The Georgia Work Ready
Certificate System
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Georgia Work Ready benefits everyone by offering a statewide system that enables all concerned to coordinate their efforts to improve the quality of the Georgia workforce. The Georgia Work Ready Certificate provides a comprehensive measure of foundation skills that contribute to workplace success. |
By establishing a common language for communication between employers, educators, and job seekers, the Georgia Work Ready system prermits a direct comparison of the skills needed for a job with the skills a potential employee currently possesses. This ensures informed hiring decisions and well-targeted instruction by trainers and educators.
The Georgia Work Ready Certificate enables individuals to demonstrate to employers a fitness for employment as well as readiness for increased salaries and promotions. Current workers, in addition to unemployed workers can get a Work Ready Certificate FREE OF CHARGE. Training is provided for individuals working toward better jobs. DeKalb Technical College staff will help you find the right training to increase skill in reading, math, and locating information. Coaching is available to job seekers wanting to further develop good work habits.
| Getting a certificate is as easy as 1–2–3! |
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1. Contact DeKalb Tech’s Newton Center at 770-786-9522 Ext. 5014 or email skinnerd@dekalbtech.edu.
2. Match individual certificate levels to more than 400 sample occupations to help determine
personal employment goals.
3. Send a certificate in advance or carry it
with you when you apply for a job. |
Certificate Levels
ACT’s WorkKeys® assessment system has generated a database with occupational profiles
for thousands of jobs across the country. A majority of the jobs require certain skill levels in
Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information. Individuals with
higher skill levels qualify for more jobs. The Georgia Work Ready program uses test results
from these assessments to award certificates in four categories:
Bronze Level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 3 in each of the three core
areas (Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information) and has
the necessary skills for 35 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.
Silver Level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 4 in each of the three core
areas and has the necessary skills for 65 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.
Gold Level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 5 in each of the three core
areas and has the necessary skills for 90 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.
Platinum Level signifies an individual has scored at least a level 6 in each of the three core
areas and has the necessary skills for 99 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys database.
| Certificate |
WorkKeys Scores |
| Gold |
5s and above |
| Silver |
4s and above |
| Bronze |
3s and above |
| Platinum |
6s and above |
WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system measuring real-world skills.
Job seekers can show employers that they are ready for employment. Employees can demonstrate their readiness for a salary increase or promotion. Educators may use WorkKeys to tailor development plans, certify workforce readiness, and guarantee diplomas. Employers use the system to determine hiring qualifications and training needs. Economic and workforce developers match employers with communities to ensure the best possible workforce. Find out more about the system at www.gaworkready.org.
