2. Lead Instructor: Christine Ossipov
cossipov@cfcc.edu

3. Confirms to employers that an individual has
proficiency in:
 Reading For Information
 Applied Math
 Locating Information
These are the skills that
most jobs require.

4. Benefits

5. For The Employer
Create a “Workforce Ready”
North Carolina
• Increase bottom line
through skilled employees
• Reduce turnover, overtime
and waste
• Reduce training time
• Increase productivity
• Hire confidently

6. For The Individual
• Gives the applicant an
advantage in the hiring
process
•Demonstrates personal desire
to excel
•Gives employer peace of mind
that you are ready to jump right
in!

8. Who’s At The Table?
NC Commission
On Workforce
Development
JobLink Employment
Career Centers Security
Commission
Workforce
Community-Based
Development
Organizations
Boards
NC
Business Alliance
Department of
Social Services
Local Businesses
Local
Chamber of
Vocational
Commerce
Community Rehabilitation
Colleges
Focus
Human Resources Adult Workforce New & Expanding
Industrial
Development Education Initiatives Industry
Training

9. • Individuals register for the course at CFCC (Fee is
waived for those who are unemployed or underemployed)
• Student takes a pretest in each of the three skills to
see current aptitude.
• Based on pretest results, lessons are assigned to
advance the students knowledge in each subject.
• Once a student is confident in a subject, they take
the CRC Certificate Test

10. 3 levels of Certification:
Bronze
Silver
Gold

11.  Your certificate is awarded on your lowest
score.
 For example: if you score a Gold in Reading, a
Gold in Locating Information, and a Silver in
Math, you will be awarded a Silver Certificate.
 You can retake the lower score test to bring it up
to the higher level.

12.  Can register twice; each session is a two
month period
 Course PREPARES for the test, it is not the
actual test
 Self-paced class
 Need internet access
 You can work from home or other locations
 You work to your comfort level!

13.  Tests are offered on specific dates
 You may take one, two, or three tests on one
day.
 Each test is 45 minutes long
 There is an administrative fee of $10 per test
(cash, check, or voucher) payable on test day.

14. Once you earn a NC CRC, you are automatically awarded a
National CRC which allows you to post your resume on a
nationwide database of certificate recipients.
For more information on the NC program, go to:
www.crcnc.org

15.  Okay, smarty, give it a go…..

16.  The temperature dropped from 6 Celsius to -5
Celsius. How many degrees did the
temperature drop?
 ANSWERS:
 A. - 11 degrees
 B. - 3 degrees
 C. - 1 degree
 D. 1 degree
 E. 11 degrees

17.  The copy machine in your office can produce
22,400 copies in 7 hours.
 How many copies can it produce in 21 hours?
 ANSWERS:
 A. 67,200
 B. 76,000
 C. 89,600
 D. 94,800

18.  Your firm employs 40 employees. If 10% of
them are part-time workers, how many full
time employees do you have?
 ANSWERS:
 A. 4
 B. 12
 C. 32
 D. 36

19. 6
5
4
Series 1
3
Series 2
2 Series 3
1
0
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Which series showed consistent improvement?

20.  You regularly check the
pressure gauge on a large
tank. According to the
gauge shown, what is the
current pressure (in PSI)?
 30
 35
 40
 45
 100

21.  As an airplane pilot, you need
to determine the crosswind
component of the wind speed
to ensure safe takeoffs and
landings. According to the
graph shown, if the reported
wind speed is 45 knots at a
20° angle, what is the
crosswind component, in
knots?
 15
 25
 43
 45
 65