Arkansas National Career Readiness Certificate

The ACT WorkKeys© National Career Readiness Certificate™ is an assessment-based credential of foundational  employability skills that are widely accepted to the vast majority of occupations. Individuals who achieve the ACT WorkKeys© NCRC tend to posses foundational empoyability skills and are capable of learning job-related tasks quickly, benefiting from on-the-job training, and obtaining new knowledge and skills. 

The three areas of skills tested are:

• Workplace Documents: The ability to understand information in common workplace documents such as letters, memos, procedures and instructions.
• Applied Math: The ability to use mathematical reasoning in solving common workplace solutions.
• Graphic Literacy: The ability to understand and extract information from graphics such as diagrams, tables, forms, graphics, and charts.

Upon successfully completing the WorkKeys Curriculum and WorkKeys assessments, job seekers will earn an Arkansas National Career Readiness Certificate. 

The Arkansas National Career Readiness Certificate is available at no cost to Job seekers and is available state-wide through the Arkansas Workforce Centers.