WorkKeys Taken on Paper: Alabama
Important Dates
Your Fall Schedule of Events contains all dates and deadlines for your test event. Check it frequently to ensure you're on track for a successful administration.
Fall Test Dates
- Test Window 1: October 16, 2024
- Test Accommodations Window 1: October 16-28, 2024
- Test Window 2: October 30, 2024
- Test Accommodations Window 2: October 30 - November 8, 2024
Learn about Test Formats and Policies
Resources:
- What's New (web content)
- Value of WorkKeys (video)
- Testing Policies and Information (web content)
- Test Coordinator Checklist (pdf)
- ACT WorkKeys/NCRC Tips for Educators (pdf)
Select Test Dates and Verify Shipping Address (Manage Participation)
Dates:
Fall - August 12–23, 2024
Websites:
Resources:
- PearsonAccessnext User Guide (web content) (select the Test Date and Materials Receipt Selection section)
- Address Change Request Form (web form)
Select Test Staff and Set Up Accounts
Websites:
Resources:
- Staff Requirements, Roles, and Responsibilities (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
- PearsonAccessnext User Guide (web content) (select the Managing Contact and User Account Information section)
Training:
Tip: When the district test coordinator changes the school test coordinator in PearsonAccessnext, remember to deactivate the existing test coordinator's user account. Updates need to be completed in two places: the manage contacts screen and creating a new user account.
Verify Enrollment Counts
Dates:
Fall - August 12–23, 2024
Websites:
Resources:
- PearsonAccessnext User Guide (web content) (select the Managing Test Materials, Accessing Reports, and Submit a Request to Enroll or Unenroll an Examinee sections)
Tip: If you need to order additional materials, be sure to do so by the additional order date listed on your Schedule of Events.
Training:
- Enroll/Verify/Update Students in PearsonAccessnext (training tutorial)
Learn about Accessibility Supports
Resources:
Arrange for Accommodations and/or English Learner (EL) Supports
Resources:
- Testing with Accessibility Supports (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
- WorkKeys-Translated Test Directions for English Learners (pdf)
- Testing Staff Agreement - First Language Interpreter (pdf)
- Reader Agreement (pdf)
- Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf)
- Scribe Agreement (pdf)
Tip: Review the Accessibility Support Guide if you have questions about the accommodations and supports available for ACT WorkKeys.
Order Test Materials
Fall Dates:
Test Window 1: September 2–20, 2024
Test Window 2: October 16–18, 2024
Websites:
Resources:
- PearsonAccessnext User Guide (web content) (select Managing Test Materials section)
Training:
- How to Order Initial WorkKeys Materials (training tutorial)
- Ordering Additional ACT WorkKeys Materials (training tutorial)
You can track test materials shipments using Orders & Shipment Tracking. See the View Status and Shipment Information section in the PearsonAccessnext User Guide.
Complete Non-Test Activities
Dates:
After materials arrive
Resources:
- Non-Test Activities (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
Tip: Decide whether examinees will complete the demographics portion of their answer document in a non-test session before test day or as the first part of their test session on test day. If before test day, schedule a time for a non-test session. If on test day, be sure to account for this time in your testing schedule.
Provide Examinees Test Prep Information
Websites:
Resources:
Prepare Your Facility, Staff, and Test Materials
Resources:
- Test Facilities (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
- Test Staff (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
- Test Materials (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
- Test Administration (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
Training:
- Fall - On Demand Ordering Test Materials Training (webinar)
- Fall - Ordering Test Materials Training slide deck (pdf)
Tip: Review the "Receipt and Check-In of Test Materials" section of the Test Coordinator Information Manual before receiving your shipment. Have it available to refer to while unpacking your test materials.
Tip: Remember to hold a training session with all testing staff (new and old) before test day. This is required and is separate from the briefing session that happens on test day. Suggested topics to cover during the training session are in your administration manual.
