WorkKeys

ACT WorkKeys® assessments measure your foundational skills which are required for success in the workplace.

Students will take three ACT WorkKeys assessments:

• Applied Math

• Graphic Literacy

• Workplace Documents

"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." 

• Seniors who are CTE Concentrators (taken two or more Career & Technical Education Credits in a Cluster, with one of the credits being a second level course) are required to take the assessments.

• JCC CTE CCP courses count when identifying CTE Concentrators.  

• The WorkKeys assessments are required for all eligible CTE concentrators per G.S. §115C-174.25 

• Please contact Ms. Waller, CvHS Career Development Coordinator, or your school counselor with questions about CTE Concentrator Status.  

• You will receive an email from Ms. Parrish, CvHS Testing Coordinator, with more information about testing dates and times.

All students will eventually enter the workforce.  

The WorkKeys system measures skills valued by employers.

Students can use their results to gain a better understanding of their chances for success in the workplace as well as to improve areas where their skills are weak.

Students, job seekers, and seasoned professionals can use WorkKeys to gain a valid way to demonstrate their abilities to employers. 

Educators and employers can use it to help take the guesswork out of determining student, applicant, and employee qualifications.  

All students have the opportunity to participate in review sessions in an effort to prepare for WorkKeys testing.

Visit the CvHS WorkKeys Review Website.

Explore the shared pages for Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents. 

Each page provides a brief overview of the test and links to practice tests.

You can also visit Ohio Means Business to access additional practice assessments.  

• Typically, ACT WorkKeys Assessments are administered online and take a maximum of one hour to complete.  

  • Paper assessments can be administered in certain situations.

• You should expect to complete the three assessments, (Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents) in three hours.    

• If you participate in JCC CCP classes, you will receive a letter to share with your instructors since you may miss class on your assigned testing day.

  • JCC Instructors are aware that WorkKeys testing is required and your absence will be excused.

• Please contact Christina Parrish, CvHS Testing Coordinator, with questions about the WorkKeys testing schedule.

• You should receive an email from ACT WorkKeys with your test results approximately 1 month after testing.

• Please contact Ms. Parrish, CvHS Testing Coordinator with questions about WorkKeys scores.

• If you do not receive an email, you will need to contact ACT WorkKeys to receive your  My WorkKeys Login.  

  • • Call 1-800-967-5539  to request your login.

• Once students receive their login, visit MyWorkKeys to access, print, share, etc. your scores and/or National Career Readiness Certificate.

• Students who achieve qualifying scores on the three assessments can earn a WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (WorkKeys NCRC) as well as a North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate

• Certificates are  awarded at four readiness levels

  • Bronze (3)

  • Silver (4)

  • Gold (5)

  • Platinum (6/7)

• The NCRC is based upon your lowest score on the three core assessments.

• Results are valid for three years.

• Certificates provide employers with proof that students have the skills needed to do the jobs available.