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TOPICS TO DISCUSSTOPICS TO DISCUSSThe Mission
The Challenge
The Solution
Product Snapshot
Score Reports
Preparation/Remediation
Using WorkKeys In Your School
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Your mission: College & Career Ready
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Employers report increased difficulty finding qualified
candidates who are ready to work
THE CHALLENGE
Ensuring learners are career ready and have increased
their employability skills.
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Measure the CriticalSKILLSNeeded for workplace SUCCESS
ACT® WorkKeys Assessments®
are must have foundational skills
assessments for an empowered,
thriving workforce.
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your workforce
Assess Certify Develop Empoweryour workforce your workforce your community
WorkKeys
Assessments
WorkKeys
NCRC
Relevant Skills
ACT WorkKeys Assessments
National Career Readiness Certificate
▪ WorkKeys Assessments measure a range of hard and soft skills relevant to any occupation, at any level, across industries.
▪ Assessments contain varying levels of difficulty, building on each other, helping your students excel step by step.The WorkKeys system is unique in that the skills measured apply directly to situations encountered in the working world. The tests do more than measure competency—they measure ability to use those competencies.
▪ Successful completion of WorkKeys assessments can lead to earning the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate®, a nationally recognized credential that your students will use while applying for jobs.
The Solution – ACT WorkKeys
WorkKeys Assessments
measure a range of hard and
soft skills relevant to any
occupation, at any level, across
industriesApplied Math Graphic Literacy
Reading and Understanding
Workplace DocumentsEssential Skills
FOUNDATIONAL
Skills
WorkKeys is a system of assessments, curriculum, and
skill profiles that build and measure essential workplace skills that can affect job performance
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) Assessments
• Applied Math
• Graphic Literacy
• Workplace Documents
Non-NCRC Assessments
• Applied Technology
• Business Writing
• Workplace Observation
• Fit
ACT WorkKeys Assessments
WorkKeys Overview
A multiple choice assessments measuring a range of hard and soft skills.
Visit: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-job-seekers/preparation/applied-mathematics.html?page=0&chapter=0
WorkKeys Overview
Visit: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-job-seekers/preparation/applied-mathematics.html?page=0&chapter=0
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ACT WorkKeys Report Insights – Individual Score Report
Individual Score Report
Your students can determine
their career readiness and
abilities in each skill, while
keeping an eye on benchmarks
for improvement
Individual Score vs.
Profile Report
Your students can see how their
test results compare to the skills
needed in selected job profiles
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Roster Report
Get an overall view of your students’ abilities and pinpoint areas for
curricular improvement to increase readiness
ACT WorkKeys Report Insights – Roster Report
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
The NCRC is awarded at four levels. Higher levels indicate a greater number of jobs for which a recipient is qualified.
Platinum indicates the skills required for approximately 99% of ACT-profiled jobs
Gold indicates the skills required for approximately 93% of ACT-profiled jobs
Silver indicates the skills required for approximately 69% of ACT-profiled jobs
Bronze indicates the skills required for approximately 17% of ACT-profiled jobs
A Nationally Recognized Credential
The ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC®) is an industry-recognized, portable, evidence-based credential demonstrating the
essential problem-solving and critical thinking skills needed for workplace success.
4,771,908 NCRCs have been awarded at one of the four levels:
25,785 Employers are requiring or recognizing the NCRC nationwide
Data as of October 24, 2019
Use Case: WorkKeys Assessments
“ACT WorkKeys has helped tremendously by showing us who has initiative and can successfully walk in the door, ready to be trained to safely and effectively run a chemical plant.”
Todd Akard, Recruiter
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, TN
FOUNDATIONAL
Skills
ACT WorkKeys Curriculum: Improving learners’ skills step by step
The Solution – ACT WorkKeys Curriculum
ACT WorkKeys® CurriculumThe only curriculum aligned with the ACT WorkKeys NCRC Assessments
• ACT has been working to understand and improve college and career readiness for more than 50 years.
• Our focus is not just on increasing assessment scores but enhancing the skills required for success in the workplace.
• In our curriculum, we have an expanding catalog of courses available but we are best know for building the only curriculum that aligns with ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate assessments.
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APPLIED MATH GRAPHICLITERACY
WORKPLACEDOCUMENTS
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WORKING INTERPERSONAL &BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
WORKDISCIPLINE
CUSTOMER PROBLEM SOLVING& CRITICAL THINKING
FINANCIALAWARENESSSERVICE
IN TEAMS
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Key Features
• Courses can be either instructor led or assigned as self-paced
• Each course has a placement screener to recommend starting points for each learner
• Each course has distinct, but linked modules for each level
• Each lesson has an overview, practice, and a quiz at the end
• Each level module contains multiple topics and opportunities for learners to practice skills via embedded, interactive components
• Easy to create reports to track all data
• Accessibility Features
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your workforce
Assess Certify Develop Empoweryour workforce your workforce your community
K-8 HS ACTCollege/Career
Readiness
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Are your students career ready?
• Aspire Summative (8th grade)
• PreACT 8/9
• PreACT
• ACT
NCRC indicator on the following score reports:
Profile Report
College & Career ReadyEducation & Workplace Success
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Resources
• ACT WorkKeys Curriculum Courses Brochure
** ask about a Demo
• Link: ACT WorkKeys for Educators and Administrators
** Click on Assessments from bar at the top
1. Test blueprints
2. Test administration
3. Scores
4. Preparation
• WorkKeys_NCRC_Educator flyer
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Questions?
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