Career Readiness Certificate

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EARN YOUR NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE AT BMCC

The National Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) verifies to employers anywhere in the United States that an individual has essential core employability skills in reading, math, and locating information. If you have questions, please call 541-278-5929.

Take the WorkKeys assessments at BMCC

The CRC documents your skill level through a tool called WorkKeys® assessments—which remain the only proven system for linking job skills with workplace success. To earn the CRC, you must take three WorkKeys assessments—Math, Reading, and Locating Information. Your WorkKeys scores will determine what CRC level you are eligible to earn: bronze, silver, or gold. If you want to progress to a higher CRC level, BMCC can provide focused classes and training programs to help you meet your goal

Why is it needed?

The mismatch between the skills required for most jobs and the skills of the U.S. workforce is having a significant impact on productivity and revenue across all businesses and industries. Employers need reliable ways to measure foundational skills to ensure that they are hiring the most qualified, trainable candidates.
The American workforce pipeline consists of high school, college, university, and adult training program graduates, the unemployed and incarcerated, returning retirees, and the currently employed. Today, our workforce pipeline is unevenly trained, and job applicants often have difficulty demonstrating to potential employers their actual foundational skill levels.

To help overcome these challenges, we need a workforce with the foundational skills to succeed and a common language for educators and employers to measure skills. The solution? The nation's workforce credential—The National Career Readiness Certificate.

Career Readiness Certificate Skill Levels

Bronze Level signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 3 in each of the three core areas (Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information) and has necessary skills for 35% of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.

Silver Level signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 4 in each of the three core areas and has the necessary skills for 65% of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.

Gold Level signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 5 in each of the three core areas and has the necessary skills for 90% of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.

Platinum Level signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 6 in each of the three core areas and has the necessary skills for 99% of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.

Assessments may be re-taken to achieve a higher level certificate. To discuss options available for improving your skill level please contact either WorkSource Oregon to participate in WIN tutorials or the CRC Coordinator at BMCC.

YOU CAN OBTAIN THE CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE AT BMCC IN JUST 3 EASY STEPS

STEP ONE: CONTACT BMCC @ 541-278-5929

STEP TWO: SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TIME TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT

STEP THREE: TAKE THE WORKKEYS ASSESSMENT AND BEGIN YOUR CLIMB TO SUCCESS

For additional information or to schedule an assessment, please contact the CRC Coordinator, Jessica Eilertson at 541-278-5929 or email jeilertson@bluecc.edu

This project received $15,000 (50% of its total cost) from a grant awarded under the President's Workforce Inititiative Act, and $15,000 (50% of the remaining cost) from the Oregon Department of Community College Workforce Development.

The National Career Readiness Certificate—certified by ACT.

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