National Career Readiness Certificate

Minnesota employers can save time, money, and greatly increase the chance of finding workers with the right skills by giving preference to applicants who have earned the National Career Readiness Certificate™.

Developed by ACT and used in more than 40 states, the NCRC™ verifies that prospective employees have the work-related knowledge and fundamental skills to be successful on the job, including:

Problem solving
Critical thinking
Reading and using work-related text
Applying information from workplace documents to solve problems
Applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems
Setting up and performing work-related mathematical calculations
Locating, synthesizing, and applying information presented graphically
Comparing, summarizing, and analyzing information presented in multiple related graphics

How to Begin
There are no additional cost to employers. Just ask job applicants to earn the NCRC™ and add the key words “NCRC Preferred” to your job descriptions.

The NCRC™ assessments are offered at no charge at select Minnesota WorkForce Centers and other locations.

Twin Cities WorkForce Centers Offering NCRC Assessments
Anoka County / Dakota County Burnsville / Dakota County West St. Paul / Hennepin South / Minneapolis South / Ramsey County-North St. Paul / Ramsey County-St. Paul / Scott County

View a Twin Cites area testing schedule.

Greater Minnesota WorkForce Centers Offering NCRC Assessments
Alexandria / Bemidji / Brainerd / Cambridge / Crookston - call 218-281-6020 / Detroit Lakes / Duluth / Fairmont / Fergus Falls / Grand Rapids / Hibbing / Hutchinson / Little Falls / Mankato / Marshall / Montevideo / Monticello / Moorhead / Roseau - call 218-463-2233 / St. Cloud / Thief River Falls / Virginia / Wadena / Willmar / Winona / Worthington

For More Information
Contact a DEED Business Services Representative or visit the NCRC Website.