READY Career Readiness Evidence Framework v1.0

The READY Career Readiness Evidence Framework presents a practical model for connecting career learning to role-relevant, reviewable and honestly bounded evidence of capability. The framework separates five layers - learning, capability, application, evidence and verification - so that course completion, practice, portfolios and independent validation are not treated as interchangeable signals. The paper defines a minimum viable evidence object built from context, personal contribution, provenance, reasoning, validation and explicit limitations. It also distinguishes a role-readiness result from evidence confidence, with confidence reflecting the coverage, provenance, recency, review quality and corroboration supporting a claim. The framework proposes a continuous development loop of assessment, focused learning, realistic practice, evidence creation, criterion-level review and reassessment. It includes safeguards for privacy, authorship, fair access, reviewer independence, correction and appeal. Controlled simulations are recognized as a legitimate evidence source when workplace artifacts are unavailable, provided they are clearly labeled and are not presented as employment experience. This version is a public working model intended for practitioner challenge, workforce-development discussion and future research. It does not claim accreditation, employer endorsement, universal predictive validity or guaranteed employment outcomes. More information and FREE career training: https://ready-identity.com/training