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North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate
The North Carolina Career Readiness Certification (CRC) is an assessment-based credential that gives employers and career seekers a uniform measure of key workplace skills.
Employers are increasingly concerned with ensuring that both potential and incumbent employees have the skills necessary to thrive in today’s workplace.
For a company contemplating moving its business to North Carolina or expanding its operation – the skill level of the available workforce is often a deciding factor. As a result, both job seekers and incumbent workers are increasingly called upon to demonstrate a more advanced set of skills – or at least the ability to develop those skills through on-the-job training.
North Carolina’s Career Readiness Certification (CRC) is designed to meet the needs of both employers and job seekers in this transitioning economy.
· For employers, the CRC offers a reliable means of determining whether a potential employee has the necessary literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills to be “job ready.”
· For job seekers,Even if you have a high school diploma (or GED) or a post-secondary degree, the CRC further verifies that you can handle the kinds of tasks – finding information, reading instructions and directions, even working with figures – that are common in today's workplace.
How It Works
The Certificate is based on established WorkKeys® assessment tests. (WorkKeys® is a comprehensive skills assessment tool recognized by thousands of companies in the U.S. and by state and federal agencies.) To earn a Career Readiness Certificate, individuals undergo testing related to reading, applied math, and locating information through the WorkKeys® skills assessment system.
Individuals can earn three levels of Career Readiness Certificates based on their test performance in Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information.
BRONZE Level signifies that a recipient possesses skills for approximately 30% of the jobs profiled by WorkKeys® in these three specific skill areas. | SILVER Level signifies that a recipient possesses skills for approximately 65% of jobs profiled by WorkKeys® in these areas. | GOLD Level signifies that a recipient possesses skills for 85% of jobs profiled by WorkKeys® in the three areas. |
How to Earn Certification
Career seekers can obtain a North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate by registering to take the WorkKeys® Assessment required for the CRC. The cost is $30 ($10 per assessment).
Already have The North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate?
You can order your National Career Readiness Certificate by creating or logging in to your WorkKeys account. The cost of the certificate is $16. Sharing your Certificate is free. |
