{"id":6010,"date":"2021-09-29T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swccdev.org\/workup\/?page_id=6010"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:36:00","slug":"national-career-readiness-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/national-career-readiness-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"National Career Readiness Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div id=\"block_d78ed6a816881ac25cffc1e750909ca7\" class=\"mb-20\">\n        <div class=\"quicklinks-section text-center\">\n<ul class=\"quicklinks d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center flex-wrap\">\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/class\/\">Classes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/registration\/\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/tuition-help\/\">Tuition Help<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/employers\/\">Employer Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"d-inline-block text-uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The ACT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/act\/en\/products-and-services\/workkeys-for-educators\/ncrc.html\">National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)<\/a> demonstrates career readiness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>ACT NCRC<\/strong> is a portable, evidence-based credential that certifies the essential skills for workplace success. 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