want to enhance your diploma or resume, the certificate provides proof of your job skills for employers nationwide. Also, demonstrating high job skills means you have access to higher-paying jobs. Employers are willing to pay higher salaries for higher skill levels.

Quick Links for Students

South Carolina WorkKeys History

South Carolina has been using the WorkKeys® employment system and is currently the third largest user of this system in the nation. Although usage of a skills assessment system has become a national movement, the desire for a statewide system arose organically within South Carolina. In 1998, a small group of professionals across South Carolina's technical colleges, WIA local areas, adult education, etc. who were already using the system formed the South Carolina WorkKeys® Users Group to identify best practices and to support each other's efforts. As usage and group membership grew, word of the system's success in job placement began to spread within the business community. The group continues to meet and has over 100 members, made up of administrators from the Workforce Investment system, South Carolina's technical college system, K-12 education, Adult Education, and Job Corps. As a result of this grass-roots movement, partners across the state including the sixteen (16) technical colleges, the twelve local Workforce Investment Act areas, providers of adult education, and businesses are at varying stages of development and implementation of a skills assessment system and work readiness certificate program.

Recognizing the value of the assessment system as well as the reality of inconsistent statewide application, a number of additional groups in South Carolina including the Career Readiness Consortium, a multi-state group meeting over the course of the last three years; the Workforce Innovation Network group from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce; the Palmetto Institute; and the Workforce Education Task Force of the Council on Competitiveness called for and helped create the push for a statewide assessment initiative. By creating a common "skills" language, this system will facilitate communication among public and agency partners, educational institutions, business and industry, and other relevant partners.

At the request of all of these groups, the Department of Commerce and the Workforce Education Task Force established a WorkKeys® Task Force comprised of representatives from the local WIA administrators, technical college presidents, adult education, vocational rehabilitation, and business and industry to collaborate, finalize, and actually implement a statewide approach. This initiative is the work of that group.

Meet Your Instructor

Dear Students,

On behalf of Horry County Schools I would like to welcome you to Adult Education, and more specifically the GED Preparation class.

I would like to tell you a little bit about myself and in time share more of my life with you. My name is John Cahill and I am from Myrtle Beach, SC. I have a degree in Business Administration from The Citadel, and a degree from the South Carolina Department of Education, in CNP. My first teaching experience was at North Myrtle Beach Middle School for 4 years and this is now my fifth year with Horry County Schools Adult Education.

I am enthusiastic about our upcoming classes and look forward to meeting you. Together we can make this a rewarding experience.

Respectfully yours,

Mr. John Cahill

Contact Me

E-Mail: Jcahill@horrycountyschools.net