National Career Readiness Certificates

In January of 2004, six states including Tennessee formed the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) consortium. This consortium was created due to a serious need for a portable skills credential based on a common language that could be easily un- derstood by employers, educators, and citizens. LWDA-11 was selected to participate with local areas 2 and 10 in Tennessee in the Employability Credential Pilot utilizing the National Career Readiness Certificate. Since the program’s inception, LWDA-11 has issued a total of 3,283 NCRC’s.