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The Gold Level Certificate

qualifies an individual for 80% of the current workforce jobs contained in the ACT profile database. To obtain this certificate an applicant must score at a level 5 on the skill assessments for Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information.

What do these levels mean?

Applied Mathematics Level 5
Skill Range: Levels 3-7
Skills for level 5 are:

Perform one or two mathematical operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division using several positive or negative numbers.

Add commonly known fractions, decimals, or percentages, and three fractions that share a common denominator

Calculate averages, simple ratios, proportions, and rates, using whole numbers and decimals

Perform single-step conversions within English or non-English systems of measurement

Calculate perimeters and areas of basic shapes

Calculate percentage discounts and markups

Compute the "best deal" using one- and two-step calculations and then comparing costs

Locating Information Level 5
Skill Range: Levels 3-6
Skills for level 5 are:

Summarize and/or compare information and trends in a single graphic

Summarize and/or compare information and trends among more than one workplace graphic, such as a charge slip and an invoice showing related information; in order to accomplish this, the examinee must determine the relationship among the graphics

Summarize and/or compare information and trends in a single graphic

Summarize and/or compare information and trends among more than one workplace graphic, such as a bar chart and a data table showing related information; in order to accomplish this, the examinee must sort through distracting information

Reading for Information Level 5
Scale range: Levels 3-7
Skills for Level 5 are:

Identify uncomplicated key concepts and simple details.

Recognize the application of more complex instructions, some of which involve several steps, to described situations

Recognize cause-effect relationships

Identify the paraphrased definition of a technical term or jargon that is defined in the passage

Recognize the application of technical terms or jargon to stated situations

Recognize the definition of an acronym that is defined in the passage

Identify the appropriate definition of a word with multiple meanings

Recognize the application of instructions from the document to new situations that are similar to those described in the reading materials

Recognize the application of more complex instructions to described situations, including conditionals and procedures with multiple steps