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National Career Readiness Certificate
Certify Your Workforce
The National Career Readiness Certificate,
issued by ACT, is a portable, evidence-based
credential that certifies essential skills
needed for workplace success.
National Career Readiness Certificate
Certify Your Workforce
™
The NCRC is a credential that is:
• Used to document essential
skills linked to workplace
success
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Evidence-based
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Industry-recognized
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Portable
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Contextualized for the workplace
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Awarded at four levels: Bronze,
Silver, Gold, Platinum
National Career Readiness Certificate
Certify Your Workforce
The NCRC is a credential that is used across all sectors of the economy and
certifies the following cognitive skills:
 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
National Career Readiness Certificate
Certify Your Workforce
Individuals can earn the NCRC by taking three
WorkKeys assessments:
®
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Applied Mathematics
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Locating Information
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Reading for Information
77% of profiled jobs utilize all of these skills*
*Numbers are based on analysis of 5,618 jobs profiled from 2006 to 2010 in the ACT JobPro database.
National Career Readiness Certificate
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WorkKeys Skills for Jobs Profiled
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Career
Readiness
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*Numbers are based on analysis of 5,618 jobs profiled from 2006 to 2010 in the ACT JobPro database.
National Career Readiness Certificate
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Percentage of U.S. Examinees Earning The Certificate
1%
Source: ACT JobPro Data 2006-2010
18%
47%
21%
Total: 10,421
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Job Qualification of Certificate Holders (Essential Cognitive Skills)
99%
Source: ACT JobPro Data 2006-2010
93%
67%
16%
National Career Readiness Certificate
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Total NCRC Qualifiers by Year
Total NCRC Qualifiers by Year
600,000
510,091
506,631
500,000
400,000
272,455
300,000
177,404
200,000
126,730
100,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Internet and Paper-and-Pencil based WorkKeys Assessments from 2006-2010.
Notes: NCRC Qualifiers include examinees that took the RI, AM, and LI WorkKeys assessments and
qualified for an NCRC.
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Total NCRC QualifiersTotal
by Year
and Level
NCRC Qualifiers
by Year and Certificate Level
300,000
250,000
Bronze
200,000
Silver
Gold
Platinum
150,000
100,000
50,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Internet and Paper-and-Pencil based WorkKeys Assessments from 2006-2010.
Notes: NCRC Qualifiers include examinees that took the RI, AM, and LI WorkKeys assessments and
qualified for an NCRC.
National Career Readiness Certificate
NCRC Plus
Combining measures of cognitive skills with
measures of work-related behaviors—soft
skills—brings even greater accuracy to
predictions about an individual’s success at
work or in training.
National Career Readiness Certificate
NCRC Plus
In addition to certifying cognitive skills, the NCRC Plus ranks individuals
in four soft skills categories.
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Work Discipline—productivity and dependability
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Teamwork—tolerance, communication, and attitude
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Customer Service Orientation—interpersonal skills and perseverance
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Managerial Potential—persuasion, enthusiasm, and problem solving
National Career Readiness Certificate
NCRC Plus
Individuals can earn the NCRC Plus by taking the WorkKeys Talent assessment.
The Talent assessment is not required to qualify for a National Career Readiness Certificate.
National Career Readiness Certificate
Benefits
Employer Success
Learn more at act.org/workforce/case/
• Osborne Wood Products, Inc., Toccoa, Georgia
• Flexsteel Industries, Dublin, Georgia
• Eastman Kodak Company, Columbus, Georgia
• Solo Cup Company, Conyers and Social Circle, Georgia
• Energizer, Asheboro, North Carolina
• Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida
• Wolverine Coil Spring, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• NW Natural, Portland, Oregon
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Waterbury, Vermont
• Hoffer Plastics Corporation, South Elgin, Illinois
“As a result of worker certification, our
community has shown promise for future
industry in our area. We have become a
community where qualified people can find
good jobs using fair and objective hiring
practices. As for Osborne Wood Products, we
have found an effective tool to locate the best
applicants and bring them into full
employment seamlessly.”
- Leon Osborne, chief executive officer, Osborne
Wood Products
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September 2011 marked the 5-year
anniversary of the NCRC
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Over 1.2 MILLION Certificates have
been registered
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44 states have regional or statewide
Certificate programs
www.workreadycommunities.org
National Career Readiness Certificate
Benefits
Career Seekers
Provide employers with verifiable evidence of their job skills
Employers
Screen applicants and find the right workers for jobs at all levels, as well as make
decisions about training and advancement of current employees
Educators
Ensure that their students are ready for meaningful careers
Industry Associations
Adopt the NCRC as the foundational credential of their skills certification systems
Workforce Developers
Help to supply employers with workers possessing the necessary skills to meet
demand
Economic Developers
Inform businesses’ decisions about where to locate or expand by demonstrating the
skill level of regional labor sheds
SC Adult Education…
•Involved with WorkKeys® since 2002
certifying Para Professionals as “Highly
Qualified”
•Offering preparation classes for
WorkKeys® assessments
•Offering WorkKeys® assessments
online and with paper and pencil
Contact Us
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ACT
Address
[email protected] • (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Learn more at act.org/workforce.