Update Examinee Information
Fall Dates:
August 12–23, 2024
Websites:
Resources:
- PearsonAccessnext User Guide (web content) (select the Manage Examinee Information section)
Administer the Test
Fall Dates:
Test Window 1: Standard Time Administration Date: October 16, 2024
Test Window 1: Accommodations Administration Window: October 16 -28, 2024
Test Window 2: Standard Time Administration Date: October 30, 2024
Test Window 2: Accommodations Administration Window: October 30 - November 8, 2024
Resources:
Administration Forms
- Test Administration Form - ACT WorkKeys Standard Time Paper (pdf)
- Test Administration Form - ACT WorkKeys Accommodations Paper (pdf)
- Student Identification Form (pdf)
Administration Manuals
- Fall - ACT WorkKeys Administration Manual - Standard Time Paper (pdf)
- Fall - ACT WorkKeys Administration Manual - Accommodations Paper (pdf)
- ACT Test Coordinator Information Manual (pdf)
Supplements
- ACT WorkKeys Test Directions (English) (pdf)
- Calculator Policy (pdf)
- ACT-Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf)
- Prohibited Device Poster (pdf)
Tip: Ensure you are using the correct materials for your test date. Using test booklets assigned for another test date will result in the cancellation of scores.
Tip: Make sure examinees properly grid the form code into the Test Form block on their answer documents. This is essential to the answer documents being scored properly.
Tip: If you are testing an examinee authorized for English learner supports, have the ACT-Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list handy to verify at check in that the examinee's dictionary can be used for testing.
Return Test Materials
Fall Dates:
Test Window 1: Standard Time Testing Materials Receipt Deadline: October 25, 2024
Test Window 1: Accommodations Administration Testing Materials Receipt Deadline: November 8, 2024
Test Window 2: Standard Time Testing Materials Receipt Deadline: November 8, 2024
Test Window 2: Accommodations Testing Materials Receipt Deadline: November 25, 2024
Resources:
- Collecting, Packing, and Returning Test Materials (web content) (select the first result listed after applying search filters)
- Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials Form (pdf)
Training:
Note: Test coordinators should verify completeness and accuracy of materials received from room supervisors before returning them to ACT. Check that all Test Administration Forms are filled out and check that the test form code is properly gridded on each answer document.
Tip: Do not return unused answer documents from initial testing. Use those for makeup testing.
Tip: Return answer documents following testing so they arrive at ACT by the receipt deadline listed on the Schedule of Events and can be scored.
Tip: Return materials for all accommodations examinees together at the end of the testing window. Do not return individual materials as they are completed.
Tip: If you received any additional orders, the return shipping labels received with these orders will require you to fill in your high school name and code. These fields are already completed on initial order labels.
Access and Understand Score Reports
Dates:
Score Report Schedule for ACT WorkKeys (web content) (coming soon)
Websites:
Resources:
- Online Reports Portal User Guide (pdf)
- Score Reports Available in Online Reports Portal (pdf)
- Scale Score Interpretation Guide (pdf)
- Score Level Interpretation - web page
- Using the Online Reports Portal -Reports (video)
- Using the Online Reports Portal - Career Readiness Certificate Reports (video)
- Exporting and Printing National Career Readiness Certificates (training tutorial)
- Understanding the Scores and Using Data - WorkKeys (webinar)
- Understanding the Scores and Using Data - WorkKeys (pdf)
Tip: This document provides a list and description of all available reports. Click on the title for an interactive display of the report.
Tip: Examinees who achieve a minimum score of three (3) or higher on each subject test may be eligible to receive an ACT WorkKeys NCRC.
Training:
Digital Badging
Website:
- ACT WorkKeys Digital Badging - For Job Seekers
Tip: Go to our webpage to learn more about Digital Badging. Then share the resources below with your examinees. - ACT WorkKeys Digital Badging - For Education and Workforce Sites
Resources:
- Help Paper Examinees Access their Digital Badge (pdf)
- Accept Your Digital Badge in 5 Easy Steps (pdf)
- Digital Credentials At-A-Glance (pdf)
Share Reporting Information with Examinees
Websites:
Tip: Examinees who earn an ACT WorkKeys NCRC can access test scores as well as view, print, and share their certificate by either creating an account or accessing an existing account.
Resources:
- How to Use Your WorkKeys Results (pdf)
- How the WorkKeys Assessments Can Work For You (pdf)
- Create a New MyWorkKeys Account (pdf)
- Access a Pre-Created (or Existing) My WorkKeys account (pdf)
- ACT WorkKeys NCRC Student Benefits Flyer (pdf)
- WorkKeys-NCRC Benefits Student Letter (pdf)
How Examinees Can Search for Career Choices Based on WorkKeys Scores
Websites:
Resources:
- Using the Occupational Profile Database (pdf)
Tip: Examinees use the Occupational Profile database to compare the WorkKeys scores needed in career paths to the scores they earned.
Training: