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GED Test preparation and test available at
local NIC office, helps many earn important
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March 6, 2018 |
Do you know of someone who did not finish high
school, but who now is thinking about pursuing
some educational goals, or improving their
qualifications for a job? Preparing for and
taking the GED Test may be a way to help that
person get on a pathway to being better
qualified for many jobs, or to improve their
chances of getting into college.
Preparing for the test and taking the test can
be done through the North Idaho Adult Education
classes available at NIC's Bonners Ferry Center.
Instruction to prepare for the test at the NIC
Bonners Ferry Center is free of charge.
New students are being accepted in the program
to help them prepare for the GED test.
At the Bonners Ferry Center, Cyndi Clark is the
GED Instructor. There really isn't a set
calendar date for when GED preparation classes
begin. Ms. Clark says when a student comes in
who wants to work toward taking the GED test,
she meets with them that day to start the
process to assess their needs and goals,
determine their current educational level, and
help them create an education plan. Ms. Clark
tries to make each plan completely
individualized for the needs of that person.
The GED preparation program can run according to
the schedule of the student. There are groups
who meet in the morning, some in the afternoon,
some in the evening, some participate from home.
She tries to work the program to fit the
student's schedule.
"We fit the student's schedule, or it doesn't
work," said Ms. Clark, "so we make it work."
Tuition and learning materials for the
instruction are provided at no cost. Taking the
actual GED test,
however, requires a fee. The GED test is also
available at the NIC Center.
Currently the North Idaho College Bonners Ferry
Center has 21 students enrolled in the
instruction program for taking the GED test.
Last year 23 students from the NIC Bonners Ferry
Center passed all the components of the GED
test.
The GED test covers four areas: math, science,
social studies, and language arts (which
includes reading, writing, and understanding
written text). Each of these four areas are
covered by tests that are taken separately.
Passing the test is intended to certify that the
person has high school-level academic skills in
those areas.
The test originated in 1942, and has been
offered for 76 years. Over 20 million people
have passed the GED test over those 76 years.
So if you know someone who might be interested
in looking to take and pass the GED test as a
step toward advancing their education, or to
better qualify themselves for employment, they
can get the preparation and instruction they
need right here in Bonners Ferry. They can
contact the North Idaho College Bonners Ferry
Center at the Bonners Ferry Adult Education
Center at (208) 267-3878.
GED preparation training is available at the
Bonners Ferry Center on Mondays, Tuesdays, and
Wednesdays.
"We encourage anyone to come in," said Ms.
Clark, "All the instruction, tuition, and
materials for this program are free, only the
test itself has a cost." |
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