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Across high schools, there is plenty of preparation for college, from ACT and SAT practice to college essay tutorials. But what about preparation for the workforce?

对于仍然决定的学生们仍然存在college is the right fit, and for those looking to go directly into the workforce, the National Career Readiness Certificate is a valuable resource that helps young adults land fulfilling jobs and increase their earning potential. Since the National Career Readiness Certificate is neither widely known nor discussed, we've decided to dive a little deeper into the subject. Read on for more valuable information to share with your students, college-bound or otherwise!

Overview:

According to theACT(American College Testing), which issues theNational Career Readiness Certificate, it is “anassessment-based credential issued at four levels [that] measures and certifies the essential work skills needed for success in jobs across industries and occupations.”

雇主使用国家职业准备证书向兽医直接从高中以及来自大学世界的职业候选人使用，因为它被认为是有可靠的就业绩效预测因子。通过标准化测试通过标准化测试，评估成功执行各种领域的各种作业所需的技能组。

虽然国家职业准备证书可以包含在任何工作的恢证或职位申请中，但它被认为是一个关键组成部分是许多更广泛的凭证系统，包括全国制造商协会（NAM）和其他领域的建筑，信息技术，信息技术，和能量。

Above all, the National Career Readiness Certificate is widely known and accepted. If your students are skeptical about its importance or value, you can tell them that more than 2.3 million certificates have been issued since they were introduced in 2006!

Requirements:

You can find more onNational Career Readiness Certificate curriculumon the ACT website, but in short, The National Career Readiness Certificate is earned through the completion of three ACT WorkKeys assessments, each of which is research-based:

• 应用数学
• Workplace Documents
• Graphic Literacy

Across these three disciplines, the following skills are assessed:

• Problem solving and critical thinking
• Reading and utilizing texts commonly found in workplaces
• 使用工作场所文档解决问题
• Solving workplace problems using mathematical logic, reasoning and skills
• 正确执行数学al calculations as they would arise in various workplaces
• 在一个或多个图表中查找，综合，比较，概述，分析和应用信息

Levels of proficiency

全国职业准备证书在四个不同的层面颁发，基于对每项评估所取得的分数：

• 铂：Scores of level 6 or higher on all exams, which reflects skills required for roughly 99% percent of the jobs listed in the ACT JobPro database.
• Gold:Scores of level 5 or higher on all exams, which reflects skills required for at least 93% of the jobs listed in the ACT JobPro database.
• Silver:scores of level 4 or higher on all exams, and reflects skills required for at least 69% of the jobs listed in the ACT JobPro database.
• 青铜：scores of level 3 or higher on all exams, which reflects skills required for at least 93% of the jobs listed in the ACT JobPro database.

Benefits

The benefits of the National Career Readiness Certificate apply to job candidates and employers alike.

First of all, the National Career Readiness Certificate is particularly useful for students who do not want to attend college, as it provides them a verifiable (and quantifiable) measurement of skills. This certificate is also a great placeholder for students who may want to attend college but are currently unsure of where to attend and what to study, but who want to join the workforce while taking the time to decide on next steps.

除高中的学生外，国家职业准备证书也有利于学院或毕业的学院，但尚未有工作场所经验。由于强调工作场所准备，没有经验，但拥有国家职业准备证书的毕业生将更加吸引潜在雇主。此外，在大量时间后重新进入就业市场的人也可能发现他们从证书中获得额外的提升。

Whether you are working with students who are going to college, those that are content with a high school diploma, or a few straddling that fence, it's worth bringing up the National Career Readiness Certificate. Though often glossed over in discussions about post-high school endeavors, it remains a great option for students, whatever their post-high school path may be.