ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)

Validate Foundational Skills for Workforce Preparedness

Help individuals earn, verify, certify, and share the essential foundational skills for workplace success with the ACT ® WorkKeys ® National Career Readiness Certificate™ (NCRC®)—a portable, evidence-based credential earned by completing and ranking scores in the Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents Assessments.

The WorkKeys NCRC is issued at four levels; Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

The WorkKeys NCRC ® measures and certifies the essential work skills needed for success in jobs across industries and occupations. With the WorkKeys NCRC, individuals can:

• Build confidence that their skills meet the needs of employers
• Show prospective employers concrete proof of their skills
• Apply real-world use to coursework from the classroom
• Determine skill improvement and training needs
• Improve the opportunities for career changes and advancement
• Earn college credit at many institutions and reach academic goals more quickly

Available in Spanish
Examinees that complete the Spanish-language versions of the assessments are eligible for the WorkKeys NCRC en Español.

Key Things About the NCRC Credential

• On the front of the certificate you will see the level earned and a 9-digit registration number. If the individual has made their certificate publicly available, employers can verify the certificate by entering the registration number.
• On the back of the certificate are WorkKeys Assessment scores earned and the skills verified for each of the assessments completed. Since the levels build upon each other, the full list of skills is verified at each level.
• The WorkKeys NCRC is backed by ACT and validated by ACT research.