Career Readiness Certificates

Numerous surveys have demonstrated a gap between the current workforce and the basic skills needs of employers. To reduce the cost of remedial training and lost efficiency, more employers are implementing pre-employment assessments to identify these skills prior to hiring.

A Career Readiness Certificate "CRC" is a credential based upon the WorkKeys® assessment that substantiate to employers that an individual possesses the basic workplace skills required for 21st century jobs.

Getting a CRC will allow an individual to show prospective employers that he or she possesses the basic skills they are seeking.

Even if an individual has a high school diploma (or GED) or a post secondary degree, the CRC further verifies that he or she can handle tasks that are common and vital in today's workplaces - such as finding information, reading instructions and directions, and working with figures.

There are three levels of certificates.

• An individual achieving at the Bronze Level possesses core employability skills for approximately 30% of the profiled jobs.
• An individual achieving at the Silver Level possesses core employability skills for approximately 65% of the profiled jobs
• An individual achieving at the Gold Level possesses core employability skills for approximately 90% of the profiled jobs.

Related resources

• CRC Flyer
• Tennessee CRC
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