This helps employers determine the standards for how an applicant must score in a particular WorkKeys skill assessment in order to be qualified for the job.
ACT SkillMap, an online service which links job tasks to the skill levels of WorkKeys assessments, is used primarily to identify employees’ training needs.
Illinois and Michigan have made ACT WorkKeys exams part of their state high school graduation requirements.
[1] Many states use ACT WorkKeys scores in their economic development initiatives, to demonstrate to business relocation prospects that their residents possess high job skills.
[citation needed] These state initiatives include skill credentialing programs that are affiliated with the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.
[3] In 2010, Kentucky switched to the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as part of its statewide realignment of education, economic development and workforce development known as WorkSmart Kentucky [4] North Carolina issues a North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate on the basis of scores on the same three ACT WorkKeys components.