Work Keys - Aiken Technical College

A System From ACT, Inc.
Profiling A Position
The Subject Matter Expert (SME) and the WorkKeys® Profiler work
together on the four steps to profiling a position:
1. Compile a list of the most critical job tasks.
2. Decide which WorkKeys® skills are associated with the tasks.
3. Determine the on-the-job behaviors associated with each skill.
4. Select the WorkKeys® entry and effective skill levels for of the position.
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Step 1 - Developing A Critical Task List
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• SME reviews task list from Dictionary of Occupational Titles for relevance
and comprehensiveness
• SME deletes tasks unimportant to the position
• SME ranks each task on Importance and Relative Time Spent
• Criticality = Importance x Relative Time Spent
• SME reviews task list Criticality ratings and refines list to the most critical
tasks for the position
Step 2 - Critical Tasks Assigned to a
WorkKeys Skill
• SME and Profiler discuss how the WorkKeys® skills are required for the
performance of each task
.• SME and Profiler identify the tasks associated with each skill (tasks may be
associated with more than one skill)
Step 3 - On-The-Job Behaviors
• SME identifies the on-the-job behaviors and activities that require a
particular skill (ex: writes, edits, and publishes educational and technical
brochures to explain and promote the activities of the college).
• SME and Profiler review the descriptions of WorkKeys® skills needed to
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perform the tasks (ex: Business Writing – assesses sentence structure,
mechanics, grammar, word usage, organization and focus).
Step 4 - WorkKeys Skill Levels Assigned
The WorkKeys® system
from ACT offers your
business a complete
EEOC compliant workforce
development solution.
WorkKeys® Skill Areas
and Ranges
Communication
• Listening (1 – 5)
• Reading for Information (3 – 7)
• Writing (1 – 5)
• Business Writing (1 – 5)
Problem-Solving
• Applied Math (3 – 7)
• Applied Technology (3 – 6)
• Locating Information (3 – 6)
• Observation (3 – 6)
Interpersonal Skills
• Teamwork (3 – 6)
For more information
contact:
Fred Hoogland
Director of Sales
(803) 593-9954, ext. 1318
hooglanf@atc.edu
WorkKeys® is a system from ACT, Inc. WorkKeys® is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. All
WorkKeys® products and materials are copyrighted by ACT, Inc. ACT is a trademark of ACT, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 696 • Aiken, SC 29802 • www.atc.edu