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NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION
Get your NCRC at LCC! The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a portable credential that is requested and required by employers. Selfpaced training is available in the NCWorks Career Center Lab at LCC and provides an opportunity for individuals to raise skill levels and confidence prior to taking the actual assessments.
Based on the data from more than 21,000 job profiles, ACT has identified three foundational skills that are essential to success in most jobs. These are the three core skill assessments that are the basis for earning the ACT WorkKeys NCRC: • Applied Math– measures the ability to apply mathematic principles to problems • Graphic Literacy– measures the ability to find, analyze and apply information presented • Workplace Documents– measures the ability to understand and apply written information presented in the workplace Want to brush-up on your skills before taking the actual test? Enroll in one of our walk-in NCRC test prep labs at a Lenoir Community College campus nearest to you. The classes are internet based, interactive, and self-paced. A fee waiver may be available for the class if you are unemployed or underemployed.
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Kinston Campus Fall 2021 HRD Lab Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 9:00 AM–1:00 PM | Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM | Fridays 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Bullock Building, Room 125
Neuse Regional Library Career Ready Lab Hours | Monday and Wednesday 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
The test fee can be waived upon completion of 30 hours of test prep (at level 4 or higher). Test prep hours MUST be completed prior to preregistering for the actual test to qualify for the test fee waiver. Enroll in an NCRC test prep class on an LCC campus and you can continue your test prep from home if you have internet access. Pre-registration is required at least one day prior to the test date. Call the phone number listed below to pre-register.
Individuals who successfully complete the three core WorkKeys® assessments will earn a National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC), a valuable credential for students and job seekers seeking to verify foundational workplace skills. You can earn the NCRC at the Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze level based on your scores on the core assessments: Applied Math, Workplace Documents, and Graphic Literacy. The test fee will be reduced to $36 (retest fee is $12 per assessment) starting August 1, 2020. The test fee can be waived upon successful completion of 30 hours of test prep. The NCRC may be earned through any Lenoir Community College campus. The summer testing schedule for all campuses is below: *The test schedule is subject to change*
NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION
DATE CLASS DAY TIME LOCATION WKS FEE 8/2/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam M 9:00 AM Main Campus 1 36 8/10/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM Main Campus 1 36 8/12/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam TH 9:00 AM Greene County Center 1 36 8/17/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM LaGrange Center 1 36 8/18/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Jones County Center 1 36 8/25/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Main Campus 1 36 9/7/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 9:00 AM Main Campus 1 36 9/14/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM Main Campus 1 36 9/16/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam TH 9:00 AM Greene County Center 1 36 9/21/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM LaGrange Center 1 36 9/22/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Jones County Center 1 36 9/29/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Main Campus 1 36 10/4/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam M 9:00 AM Main Campus 1 36 10/12/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM Main Campus 1 36 10/14/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam TH 9:00 AM Greene County Center 1 36 10/19/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM LaGrange Center 1 36 10/20/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Jones County Center 1 36 10/27/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Main Campus 1 36 11/1/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam M 9:00 AM Main Campus 1 36 11/9/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM Main Campus 1 36 11/11/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam TH 9:00 AM Greene County Center 1 36 11/16/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM LaGrange Center 1 36 11/17/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Jones County Center 1 36 11/30/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 5:30 PM Main Campus 1 36 12/2/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam TH 9:00 AM Main Campus 1 36 12/7/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 1:00 PM Main Campus 1 36 12/9/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam TH 9:00 AM Greene County Center 1 36 12/13/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam M 1:00 PM LaGrange Center 1 36 12/14/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam T 5:30 PM Jones County Center 1 36 12/15/21 National Career Readiness Certificate Exam W 5:30 PM Main Campus 1 36
