National Career Readiness System

WorkKeys exams are the foundation of the National Career Readiness System – a job skills credentialing system.

People can earn a National Career Readiness Certificates by taking three WorkKeys exams: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information exams. They are awarded certificates of Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, depending on their test scores.

The higher the skill levels, the more jobs for which the applicant qualifies.