{"id":7467,"date":"2023-10-30T01:52:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/?p=7467"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T19:48:40","slug":"computer-business-10-30-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/computer-business-10-30-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer &#038; Business ~ 10.30.23"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Today<\/h3>\n<p>The following students will complete the exams listed:<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:15 am Session:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Keyli &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math<\/li>\n<li>Josie &#8211;\u00a0 WorkKeys Applied Math<\/li>\n<li>Avery &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math and Workplace Documents<\/li>\n<li>Anthony &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math<\/li>\n<li>Gabe &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math<\/li>\n<li>Rainey &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>12:45 pm Session:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">No one needed<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30 pm Session:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Avvan &#8211;\u00a0&#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math &#8211; Absent\u00a0 &#8211; moved to Friday<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\" \">ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate<\/h3>\n<p class=\" \">The ACT National Career Readiness Certificate is an industry-recognized, portable, research-based credential that certifies essential skills needed for workplace success.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">This credential is used across all sectors of the economy and documents the following cognitive skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Problem-solving.<\/li>\n<li>Critical thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Reading and using work-related text.<\/li>\n<li>Applying information from workplace documents to solve problems.<\/li>\n<li>Applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems.<\/li>\n<li>Setting up and performing work-related mathematical calculations.<\/li>\n<li>Locating, synthesizing, and applying information that is presented graphically.<\/li>\n<li>Comparing, summarizing, and analyzing information presented in multiple related graphics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Assessments<\/h3>\n<p>Individuals can earn the ACT NCRC by taking three WorkKeys\u00ae assessments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applied Math &#8211; For more information about the Applied Math assessment &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/act\/en\/products-and-services\/workkeys-for-educators\/assessments\/applied-math.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Graphic Literacy &#8211; For more information about the Graphic Literacy assessment &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/act\/en\/products-and-services\/workkeys-for-educators\/assessments\/graphic-literacy.html#scrollNav-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Workplace Documents &#8211; For more information about the Workplace Documents assessment &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/act\/en\/products-and-services\/workkeys-for-educators\/assessments\/workplace-documents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For practice before exams, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/workkeyspracticetest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/workkeyspracticetest.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about specific careers and their skills requirements, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/jobprofiles.act.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACT\u00a0job\u00a0profiles\u00a0database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Certificate Levels<\/h3>\n<p>Individuals can earn four levels of certifications by taking the three WorkKeys\u00ae assessments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bronze Level &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<li>Silver Level &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<li>Gold Level &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<li>Platinum Level &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WorkKeys Student Login<\/h3>\n<p>Students &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/testregistration.org\/rsp\/Login.do?event=go&amp;realm=75579624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; to log in for testing.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If prompted to complete the Profile when logging in the first time, students must answer the &#8220;What is your primary reason for taking this WorkKeys Assessment?&#8221; question with &#8220;As part of qualifying for a career readiness certificate&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After completing all three assessments, students must complete the WorkKeys Completion Assignment which will be available in the Alvacc folder I shared with you in Google Drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today The following students will complete the exams listed: 8:15 am Session: Keyli &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math Josie &#8211;\u00a0 WorkKeys Applied Math Avery &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math and Workplace Documents Anthony &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math Gabe &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math Rainey &#8211; WorkKeys Applied Math 12:45 pm Session: No one needed 1:30 pm Session: Avvan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-business"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7506,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7467\/revisions\/7506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}