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 9,376

Certified Counties0/23

Participating Counties2/23

Jobs Profiled7

Platinum42

Gold2,147

Silver5,400

Bronze1,787

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

4,376,790

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels:

Platinum:53,236
Gold:904,818
Silver:2,411,076
Bronze:1,007,660

Participating Counties: 400

Employers Supporting: 21,366

Jobs Profiled: 21,840

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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Recently Certified Counties

Ralls (MO) July, 2018
Bates (MO) July, 2018
Worth (MO) July, 2018
Warren (MS) June, 2018
Haywood (TN) June, 2018
Taney (MO) May, 2018
Attala (MS) May, 2018
Gentry (MO) May, 2018
Texas (MO) May, 2018
Atchison (MO) 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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States with State- or County-LedACT® Work Ready Communities

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 160,282

Certified Counties4/67

Participating Counties18/67

Jobs Profiled252

Platinum3,290

Gold28,949

Silver82,792

Bronze45,251

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 46,639

Certified Counties0/27

Participating Counties0/27

Jobs Profiled60

Platinum261

Gold8,773

Silver25,882

Bronze11,723

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,992

Certified Counties0/15

Participating Counties0/15

Jobs Profiled0

Platinum75

Gold1,607

Silver4,761

Bronze1,549

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 73,977

Certified Counties1/75

Participating Counties22/75

Jobs Profiled123

Platinum650

Gold16,853

Silver43,660

Bronze12,814

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 12,728

Certified Counties0/58

Participating Counties1/58

Jobs Profiled66

Platinum162

Gold2,326

Silver7,011

Bronze3,229

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 8,960

Certified Counties1/64

Participating Counties2/64

Jobs Profiled27

Platinum163

Gold1,246

Silver5,320

Bronze2,231

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 2,782

Certified Counties0/8

Participating Counties0/8

Jobs Profiled9

Platinum15

Gold382

Silver1,612

Bronze773

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 417

Certified Counties0/3

Participating Counties0/3

Jobs Profiled1

Platinum2

Gold112

Silver248

Bronze55

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 114,543

Certified Counties0/67

Participating Counties0/67

Jobs Profiled498

Platinum239

Gold21,186

Silver64,500

Bronze28,618

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 339,839

Certified Counties0/159

Participating Counties0/159

Jobs Profiled987

Platinum2,192

Gold62,694

Silver186,945

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