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 9,097

Certified Counties0/24

Participating Counties2/24

Jobs Profiled7

Platinum13

Gold2,116

Silver5,292

Bronze1,676

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

4,223,288

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels:

Platinum:32,841
Gold:870,604
Silver:2,354,896
Bronze:964,947

Participating Counties: 385

Employers Supporting: 20,563

Jobs Profiled: 21,723

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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ACT® WorkKeys® NCRC® & Job Requirements
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Recently Certified Counties

Bladen (NC) April, 2018
Moniteau (MO) April, 2018
Holmes (MS) April, 2018
Danville City (VA) March, 2018
Harnett (NC) March, 2018
Dade (MO) March, 2018
Copiah (MS) March, 2018
Bollinger (MO) March, 2018
Lincoln (MO) March, 2018
Dallas (MO) March, 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

Natchitoches Parish (LA) September, 2017

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

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 136,074

Certified Counties4/68

Participating Counties18/68

Jobs Profiled243

Platinum644

Gold24,214

Silver74,291

Bronze36,925

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 46,433

Certified Counties0/32

Participating Counties0/32

Jobs Profiled44

Platinum230

Gold8,733

Silver25,816

Bronze11,654

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,828

Certified Counties0/16

Participating Counties0/16

Jobs Profiled0

Platinum62

Gold1,577

Silver4,681

Bronze1,508

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 72,423

Certified Counties1/76

Participating Counties22/76

Jobs Profiled123

Platinum424

Gold16,507

Silver43,098

Bronze12,394

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 12,193

Certified Counties0/59

Participating Counties1/59

Jobs Profiled66

Platinum120

Gold2,234

Silver6,813

Bronze3,026

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,836

Certified Counties1/65

Participating Counties1/65

Jobs Profiled25

Platinum103

Gold1,080

Silver4,815

Bronze1,838

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 2,677

Certified Counties0/9

Participating Counties0/9

Jobs Profiled9

Platinum3

Gold358

Silver1,569

Bronze747

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 416

Certified Counties0/4

Participating Counties0/4

Jobs Profiled1

Platinum2

Gold111

Silver248

Bronze55

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 114,437

Certified Counties0/68

Participating Counties0/68

Jobs Profiled498

Platinum227

Gold21,173

Silver64,452

Bronze28,585

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 338,897

Certified Counties0/160

Participating Counties0/160

Jobs Profiled974

Platinum2,077

Gold62,458

Silver186,619

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