ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Assessments
Individuals can earn the ACT NCRC by taking three WorkKeys® assessments.
- Applied Math – For more information about the Applied Math assessment – click here
- Graphic Literacy – For more information about the Graphic Literacy assessment – click here
- Workplace Documents – For more information about the Workplace Documents assessment – click here
Each of the assessments listed above has a maximum time limit of 55 minutes. Additional time may be required prior to and after the assessments for registration, an examinee tutorial, and/or printing a score report.
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.
To find out more about specific careers and their skills requirements, check out the ACT job profiles database.
Certificate Levels
Individuals can earn four levels of certifications by taking the three WorkKeys® assessments.
- Bronze Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 3 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 16% of the jobs in the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Silver Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 4 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 67% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Gold Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 5 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 93% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Platinum Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 6 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 99% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
Sample Questions
Individuals can view sample test questions by following the links below:
- Applied Math – click here
- Workplace Documents – click here
- Graphic Literacy – click here
For more information about practice tests, click here.
WorkKeys Student Login
Students – click here – to log in for testing.
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Learning Styles
Each person learns in a unique way. Research suggests there are three basic learning styles.
- Visual– people who prefer to learn by seeing and reading
- Auditory – those who prefer to learn by speaking and listening
- Tactile– individuals who prefer to learn by touching and doing
What type of learning is best for you? Complete the inventory at http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles.shtml. We will share your results with your instructor.
Personality Styles
By taking the 16 Personality Styles test you’ll learn what really drives, inspires, and worries different personality types which will then help you build better relationships at work. Complete the test at https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test. Be sure to email your results to yourself!
- 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