CTECS is proud to serve as the assessment provider for the Workplace Readiness Skills
(WRS) for the Commonwealth Assessment. Read about
CTECS' role 
in the Workplace Readiness Skills initiative.
Read the Virginia Superintendent's Memo about this assessment.
| Pricing | ||
| WRS Assessment | WRS Pretest | WRS Retake |
| $9.00 per test | $6.00 per test | $7.00 per test |
CTECS Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
CTECS offers the following
accommodations for students with disabilities who wish to take the Workplace
Readiness Skills (WRS) assessment:
*This accommodation is arranged at the test site by the test site administrator or test proctor.
Test Site Administrator Information
Try a Sample Test
To take a 5-question sample test, go to www.techfluency.org/esess then enter this information into the four blanks and follow the on-screen prompts:
Organization: Virginia WRS
First Name: Sample
Last Name: Sample
Password: Sample
After the Test
Immediate Results: Once students complete the test and click "Submit for Grading," they can immediately see their test results in a report on the computer screen. If a printer is enabled, the immediate results can be printed (recommended).
Once the testing window is closed, summative reports with detailed post-test data can be generated by the Test Site Administrator for appropriate dissemination.
A state verified credit certificate will be provided to the students with passing scores.
Important! The ordering and registration process consists of the three steps described below. You MUST complete Step 1—ORDER FIRST before going on to Step 2.
1. Purchase the assessments with a purchase order or check. (If you have test credits to use, click here.)
2. Complete and submit the Test Site Administrator Registration and Agreement Form.
3. Complete and submit the Virginia WRS Student Registration Form.
After the ordering and registration information is processed, the Test Site Administrator is e-mailed a log in and password allowing access to an administrator account. Access to the account allows the Test Site Administrator to generate and print student test tickets (login information) and summative reports.
To order assessments, complete Steps 1 and 2 below.
Please note: You MUST complete Step 1—ORDER FIRST before going on to Step 2. If the person ordering the assessment is different from the test site administrator, then the person ordering must provide the Order Number to the test site administrator.
Step 1 - Order Assessments: Assessments may be ordered by purchase order or check. Click here to purchase assessments. Note: The quantity of assessments ordered must match the number of student names on the Virginia WRS Student Registration Form(s) completed in Step 2. (If you have test credits to use, click here; do not use the "purchase assessments" link.)
If you need the CTECS W-9 or sole source letter, please click on the link to access/save the file(s). CTECS W-9 Form sole source letter
Important! Before you begin Step 2, be sure that you have all of the information required.
You must have the
complete list of students that will be registered to take the assessment for the particular school/school division.
complete list of students with disabilities (if any).
the specific test dates.
Please allow up to 6 business days for the registration data to be processed. The 6 days begin when the forms in Step 2 have been submitted with complete and correct information; be sure that the testing dates allow for this processing time.
Step 2 - Test Site Administrator Registration and Agreement Form and Virginia WRS Student Registration Form: Complete and submit the Test Site Administrator Registration and Agreement Form. Important! You will need your Order Number that was provided when the assessments were purchased (see Step 1) to complete the Test Site Administrator Registration and Agreement Form.
Next, register the students.
1. Save the student registration form file (Excel spreadsheet) Virginia WRS Student Registration Form.xls (You must Save the file; do not simply Open it and enter the data because the file cannot be saved.)
2. Open the Excel file and complete each column of information (Student Names, School, School Division, Test Administrator, State Testing Identifier (STI) Number, Student with Disability, Assessment Name). Detailed instructions for completing each column are contained in the Virginia WRS Student Registration Form file.
3. Upload the Virginia WRS Student Registration Form via secure socket layer (SSL) by using the form below.
Follow this procedure to name the Student Registration Form file (Excel spreadsheet). Name the file by including the
order number that was assigned when the assessments were purchased.
school division name.
test site administrator's last name.
type of assessment: Pretests, Tests, or Retakes (you may also add the name of the school or other information).
Example file name: 1225 Henderson Co-Smith-Retakes.xls
Complete the form below, then click the Upload Files button; you will see a confirmation message indicating the files were uploaded or an error message if the files were not sent.
4. Read the "Test Site Administrator Information" below.
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The test site administrator will be the CTECS point of contact for testing at a given site.
After you have completed the ordering and registration process, you will receive an e-mail message with your log in and password to access E-SESS, the online assessment system. The log in and password will allow you to generate student test tickets and summative reports. If you register additional students later, you will use the same log in and password. Important! It is your responsibility to secure this information to prevent others from accessing the assessment information.
Prior to testing, log in and generate and print test tickets for the appropriate students. Please use the test tickets right away. If you go past 30 days, please contact CTECS to make arrangements to re-register the students and start the process again.
As the test site administrator, you are responsible for
accurately completing and submitting the assessment order.
accurately completing and submitting the Test Site Administrator Registration and Agreement Form and the Virginia WRS Student Registration Form.
ensuring that the number of student names on the Virginia WRS Student Registration Form matches the quantity of assessments ordered.
securing proctors and informing them about the assessment process.
informing proctors that they cannot proctor their own students.
ensuring that the assessment site meets the "Basic IT Requirements" (below).
securing the E-SESS administrator log in and password.
informing CTECS of the test date(s).
generating and appropriately distributing student test tickets, summative reports, and certificates for your school division/school.
contacting CTECS with questions or support issues.
It is critical that you communicate closely and regularly with CTECS so that staff can be available to assist if needed.
All data, information, and questions will go through the identified test site administrator. If the test site administrator is not the test proctor, he/she must designate a proctor(s) for the test at the specific site. The test site administrator should understand the process and ultimately be responsible for ensuring that students are correctly registered and able to take the test.
Important! Please review the resources below in advance of testing:
2.
E-SESS
Online Test Instructions
Note! When taking the exam, instruct your students to
1. Select the answer.
2. Click the Save Answer button to go to the next question.
3.
Using Your E-SESS Administrator Account to Generate Assessment Reports
Browser: The testing program is best viewed using Internet Explorer 7.0+. It is also supported in Firefox 2.0+ and Safari 4+ on the PC and Firefox 3.0+ and Safari 4+ on the Mac. Flash Player 7+ is required.
Other browsers beyond what is listed above may
work, but the specified browsers are the only versions actively tested and
supported. We will try to help with any other browsers or older versions, but we
offer no guarantees. Bandwidth may be an issue if it’s not "dedicated." A
school may have 5 T1s, but if they have 50 students in the library streaming
videos, the entire pipe is going to be used. The bandwidth estimation of this
requirement is based on 150–200 students simultaneously taking the test on a dedicated T1
and experiencing no delays.
Display Properties: The testing program is best viewed at 1024 x 768 display resolution or higher. It will work at 800 x 600.
Bandwidth: The bandwidth recommendation is a T1 line for every 150 simultaneous users. The T1 may be able to serve additional students; however, student populations greater than 150 per site have not been tested and confirmed by Testing Fluency Institute (TFI).
Memory: There are no specific requirements for the CPU, RAM, etc. If the machine will run the browser, the E-SESS application will run.
Suggestion: Take a sample test at each location before students begin testing and have one or two students actually log on and take the sample test. This ensures that there are no proxy servers preventing access to the site, no software packages preventing cookies/sessions from being stored, etc.
E-SESS Technical Difficulties Tips and Solutions.docx
E-SESS Technical Difficulties Tips - IT staff.docx
Questions? Please contact CTECS by phone or e-mail.
E-mail: Ken Potthoff
CTECS main phone number: 800-248-7701 ext. 3543 or 404-679-4501 ext. 3543
For more information on CTECS, the test provider, visit www.ctecs.org