Welcome To the Career Readiness Assessment!
Thank you for showing an interest in the NCLab Career Readiness Assessment. We’re excited to have you experience it. It helps people determine whether they are well suited to thrive in high-demand 21st century workplaces.
If you take the assessment and get a high score, you will be provided a certificate of completion and you can be confident that you’ll be able to successfully complete any training and workplace activity that you set your mind to do.
What is the NCLab CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT?
The NCLab CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT is a “learn-and-apply” hands-on assessment. It is not a questionnaire. It does not ask about or test your prior knowledge and it does not include math. The only prerequisites are reading in English and basic keyboarding. Virtually anybody can take the assessment.
What is being assessed in the CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT?
The assessment determines your ability to read and understand written instructions, learn and absorb new information, apply the new information to solve simple problems, and it also measures your perseverance.
What is the theory and research that underpins the assessment?
The CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT has been used at NCLab for many years to determine whether people have an aptitude to learn, adapt, and perform well in an automation-laden work environment. The results have been studied over time and have shown themselves to be very relevant.
What is the predictive validity of the assessment in future performance in training programs and in automation-laden jobs?
An individual’s success in the CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT is strongly positively correlated to the individual’s success in both training programs and working in an automation-laden work environment.
Interestingly, close to 100% of the people who score highly on the assessment and subsequently enroll in an NCLab career training program successfully complete it.
How is the CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT scored?
The proprietary scoring for the CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT includes numerous categories which cover the hard and soft skills measured by the assessment. A final result is then calculated using these individual scores. A high score indicates that you’ll be able to successfully complete any training and workplace activity that you set your mind to do.
More Information
If you are wanting more information before starting the assessment, simply schedule a call, fill in the form below, or simply use the CHAT BOX at the bottom right of this screen.
Taking the CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT
The detailed instructions below describe the steps that you need to follow to take the assessment.
NOTE: Hints and templates are tracked in the graded exercises, but you can use as many as you need for the practice exercises so as to make sure you understand the concepts.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ASSESSMENT DOES NOT DISPLAY INFORMATION PROPERLY ON SMART PHONES SO YOU MUST USE A COMPUTER OR A TABLET TO DO THE ASSESSMENT.
The Career Readiness Assessment takes 1-3 hours and is best done in one session. It includes practice, graded tasks, quizzes, and lastly a questionnaire about your experience with the assessment. All components are required in order to share your results with your Individual Career Map (ICM) Navigator.
You are encouraged to answer the questions in the Career Readiness Assessment openly. Your feedback about your experience and your results will be given to your Navigator.
[Don’t worry if you can’t complete this online assessment in one session; all you need to do to continue where you left off is open a browser window and input www.nclab.com. Click on the LOGIN on the top menu bar and input your email address and password. Note: If you’ve forgotten your password, NCLab will provide you a new one through email.]
Steps To Do The Career Readiness Assessment
Following are the steps that you need to perform to start your online assessment:
FIRST CLICK HERE to open a new browser window and create an NCLab account. You’ll need to input: Your name, email address, and a password in the form. A code (“y66b7”) will autofill for you.
Press the SUBMIT button, and you will get an “Activate Your Account” message below the completed form.
SECOND Go to your email inbox, open the NCLab-generated email, and click on the “Activate Your Account Now!” link.
THIRD This will open a confirmation message and clicking on it will bring you to the NCLab desktop.
Click the COURSES icon at the top left of the NCLab desktop and you will be presented with the NCLab Career Readiness Assessment card.
Click on it to begin doing your assessment. Please complete all ten levels and questionnaire. This assessment includes the tutorials and practice you need to successfully complete each level.
Please work on this assessment alone. The purpose of the assessment is to identify the best path for you, and that can only be done if you do the assessment on your own.