Benefits of Using WorkKeys^® for Federal programs

• forms the foundation for One-Stop Systems.
• provides linkages among academic and occupational learning, the job market, and employers.
• helps gauge workforce readiness according to core indicators, such as communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• measures and documents attainment of employability skills for students in vocational education, secondary, and postsecondary programs.
• supports the integration of academic and work-readiness skills.
• identifies gaps in employability skills so instruction and training can be more effectively targeted.
• helps individuals prepare to enter the workforce.

Additional Considerations

To assess progress on meeting core indicators of performance, WorkKeys:

• assesses and documents attainment of work-readiness skills.
• describes relative skill levels in numerical terms.
• provides information, in quantifiable terms, that can be used to document progress in closing skill gaps.

The reporting component of the WorkKeys system provides information to help:

• businesses plan training programs and screen prospective employees.
• educators evaluate curriculum and provide students with career guidance.
• individuals make career choices.

Scores for the WorkKeys assessments are criterion referenced: they indicate an individual's proficiency with respect to the skills each assessment covers.

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