Oregon's National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is one way to measure what you can DO, rather than what you KNOW. A certificate helps those applying for jobs show potential employers their career readiness skills. Earning a certificate helps job applicants stand out to employers who prefer the NCRC, both in Oregon and across the country.
NCRC Benefits
The National Career Readiness Certificate is used by thousands of employers, employees and job applicants nationwide. Earn yours to experience the benefits of the NCRC:
Skills Assessed to Receive Certificate
Applied Mathematics: Measures the skill people use when they apply mathematical reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to work-related problems.
Reading for Information: Measures the skill people use when they read and use written text in order to perform job tasks. The written texts include memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies and regulations.
Locating Information: Measures the skill people use when they work with workplace graphics, including comparing, summarizing and analyzing information found in charts, graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, maps and instrument gauges. For more information on the NCRC, visit www.OregonWorkReady.com. You can also contact your local WorkSource Oregon Center to see how you can get started.
NCRC Benefits
The National Career Readiness Certificate is used by thousands of employers, employees and job applicants nationwide. Earn yours to experience the benefits of the NCRC:
- Be confident in your skills when you earn a nationally recognized certificate.
- Stand out to employers who prefer the NCRC in their hiring practices.
- Earn a portable certification recognized by employers nationwide.
- Be acknowledged for the skills you have worked hard to gain.
- Available at no cost to you.
Skills Assessed to Receive Certificate
Applied Mathematics: Measures the skill people use when they apply mathematical reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to work-related problems.
Reading for Information: Measures the skill people use when they read and use written text in order to perform job tasks. The written texts include memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies and regulations.
Locating Information: Measures the skill people use when they work with workplace graphics, including comparing, summarizing and analyzing information found in charts, graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, maps and instrument gauges. For more information on the NCRC, visit www.OregonWorkReady.com. You can also contact your local WorkSource Oregon Center to see how you can get started.