WorkKeys: TMA Members Hire and Develop Employees with Confidence
ACT’s WorkKeys is a job skills assessment program that helps employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce. WorkKeys assesses employee competence in a number of areas. Before enrolling participants in training, TMA administers WorkKeys as a way to assess the participant’s readiness for training.
Individuals who complete the following three assessments are eligible for a National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC):
- Applied Mathematics
- Locating Information
- Reading for Information
Cost: $50 for each assessment; $150 for three assessments includes NCRC Certification
TMA members use WorkKeys to improve their workforce throughout the employment lifecycle:
Hiring
- WorkKeys testing demonstrates whether a candidate has the foundational skills and abilities necessary for success in your organization.
- ACT maintains an extensive database of job profiles, making it easy to measure a candidate’s skill set against position requirements. It is also easy to generate custom job profiles that reflect the unique demands of your organization.
- In conjunction with WorkKeys testing, the TMA offers the National Career Readiness Certification. Hire with the confidence that your new employees are truly the best, brightest, and most trainable of their peers.
Training & Development
- WorkKeys assessments of current employees can help you to identify and close skill gaps.
- Targeted training makes the most of your training dollars by pinpointing specific areas for employee development, producing better results with lower overall costs.
Succession Planning
- Retiring baby boomers will soon create a shortage of 80-million experienced workers. With younger—and often less qualified—people stepping in to take their place, succession planning is more critical than ever. Use workforce gap analysis from WorkKeys Foundational Skills assessments to define current competencies and harness training data to align your workforce with your company's near- and long-term strategic plans.
- Using WorkKeys, you will be able to make concrete recommendations for advancement based on employee strengths and development needs.
Work Keys testing can be administered either at the TMA’s headquarters in Park Ridge, Illinois, or on site at your company. If you are interested in testing candidates in house, the TMA will work with your Information Technology department to set up everything you need. Give us a call to implement WorkKeys assessments in your company!