Seniors take the ACT WorkKeys in the fall of their senior year.  The assessments measure foundational skills required for success in the workplace, and help measure the workplace skills that can affect job performance.  Each assessment offers varying levels of difficulty. The levels build on each other, incorporating the skills assessed at the previous levels. For example, at Level 5, individuals need the skills from Levels 3, 4, and 5. The complexity increases as the quantity and/or density of the information increases.  Individuals who successfully complete the three WorkKeys assessments—Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents—earn the WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate® (WorkKeysNCRC®), a valuable credential for students and job seekers seeking to verify foundational workplace skills. ACT WorkKeys also offers additional assessments to measure interests, values, and behaviors that can lead to greater job satisfaction.

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Alabama employers supporting Workkeys:

 

https://www.workreadycommunities.org/national/businesses/?business_name=&state_id=1&county_id=&num_employees=&type=

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Using Workkeys score:

 

https://www.jeffco.edu/sites/default/files/ce/Using_WorkKeys_Scores.pdf

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Preparing for the workkeys:

 

https://acrhs.buncombeschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92613/File/Headlines/Seniors%20Why%20take/Preparing_for_the_WorkKeys_Assessments_209367_7.pdf

 

Sample Questions and practice test:

 

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-job-seekers/preparation.html