Have you worked your whole life and now discover that since you don't have a piece of paper (a certification) that you can't really 'prove' you can do the job? Employers are looking for people who have certification and experience, but without the certification, you can't even get the interview.
WorkKeys might be the answer!
Q: What is the WorkKeys Assessment System?
A: The WorkKeys® Assessment System is a comprehensive system for measuring, communicating and improving the common skills required for success in the workplace.
Q. Where is it accepted?
A.
The WorkKeys System is Nationwide. The WorkKeys Assessment System is rapidly becoming the nationwide standard for measuring and communicating basic workplace skills. The WorkKeys System was developed by ACT, Inc., the creators of the college entrance exam.
Q How does it work?
A: The WorkKeys System is a Flexible System of Components. It consists of 3 elements:
- Job skill assessments, which are designed to measure foundational and personal skills as they apply to the workplace
- Job analysis, which pinpoints or estimates skill benchmarks for specific job positions that individuals must meet through testing
- Skill training, which helps individuals boost their scores
Q: What is the Job Skills Assessments?
A: The job analysis component of WorkKeys helps to set benchmarks that correspond with WorkKeys scores, giving you a target score to hit in order to qualify for a job.
- Employers use job analysis to determine which skills are required for a job, and the level of each skill needed to perform the job successfully. This helps employees determine the standards for how an applicant must score in a particular WorkKeys skill assessment in order to be qualified for the job.
- The job analysis element validates the use of WorkKeys foundational skills assessments for hiring, complying with legal standards set by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- When taking a WorkKeys test, the skill level at which you score corresponds to how prepared you are for the job, or how much remedial training you need.
Q. What is the Skills Assessments?
A:
WorkKeys consists of twelve workplace skill assessments:
- Applied Mathematics – applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems
- Applied Technology – understanding technical principles as they apply to the workplace
- Business Writing – composing clear, well-developed messages relating to on-the-job situations
- Listening – being able to listen to and understand work-related messages
- Locating Information – using information from such materials as diagrams, floor plans, tables, forms, graphs, and charts
- Observation – paying attention to details in workplace instructions and demonstrations
- Reading for Information – comprehending work-related reading materials, from memos and bulletins to policy manuals and governmental regulations
- Teamwork – choosing behavior that furthers workplace relationships and accomplishes work tasks
- Writing – creating effective written work-related messages and summaries
- Performance – a person's tendency toward unsafe work behaviors and attitudes toward work
- Talent – a person's dependability, assertiveness, and emotional stability
- Fit – how a person's interests and values correspond to a chosen career
Q: What is Skills Training?
A: The WorkKeys system also includes computer-based and classroom-based training for individuals that corresponds with WorkKeys exams. There are curricula available for every skill level of each WorkKeys foundational skill exam.
Q: What is the National Career Readiness System
A:
WorkKeys exams are the foundation of the National Career Readiness System – a job skills credentialing system.
People can earn a National Career Readiness Certificates by taking three WorkKeys exams: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information exams. They are awarded certificates of Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, depending on their test scores.
The higher the skill levels, the more jobs for which the applicant qualifies.
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