Career Readiness Certificate

The purpose of the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) is to increase Missouri's economic competitiveness by connecting Missouri businesses with skilled workers who demonstrate proficiency in basic workplace readiness. The CRC is a certificate in which the WorkKeys Assessment is used to identify a person's skill levels in three specific areas: Reading for Information, Locating Information and Applied Mathematics. These three areas have been consistently identified by employers nationwide as being essential for prospective and incumbent employees both for being hired and for advancement.

WorkKeys is based on two elements: 1)a Job Profile, in which a trained profiler analyzes a specific job and determines what skill sets, at what level, are needed to perform the job; and, 2) an Assessment of the job-seeker, given at either at the local Career Center or Community College, depending on the arrangements in that Workforce Investment Region.

There are three levels for the CRC: Gold, Silver and Bronze, and they are issued based upon the scores of the three assessments mentioned above. The individual's assessment scores are entered in the Division of Workforce Development's case management system to assist Career Center staff in finding a good job match for the client. The CRC also influences Career Center service delivery: persons wishing to obtain a higher-level CRC can be provided training as appropriate to lessen the skills gap and improve job matching ability.

For more information on how the CRC will benefit Missouri job seekers, see http://www.act.org/certificate/index.html.  

Below is an example of the Gold Level CRC, front and back: