The Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) is a portable skills credential that provides an employer a good snapshot of the employability skills of a potential hiring candidate.
By 2020, more than 90% of all jobs will require skill levels beyond those gained in high school.
Why a Career Readiness Certificate:
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A CRC identifies skills and competencies for jobs
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Identifies skills gaps and guides training decisions;
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EEOC and ADA compliant
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Is not an aptitude test. It is an assessment, which means everything is teachable, and the skills learned in order to raise the assessment scores.
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A CRC does not replace other credentials; it supplements them.
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Necessary because of permanent changes in the workplace and worker requirements.
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Useful to people of all ages and in all career pathways.
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A cost-effective demonstration of skills levels of individuals and geographic regions.
Benefits for the Job Seeker:
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For job seekers, the CRC serves as a portable credential that can be more meaningful to employers than a high school degree or a resume citing experience in a different job setting.
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Builds confidence that skills meet the needs of local employers.
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Gives an advantage over the other job applicants who have not demonstrated needed skills.
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Determines skill improvement and training needs.
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Possesses a portable skills credential that enhances employability.
Benefits for the Employer:
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For employers, the CRC offers a reliable mean of determining whether a potential employee has the necessary skills to be “job ready.”
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Reduces turnover and overtime.
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Takes the guesswork out of the selection process.
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Improves the effectiveness of training dollars.
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Streamlines hiring by including a preferred certificate level in job postings.
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Meets EEOC requirements
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Accuforce
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Alexander Count
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Alexander County Schools
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Bernhardt Furniture
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Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation
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Blue Ridge Tissue Corp.
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CCC&TI
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Catawba County
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Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
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CVCC
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Century Furniture
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City of Hickory Fire Fighters
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City of Lenoir
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Concept Frames
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Craftmaster Furniture Inc.
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GKN Driveline
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Hickory Springs (HSM)
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IFH
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Jack Sipe Construction
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LifeStore Bank & LifeStore Insurance
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LP Building Products
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Marves
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Poppelman Plastics
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Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory
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Prysmian Group
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Punker LLC
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Restoration Hardware
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Schneider Mills Inc.
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Sealed Air Corporation
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Sherrill Furniture
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Shurtape Technologies
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Southern Systems
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Taylor King
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Technibilt
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The Cognitive Connection
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The Floyd Group
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Town of Granite Falls
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Town of Hudson
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Turbocoating America
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Ultra Force Staffing Services
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United Beverages of NC. LLC
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Wells Fargo Advisors
A Growing List of Regional Companies that Recognize
the CRC:
North Carolina’s Career Readiness Certification was endorsed by Governor Beverly Purdue.The Western Piedmont Workforce Development Board also encourages and supports the Career Readiness Certifications.