National Work Readiness Credential

SCANS Skills: Foundation Skills and Personal Qualities

Basic Skills: Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens and speaks

Thinking Skills: Thinks creatively, makes decisions, reasons, solves problems, visualizes, applies learning strategies to complete tasks

Personal Qualities: Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity and honesty

Resources: Identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates resources

  • Time
  • Money
  • Material and Facilities
  • Human Resources

Interpersonal: Works with Others

  • Participates as a member of a team
  • Teaches others new skills
  • Serves clients/customers
  • Exercises leadership
  • Negotiates
  • Works with diversity

Information: Acquires and uses information

  • Acquires and evaluates information
  • Organizes and maintains information
  • Interprets and communicates information
  • Uses computers to process information

Systems: Understands complex inter-relationships

  • Understands systems
  • Monitors and corrects performance
  • Improves or designs systems

Technology: Works with a variety of systems

  • Selects technology
  • Applies technology to task
  • Maintains and troubleshoots equipment