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The skills needed for work readiness: <br />1. are both foundational and occupation specific, <br />2, vary in both importance and level for different occupations, and <br />3. depend on the critical tasks identified via a job analysis or an occupational profile. <br />In other words, while a common set of skills are required by a majority of the jobs in the US economy, <br />each job has specific cognitive and behavioral requirements that are unique to that job. These <br />requirements vary in relative importance and level from one occupation to another, creating a unique <br />signature of job- specific skills for each occupation. Specific job skill requirements can be identified <br />through ajob analysis or occupational profile that summarizes the competencies, knowledge, skills, <br />abilities, and behaviors directly related to performance on the job. These job skill requirements provide <br />the basis for work readiness standards that can be used to help develop curriculum and training <br />programs for job seekers to meet minimum skill level requirements. <br />Within the context of college and career readiness, foundational skills are the fundamental, portable <br />skills that are critical to training and workplace success. These skills are fundamental in that they serve <br />as a basis --the foundation —for supporting more advanced skill development. And they are portable <br />because, rather than being job specific, they can be applied at some level across a wide variety of <br />occupations. Individuals also need to acquire job - specific skills to differentiate themselves in a <br />competitive job market. <br />What are these job - specific skills? How can job seekers know that they have requisite job- specific skills <br />and that they are work ready? How can employers know that job candidates are work ready and have <br />the skills needed to perform successfully? In this report, ACT defines work readiness and describes <br />how the ACT Work Readiness Standards and Benchmarks are developed. These standards and <br />benchmarks serve as the basis for measuring work readiness in America and ensure that <br />postsecondary curriculum is aligned with the skills that employers demand, <br />"Specific job skill requirements can be identified thrroicgh <br />a job analysis or occupational profile that summarizes the <br />coi npetencies, knowledge, shills, abilities, and behaviors directly <br />related to performance on the job." <br />ACT <br />F -2 Page 98 <br />