List of Area Businesses
Supporting
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Advance Services Inc (Waterloo)
Aerotek Inc.
Bertch Cabinet, Mfg., Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Northeast Iowa
Centro, Inc. (Waterloo)
City and National Employment
City of Waterloo-Young Arena
College Square Mall (Cedar Falls)
Cottonwood Canyon
Dollar General (Tower
Park-Waterloo)
Environmental Lubricants Mfg.
Express Employment Professionals
- Cedar Falls
Family Management Credit
Counselors
Family Video (Ansborough-Waterloo)
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
Fraternal Order of Eagles #764
(Waterloo)
Thomas G. Friedman, DDS
Girls Scouts of Eastern Iowa &
Western Illinois
Godfathers Pizza
(University-Waterloo)
Green Iowa AmeriCorps (Cedar
Falls)
Home Instead Senior Care
(Waterloo)
Hudson Veterinary Clinic
Hy-Vee (Waterloo Crossroads )
Independence Area Chamber of
Commerce
Interstate Brands
(Wonder/Hostess)
Iowa Wall Sawing Service
Jameson's Public House - Iowa
Irish Pub
Jensen’s Dairy Queen
Jensen Floor Coverings
JLL Extended Stay Inn
Koch Construction
Kotz-Buser Retirement Services,
Inc.
Labor Finders
Lederman Bonding Company
Lederman Clothing Store
Legends Sports Pub & Grill
La’James International College
The Lincoln Group, Inc.
Locker Room
Manpower – Eastern Iowa
(Waterloo)
McGraw’s Carpet
Midtown Development
NAPA Auto Parts
(Waterloo-University)
North Star Community Services
O’Hana Salon
Operation Threshold
The Other Place
(Ridgeway-Waterloo)
Plumb Tech Inc (Waterloo)
Powers Mfg Co. (Waterloo)
Priority 1
Professional Systems
Quick Wok (Waterloo)
Red Lobster Restaurant (Waterloo)
The Salvation Army, Transitional
Housing Program
S&K Collectibles
Silver Eagle
Harley-Davidson/Yamaha (Waterloo)
Smokers Choice
Steamboat Gardens
Storey Refinishing
University Motors
Veridian Credit Union
(Waterloo/Cedar Falls)
Walk-In Tubs & More
Waterloo Leisure Services
National Career Readiness
Certificate (NCRC)
The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a
national, portable, foundation work skills certification designed and
maintained by ACT, Inc. Iowa adopted this credentialing system in 2008
creating an opportunity for individuals to obtain an applied skills
certificate through several Community Colleges and Iowa Workforce
Development Centers. The certificate was created to assist employers in
recruiting new employees, discover training needs, and/or promote incumbent
workers based on a series of three WorkKeys® assessments that make up the
NCRC – Reading for Information, Locating Information and Applied
Mathematics. These three foundation skills are critical in over 90 percent
of all occupations. Iowa’s NCRC can help an employer hire the best suited
individuals, discover what critical training needs may be needed, and can be
used as a means of promoting incumbent workers. This credential is noted as
an essential component in transitioning workers from declining to emerging
occupations. ACT has profiled over 16,000 different occupations and
determined the level of the three foundational skills for each occupation
that share the same identification number as outlined in the O*Net
(Occupational Information Network) database. The levels associated with the
completed certificates and occupations are Level 3-Bronze, Level 4-Silver,
Level 5-gold and Level 6-Platinum.
Individuals interested in
obtaining
Iowa’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
should contact
Skills Development
at
(319) 235-2123
Businesses interested in
more information on
Iowa’s National Career
Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
contact
the Recruitment and
Placement Team at
(319) 235-2123
or
E-mail:
Businesses ready to show their
support, download and complete a Letter of Commitment for
Iowa’s National Career Readiness Certificate
Click Here.
To see a list of area businesses that already support
Iowa’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
Click Here.
