Work Ready Certificate

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Employers/Job Seekers!!!

Georgia Work Ready links education and workforce partners within a community, offering a common language to help them communicate about job skill requirements needed to develop employees and build a better workplace. Three WorkKeys assessments -- Reading for information, Applied Mathematics, an Locating Information -- will measure foundational job skills needed for a wide variety of jobs across the state and the nation.

The Georgia Office of Workforce Development, in cooperation with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce has selected WorkKeys by ACT to benchmark required skills. The Work Keys system , including job profiling and both foundational and personal skills assessments, is used by thousands of companies worldwide as a tool to help employers select hire, train, develop and retain the high-performance workforce necessary to compete successfully in today's global economy. The WorkKeys system offers the people of Georgia the most extensive database available on the skills of U.S> workers, with more than 13,000 job profiles and more than 10 million assessments already administered.

The Georgia Work Ready credential program combines a measure of cognitive performance and work habits to provide reliable, relevant information about employees' and applicants' skill levels. When you compare this assessment information with he skill benchmarks required for you jobs, you will be able to make solid decisions about your workforce. Georgia Work Ready provides a comprehensive system to refine your applicant pool, match candidates to jobs, and identify skill gaps that could hinder productivity.

For more information, please call (770) 233-6174.