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National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC): Workplace Documents

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
ACT, Inc.
Contact:
Rachel Devine, Director of State Partnerships
Phone:
484860.0305
Website:
www.act.org

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Same as source
Contact:
Same as source
Phone:
Same as source
Email:
Same as source

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • School: Online
Paper & Pencil
Yes
Can the instructor take this test?:
No
Number of Test Items:
35
Time Allowed (minutes):

55

Passing Score (percent):

There are four levels of award minimum; passing for Bronze level is approximately 10-25%, depending on form.

Cost Per Test:

$12 per form (Applied Math, Workplace Documents, Graphic Literacy); total $36

Test Specifics:

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-employers/assessments.html

Additional information:

Workplace Documents is now NRS-approved for measuring educational gains in adult education.

A National Career Readiness Certificate is earned by achieving a Level 3 score or better on all three WorkKeys assessments:

  • Applied Math
  • Workplace Documents
  • Graphic Literacy

Possible Preparatory Courses

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
Yes
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
Yes
Planned breaks during test
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
Yes
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
Yes
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
Yes
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
Yes
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
No

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
No
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
No
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
No
English dictionary
No
Dictation using a recording device
No
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
Read back student response
No
Calculator and arithmetic tools
Yes
Calculator with additional functions
Yes
Math aids
Yes
Dry erase board
Yes
Additional writing implements
Yes

Audio test
Yes
Bilingual dictionary
No
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
English dictionary
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No
Multiple test sessions
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
Yes
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