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suspension, veterans, students with disabilities, and special populations. The ARCC works closely with the Office of Enrollment Services in providing Orientation Advising Registration and Support Services (OARS). The center is located in Building 2, Room 307, and is open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The ARCCs phone number is 483-4968. Office of Testing and Assessment The Office of Testing and Assessment is located in the Student Services Center, Building 2, Room 302. The center offers a wide range of testing, including Delgado placement, Ability to Benefit, ESL proficiency, CLEP and ACT residual exams. In cooperation with many national educational, contract, and certification testing companies, the testing office offers a complete array of tests to fulfill the academic and professional needs of our students and the community throughout the year. On a contractual basis, the testing staff proctors several national tests such as the ACT National Exam, Automotive Service Excellence, American Council on Exercise, Foreign Service, and Interior Design. In order to take these exams the examinees must register with national test providers. The Office of Testing on the City Park Campus registers students for the RN/PAX and the LPN/NET educational qualifying exams that are given on the campus. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. At the West Bank Campus, the Office of Testing and Assessment is located in Building 2, Rooms 103 and 115. The hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Wednesday until 7 p.m. The Metropolitan Education Training and Testing (METT) center is located within the Office of Testing and Assessment. This fullservice testing and training center offers an impressive array of programs to meet the needs of individuals, businesses, and industry. The ACT Center, a component of the METT center, offers extensive professional training electronically, including certification for ASWB, TSA, and ASE. The Office of Testing also offers services through Thomson Prometric, Inc.; Pearson Vue, Inc.; DRAKE, Inc.; and Lasergrade, Inc.; which includes certification and licensure testing, workplace assessments, continuing education, skillspecific training and educational and career guidance. Non-credit courses are provided through the Internet and on-site, also non-credit courses include the following topics: Adult Literacy/Employability Skills Computers and Information Technology English as a Second Language (ESL) Industrial Technology and Safety Skills Management/Leadership and Small Business Operation Professional and Personal Development Testing and Assessment provides courses to improve the skills of employees and a full range of instruction and testing for businesses and individuals to assess and upgrade skills of the workforce. The Testing Office offers students, faculty, staff, businesses, and the community the opportunity to assess their work skills using the ACT Workkeys assessments. The nine subject areas include: Applied Mathematics, Applied Technology, Business Writing, Listening, Locating Information, Observation, Reading for Information, Teamwork, and Writing. The nine subject areas directly relate to employment skills levels. Students or job seekers may receive a Louisiana Work Ready Certificate indicating that they have met the basis score on the WorkKeys core assessments, which are Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information. The WorkKeys Certificate exemplifies to employers quality performance on the job. One or all the assessments may be helpful in evaluating ones job skills. The ACT Workkeys assessments are available by appointment. A fee may be required. The Office of Testing and Assessment is also a certified National Center for Competency Testing. The competency exams are give in Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy 98

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