New ACT Work Ready Communities Boot Camp!

August 1-2, 2018 and October 1-2, 2018

Both sessions in Nashville, TN

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States with State- or County-Led
ACT® Work Ready Communities

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States with State or County Led ACT Work Ready Communities

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Wyoming

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 9,285

Certified Counties0/24

Participating Counties2/24

Jobs Profiled7

Platinum38

Gold2,140

Silver5,365

Bronze1,742

ACT WorkKeys NCRC EARNED STATE RANKINGS

This map shows which states have the highest number of people per capita who have earned the ACT WorkKeys NCRC.
States with the greatest percentage of earners are in dark red.

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Earned State Rankings

Top
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50

What is an ACT^® Work Ready Community?

ACT Work Ready Communities (WRC) empowers states, regions and counties with data, processes and tools that drive economic growth. Participants are leveraging the ACT^® WorkKeys^® National Career Readiness Certificate^® (NCRC^®) to measure and close the skills gap — and building common frameworks that link, align and match their workforce development efforts.

ACT^® WorkKeys^® National Career Readiness Certificate^® Total

4,359,662

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels:

Platinum:51,108
Gold:901,291
Silver:2,404,336
Bronze:1,002,927

Participating Counties: 394

Employers Supporting: 21,079

Jobs Profiled: 21,802

Work Ready Communities Boot Camp

ACT offers a performance-driven program WRC leadership teams use to initiate, deploy and drive carefully-tailored efforts that grow the number of counties certified as work ready communities.

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Counties

Counties may engage in the ACT Work Ready Communities program. Any municipality may be accepted into the Boot Camp to build and launch their Work Ready Communities initiative.

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Employers

Employers can be the fuel to drive successful state and county Work Ready Communities initiatives simply by recognizing the ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate®. And in doing so, they will have a more qualified workforce ready to fill their jobs. Learn more about why employers should engage.

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Employers recognize the ACT^® WorkKeys^® NCRC^®

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Recently Certified Counties

Haywood (TN) June, 2018
Taney (MO) May, 2018
Attala (MS) May, 2018
Gentry (MO) May, 2018
Texas (MO) May, 2018
Atchison (MO) May, 2018
Holt (MO) May, 2018
Gasconade (MO) May, 2018
Osage (MO) May, 2018
Lawrence (MS) May, 2018

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Economic Development

By achieving certified ACT's Work Ready Communities status, counties are demonstrating they have a robust workforce development effort aligned to their economic development needs resulting in:

Business and Industry

know exactly what foundational skills they need for a productive workforce - and to easily communicate their needs

Individuals

understand what skills are required by employers - and how to prepare themselves for success

Policy makers

consistently measure the skills gap in a timely manner at the national, state and local levels

Educators

close the skills gap, via tools integrated into career pathways with stackable industry-recognized credentials

Economic Developers

developers use an on-demand reporting tool to market the quality of their workforce

Videos

What is an ACT Work Ready Community?

ACT Work Readiness System

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Recently Maintained Counties

Cape Girardeau (MO) May, 2018

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States with State- or County-LedACT® Work Ready Communities

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 159,686

Certified Counties4/68

Participating Counties18/68

Jobs Profiled250

Platinum3,212

Gold28,806

Silver82,569

Bronze45,099

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 46,623

Certified Counties0/32

Participating Counties0/32

Jobs Profiled44

Platinum259

Gold8,766

Silver25,878

Bronze11,720

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,971

Certified Counties0/16

Participating Counties0/16

Jobs Profiled0

Platinum73

Gold1,605

Silver4,754

Bronze1,539

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 73,764

Certified Counties1/76

Participating Counties22/76

Jobs Profiled123

Platinum614

Gold16,795

Silver43,589

Bronze12,766

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 12,612

Certified Counties0/59

Participating Counties1/59

Jobs Profiled66

Platinum144

Gold2,309

Silver6,967

Bronze3,192

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 8,687

Certified Counties1/65

Participating Counties1/65

Jobs Profiled25

Platinum148

Gold1,209

Silver5,207

Bronze2,123

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 2,711

Certified Counties0/9

Participating Counties0/9

Jobs Profiled9

Platinum6

Gold364

Silver1,587

Bronze754

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 417

Certified Counties0/4

Participating Counties0/4

Jobs Profiled1

Platinum2

Gold112

Silver248

Bronze55

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 114,480

Certified Counties0/68

Participating Counties0/68

Jobs Profiled498

Platinum233

Gold21,180

Silver64,467

Bronze28,600

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 339,703

Certified Counties0/160

Participating Counties0/160

Jobs Profiled985

Platinum2,164

Gold62,657

Silver186,909

States with State- or County-Led
ACT® Work Ready Communities