National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC): A Common Language to Improve the Quality of the Workforce
According to Skilled Iowa, the NCRC evaluates and validates the skill sets and competencies essential for a globally competitive workforce across a range of industries.
*Business and industry leaders know exactly what foundational skills they need for a productive workforce-and can easily communicate their needs
*Individuals understand what skills are required by employers-and ow to prepare themselves for success
*Educators close the skills gap using tools aligned with career pathways
*Economic developers use an on-demand reporting tool to market the quality of the workforce
The NCRC is comprised of three WorkKeys assessments: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information. These assessments measure "real world" skills, essential building blocks of knowledge linked to job success. Based on the scores from these assessments, an individual can earn one of four levels of certification: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. To identify careers aligned with specific certification levels, go here.
SLHS freshmen will be taking the WorkKeys assessments on Tuesday, October 22nd. SLHS seniors will be taking the WorkKeys assessments in the spring.
Should you have further questions or comments, please direct them to myself or Brock Holman.
More to come...
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