School History - Philosophy and Objectives - Credentials and Approvals

Directors Message
KeySkills Learning is a private, post-secondary business school, incorporated since 1985, whose focus is to provide cost effective skills enhancement training, career counseling and job placement assistance to our students.

KeySkills, courses can be customized to meet the individual’s career and personal objectives. Our modular approach and convenient hours afford maximum flexibility for the student.

I would like to offer you an invitation to learn more about our school by reading through this catalog. You will find information about the school’s facilities, programs of instruction, student and educational services, financial assistance, admission requirements, and procedures. If, after viewing this website, you would like to visit the school and discuss our courses please call for an appointment. We would be happy to talk with you and show you around our facilities.

Director - Shellye Young

School History
KeySkills Learning, Inc. was incorporated in 1985. The school was formed to serve the adult population that was in need of skills for the electronic office environment. The programs were designed and developed by educators who have over 58 years experience in training for office occupations. The Clifton, NJ school is located in a modern office building and can accommodate approximately 60 students per session, thereby enabling students to receive a high level of individual attention with a student ratio of 12-18 per instructor. The evening division was incorporated in 1987 to serve working adults requiring re-training to update their skills for the latest in office/computer business systems.
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Philosophy and Objectives
KeySkills Learning, Inc. has been providing professional business development programs for over 20 years. Software will be learned as part of a skill set enabling you to complete work assignments for the current “process driven” work environment. The skills learned will be portable.

Based on the accelerated rate of change in the requirements of today’s job market, computer program skills are fast becoming just basic tools to enhance one’s performance of specific job functions. Therefore, our training will be presented within a business context to add the necessary reference points for the tasks to be completed in the workplace. Concurrently, KeySkills Learning will instruct each individual in the business terminology and integrated systems approaches currently being employed. Our curriculum is flexible, allowing each student to customize his or her training to obtain the desired goals.

All our programs and courses are organized in small modules specifically tailored to each student. Classrooms are equipped with the latest hardware and software programs, typifying the equipment used in a “Real World” office. You will have your own computer, and without the pressure of the typical office environment, you can progress at your own pace.
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Credentials and Approvals
KeySkills Learning, Inc., has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development as a private post-secondary business school. This approval indicates that the school is in compliance with the regulations and standards for private business schools as specified by the New Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The Programs of Instruction and all Courses of Instruction have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

KeySkills Learning Inc. Clifton location has been granted accreditation through the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).

The following government agencies have accepted the school for training:
Workforce Investment Act-One-Stop Career Centers
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development-
(Trade Readjustment Act & Division of Vocational Rehabilitation)
Workforce Development Partnership Program
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

William Paterson University has approved the following programs for Continuing Education Units:
Computerized Financial Accounting
Automated Office Systems Processor
Web Page Design Basics
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