The document discusses efforts by the South Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board (SCOWIB) to promote career readiness in local high schools and for youth through WorkKeys assessments and the KeyTrain skills training program. SCOWIB partnered with high schools, technology centers, and the Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments (ASCOG) to incorporate WorkKeys, KeyTrain, and Oklahoma Career Readiness Certificates into career exploration curriculum and services for hundreds of local youth from 2005 to 2008. A career explorations pilot program using KeyTrain helped over 200 high school students and over 50 in-school youth improve soft and basic skills.