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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

What is an Arkansas Career Readiness Certification (CRC)?

An Arkansas CRC is a portable credential based upon the WorkKeys® assessments that demonstrates 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 looking for.


Arkansas Career ReadinessCertificates Awarded to Date: 34,891 
 Bronze: 6,215   Silver: 19,578   Gold: 9,098
 
Percentage for Each Certificate Level:   Bronze: 18% Silver: 56% Gold: 26%
Gold, Silver and Bronze Labels:  Gold level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 5 in each of the three core areas (Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information) and has the necessary skills for 90 percent of the 14,000 jobs profiled in the WorkKeys® database. Silver level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 4 in each of the three core areas and has the necessary skills for 65 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys® database. Bronze level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 3 in each of the three core areas and has the necessary skills for 35 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys® database.

KeyTrain® - is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use system for improving the basic skills measured by the WorkKeys® Assessment System. 






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