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Why use the WorkKeys Assessments to certify employability skills?

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Why use the WorkKeys Assessments to certify employability skills?

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Over the last ten years, WorkKeys has become a widely accepted common language for skills definition among employers, educators/trainers, and potential/incumbent employees. The power of the WorkKeys system lies in its: 1) objectivity, 2) simplicity, 3) compliance with federal law (ADA, EEOC), and 4) legal defensibility. Across eight assessments, WorkKeys skill levels are described in terms of single digit numbers whose meanings are clearly defined and readily accessible. There are three components to the WorkKeys system: • Job profiling which identifies the basic employability skills required on the job • Assessment of skill levels of potential or incumbent workers • Training to close any skills gap that exists between the skills required and those demonstrated. This latter component is efficient and cost effective because training is done ONLY in the specific skills areas where it is required. Of the tens of thousands of jobs that have been profiled nationally using WorkKeys, about 85

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