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Utility of Standardized Work Readiness Skills <br />â– Very Useful <br />Useful <br />Somewhat Useful <br />Not Useful <br />Use of Standardized Work Readiness Skills <br />It was no surprise that the manufacturing sector said a standardized <br />work readiness skills training and certification credential would be very <br />useful as a tool to demonstrate a worker's aptitude and employability <br />skills. The Retail Sales and Services sector also gave high marks for this <br />type of credential. 68% percent of all respondents said that such a <br />credential would be useful or very useful to their recruiting efforts. The <br />credential described in this question is the North Carolina Career <br />Readiness Certification. It is available statewide through the N.C. <br />Community College System. The State of North Carolina has awarded <br />the Career Readiness Certification to over 96,000 workers. <br />"We are pleased with using WorkKeys as an assessment tool for certain jobs." <br />"We now require the state Career Readiness Certification as part of our <br />requirements for employment consideration. This has helped standardize skills <br />comparisons when choosing between two qualified applicants. " <br />"JobLinks and the WorkKeys program have been very beneficial in qualifying <br />good technical applicants. " <br />1 -4 Page 290 <br />