Prove your workplace skills to employers!

WorkKeys® was developed by ACT®, an international leader in educational assessment and workforce development services for more than forty years, best known for the ACT® college entrance exam. Over the past few decades, ACT® has completed WorkKeys job and occupational profiles for thousands of jobs across every employment field and has administered millions of WorkKeys® assessments. The system is used by thousands of companies and schools across the United States and internationally.

The WorkKeys® Assessments is a job skills assessment system developed by ACT®. It used across the nation to help individuals, educators and employer identify the skills needed to be successful on the job and to determine where additional training can help develop a higher caliber workforce. It measures the "real world" skills employers believe are critical to job success. The system is designed to match prospective employees to jobs and careers. WorkKeys® will measure your skills and compare them to the requirements of the jobs that you want.

The WorkKeys® assessments present workplace situations, reading materials, problems and messages for the employee to respond to and/or resolve. Each assessment is constructed with a number of levels, with each successive level more complex than the previous. The assessments available by category:

Communication:

• Business Writing
• Listening
• Reading for Information
• Writing

Problem Solving:

• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Technology
• Locating Information
• Observation

Interpersonal Skills:

• Teamwork

If your skill levels meet the job requirements, you can use the WorkKeys® skill reports and certificates to show employers the kind of job you are capable of performing. Your scores help you describe your strengths in terms of skills that are relevant to the workplace.

If your skill levels need improving, the Henderson County JobLink Career Center can provide a targeted training program to help you raise your scores. The program utilizing "WIN - WorldWide Interactive Network" - is web-based and mobile, and helps you get the most out of your valuable learning time. The package complements WorkKeys® and is tailored to your personal education and training needs.

Contact the Henderson County JobLink Career Center at 828-694-1755
to find out more about how WorkKeys® can help you achieve your career goals.