This page is for students who are learning the Workplace Readiness Skills (WRS) or the National Career Ready Practice (NCRP) standards. For additional test-taking tips, click here.
For instructors who want a more intense approach to teaching and learning the Workplace Readiness Skills, we encourage you to visit our WRS Curriculum page and purchase either a classroom or school-wide license as an annual subscription. For a description of our full WRS Credential Package, see our article in NCPN’s Connections Newsletter: read more.
Modules correspond to skills/standards. So click on the one you want to practice and follow links to lesson plans, activities, and vocabulary associated with only that skill/standard.
Student Quizzes
NCRP
- NCRP Quiz 1
Standards 1-6 - NCRP Quiz 2
Standards 7-12
WRS Modules
Workplace Readiness Skills
Personal Qualities and Abilities
2. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
3. Initiative and Self-Direction
4. Integrity
5. Work Ethic
Interpersonal Skills
9. Customer Service Orientation
10. Teamwork
Professional Competencies
12. Career and Life Management
13. Continuous Learning and Adaptability
14. Efficiency and Productivity
18. Job-Specific Tools and Technologies
19. Mathematics
20. Professionalism
22. Workplace Safety
Career Clusters Project
CTECS is in process of creating activities/lessons that are directly related to specific Career Clusters. In the following list the Career Cluster titles contain activities linked to the WRS “Personal Qualities and Abilities” section.
First Five Area Capstone Activities by Career Cluster:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Cluster
- Architecture & Construction Cluster
- Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
- Education & Training Cluster
- Energy Cluster
- Finance
- Health Science Cluster
- Hospitality & Tourism Cluster
- Information Technology Cluster
- Manufacturing Cluster
- Marketing
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Cluster
- Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
CCRA Modules
National Career Ready Practice Standards
Our resources in this list are the same as the links on the left. However, this column correlates CTECS WRS modules under the National Standards for Career Ready Practice, which some states still use.
1. Apply appropriate technical skills and academic knowledge
2. Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason
3. Develop an education and career plan aligned to personal goals
4. Apply technology to enhance productivity
5. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
6. Practice personal health and understand financial literacy
7. Act as a responsible citizen in the workplace and the community
8. Model integrity, ethical leadership, and effective management
9. Work productively in teams while integrating culture/global competence
10. Demonstrate creativity and innovation
11. Employ valid and reliable research strategies
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Reading and Writing
12. Understand the environmental, social, and economic impacts of decisions