“As an employer, I would like to see a private company issue a certified transcript that a person was literate, and could speak and write English, to a certain grade level, and abandon having to rely on seeing community college on the resume.”
I would recommend that you consider the link below as the solution to your need. Many states are now using this in their workforce/unemployment offices to validate the skills of potential employees before sending them out for interviews. In my state (OK), the vocational schools are using this to create a Career Readiness Certificate so employers can validate student competence levels in three areas: Reading for Information, Locating Information, and Applied Math.
It is also possible for employers to confirm the skills needed to be successful in particular positions by using the Job Analysis tool. This service may be available to you through the workforce/unemployment office.
Thank you **very** much.
I retired last year, but I will share this with my fellow professionals.