NCRC for Students

National Career Readiness CertificateCertified Work Ready Community

Soft Skills Assessment

National Career Readiness Certificate

The National Career Readiness Certificate documents work-related skills.  It help Oregon employers hire, train and retain qualified employees. 

The NCRC measures essential workplace skills and is a reliable predictor of workplace success.

NCRC addresses and meets the following needs of local businesses:• Reduces employee training time and cost• Improves employee retention• Increases employee production• Hire correctly the FIRST TIME

Benefits for the students Essential Skills

• Gold Level or above • Math and Reading

College Credit• Silver Level or above (3 credits)

Online Lessons Career Exploration Nationally recognized certificate

Benefits for students video

National Career Readiness CertificateSample Questions

National Career Readiness CertificateFree Training Available Online

Maximize the NCRCStep 1 – Share your certificate

http://www.act.org/certificate/order.html

Maximize the NCRCStep 2 – Include your certificate on your resume

Maximize the NCRCStep 3 – Understand the job profiles

http://profiles.keytrain.com/profile_search/

Maximize the NCRCStep 4a – Matching your job profile to an opening

Maximize the NCRCStep 4b – Matching your job profile to interests

National Career Readiness CertificateResources

http://www.region4wib.org/services/job-seeker

Certified Work Ready Communities A Certified Work Ready Community is a

community, county, or regional partnership certified by a third party as having a skilled and talented workforce.

A community receiving certification indicates:• Its citizens have the talent necessary to staff existing

jobs• Its citizens master new technology and embrace

innovation• The community strives to improve its economic base• The community strives to gain a competitive

advantage• The community strives to attract new businesses and

jobs

Certified Work Ready Communities

http://workreadycommunities.org/OR

Certified Work Ready CommunitiesLocal Efforts

Business Outreach

Group

Job Services Group

Connect Business with

Talent

Workforce Investment Board

Economic Development

Chamber of Commerce

Oregon Employment Department

Internal Parners

Internal Partners

Oregon Employment Department

Community Colleges

High Schools

Goodwill

Letters of Support

iMatchSkills

Assessing Soft Skills AccuVision programs feature carefully

researched and employer-validated, video-delivered work situations to accurately measure and predict a person’s soft skills

30 Minutes 35 Minutes 60 Minutes

Assessing Soft Skills Reports available

• Certificate for employers

• Feedback Report• Developmental Plan

Free Training included

NCRC for Students

National Career Readiness CertificateCertified Work Ready Community

Soft Skills Assessment