Ready to take the WorkKeys® tests?

1.  Are you a junior in an Alaska public high school?

Ask your principal or guidance counselor when your school will be giving the WorkKeys tests. (Note:  WorkKeys tests will be required for all high school juniors beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.  Until then, some Alaska schools will be offering WorkKeys.)  Meanwhile, use the WIN courseware to practice the WorkKeys skills.  For more information see the Alaska Career Ready Student page.

2.  Are you an adult job seeker or out-of-school youth?

Contact your local Job Center for more information on taking the WorkKeys assessments.  A list of Alaska Job Centers is available here:  http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/offices/index.html. For more information, see the Alaska Career Ready Job Seekers page and the Alaska Department of Labor website.

Want to try a FREE WorkKeys® practice test?

The Department of Education, through SLED (Statewide Library Electronic Doorway), offers a website with a variety of FREE resources for Alaskan students and adults.  One of the resources is the "Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC)", which offers free practice guides and tests for a wide variety of assessments, including WorkKeys Math and Reading. These resources are free, but you will be asked to create an account - a quick and easy process.

Use this link and the bulleted steps below to get to the TERC website:  sled.alaska.edu/databases/az.html.

• Scroll down to the letter "T" and choose "Testing and Education Reference Center."
• Then, in the lower right-hand corner, click Go under Family College Planning Center
• Look under the Test Preparation column for the heading "ACT WorkKeys Prep" to find the practice WorkKeys tests.
• Before taking any of the practice tests listed, you will be asked to establish a username and password for future use.