ACT WorkKeys
National Career Readiness Certificate
ACT WorkKeys Training Session
Click here for an agenda of this session.
The date for this session is Thursday, December 16th:
- Session #1: 8:00am-11:00am
- Session #2: 12:00pm-3:00pm
Location: ARIN office
Lunch will be provided at 11:00am. If you attend the first session, you can stay for lunch, and if you attend the second session, you can come early for lunch. The cost of this session is $40 to help cover the expense of the trainer. Please click here to register.
The National Career Readiness Certificate
Benefits
The ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC®) is an assessment-based credential issued at four levels. The NCRC measures and certifies the essential work skills needed for success in jobs across industries and occupations.
When you require or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC from your applicants, you'll tap into the most qualified labor pool in your area.
The credential is awarded in four levels and verifies skills proficiency in:
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Reading and using work-related text
- Applying information from workplace documents to solve problems
- Applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems
- Setting up and performing work-related mathematical calculations
- Locating, synthesizing, and applying information that is presented graphically
- Comparing, summarizing, and analyzing information presented in multiple related graphics
Read about ACT WorkKeys Success Stories and Research here.
The certificate is awarded in both English and Spanish.
Applied Math Assessment
At some point, many of us sat in math class and asked ourselves, “When am I going to use this?” We may not have believed it, but the answer in a variety of professions is, “Every day!” The Applied Math assessment measures critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem solving techniques for situations that actually occur in today’s workplace. While individuals may use calculators and conversion tables to help with the problems on the assessment, math skills are still needed to think them through.
Number of Items: 34
Test Length
- 55 minutes (WorkKeys Internet Version and Paper)
What it Measures
There are five levels of difficulty. Level 3 is the least complex, and Level 7 is the most complex. The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the previous levels. For example, at Level 5, individuals need the skills from Levels 3, 4, and 5. Examples are included with each level description.
Click here for more information, including sample items at each level.
The Graphic Literacy Assessment
Workplace graphics come in a variety of formats, but all communicate a level of information. From charts to graphs, diagrams to floor plans, identifying what information is being presented and understanding how to use it are critical to success. The Graphic Literacy assessment measures skills that individuals use when they read and comprehend graphical materials to solve work-related problems.
Number of Items: 38
Test Length
- 55 minutes (WorkKeys Internet Version and Paper)
What it Measures
There are five levels of difficulty. Level 3 is the least complex, and Level 7 is the most complex. The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the preceding levels.
For example, Level 5 includes skills used at Levels 3, 4, and 5. At Level 3, examinees are required to identify information in simple graphics and fill in information that is missing in forms. At Level 6, examinees may use the information found in a complicated graphic to make a decision or interpret a trend. The complexity of the graphics increase as the levels increase, and the skills required to answer the higher level items also becomes more complex.
Click here for more information, including sample items at each level.
The Workplace Documents Assessment
Employees must be able to understand written text to do a job. The Workplace Documents assessment measures skills that individuals use when they read real workplace documents and use that information to make job-related decisions and solve problems. The documents include messages, emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations.
Number of Items: 35
Test Length
- 55 minutes (WorkKeys Internet Version and Paper)
What it Measures
There are five levels of difficulty. Level 3 is the least complex, and Level 7 is the most complex. The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the previous levels. For example, at Level 5, individuals need the skills from Levels 3, 4, and 5. Examples are included with each level description.
Click here for more information, including sample items at each level.