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Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)
Contact:
Darren Morris, Instructional Designer
Phone:
804.543.6094

Credential Contractor

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

Test Site:
  • School: Online
Paper & Pencil
No
Can the instructor take this test?:
No
Number of Test Items:
100
Time Allowed (minutes):

One hour standard without extended time accommodation

Passing Score (percent):

75

Cost Per Test:

$7 pre-test; $10 post-test; $10 retakes

Test Specifics:

https://www.ctecs.org/virginia/

Additional information:

CTECS also offers full curriculum as a test prep and remediation tool. For instructional modules, go to: https://wrs.ctecs.org/practice/. Additional WRS activities are offered through Virginia's CTE Resource Center. During the testing window (school year through July), students have the option to take one WRS Pre-Test and up to three chances (up to two retakes) to pass the WRS Post-Test. Students are also offered a digital badge upon passing the test, easily shared with employers and postsecondary opportunities, through Credly, our badging partner.

Possible Preparatory Courses

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
No
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
No
Planned breaks during test
No
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
90 minutes beyond standard; 60 minutes for students identified as SWD or LEP.

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

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

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
Yes
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
No
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
No
Read back student response
Yes
Calculator and arithmetic tools
Yes
Calculator with additional functions
No
Math aids
No
Dry erase board
No
Additional writing implements
No

Audio test
Yes
Bilingual dictionary
No
Dictation to a scribe
No
English dictionary
No
Examiner records responses
No
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
90 minutes additional (to standard 60 minutes) for students identified as SWD or LEP.
Multiple test sessions
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
No
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