Skills Certification

The ACT National Career Readiness Certificate is an industry-recognized, portable, research-based credential that certifies essential skills needed for workplace success.

This credential is used across all sectors of the economy and documents 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.

Individuals can earn the ACT NCRC by taking three WorkKeys® assessments.

• Applied Math
• Graphic Literacy
• Workplace Documents

WorkKeys assessments measure real-world skills that employers believe are critical to job success. Test questions are based on situations in the everyday work world.

For more information on the durable skills assessed with the various WorkKeys assessments, please access the document - WorkKeys Assessment Info.