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 9,114

Certified Counties0/24

Participating Counties2/24

Jobs Profiled7

Platinum16

Gold2,118

Silver5,301

Bronze1,679

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

4,281,260

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels:

Platinum:38,882
Gold:881,844
Silver:2,377,464
Bronze:983,070

Participating Counties: 391

Employers Supporting: 20,858

Jobs Profiled: 21,757

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

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
Knox (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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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 158,864

Certified Counties4/68

Participating Counties18/68

Jobs Profiled246

Platinum3,122

Gold28,632

Silver82,228

Bronze44,882

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 46,479

Certified Counties0/32

Participating Counties0/32

Jobs Profiled44

Platinum242

Gold8,747

Silver25,829

Bronze11,661

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,913

Certified Counties0/16

Participating Counties0/16

Jobs Profiled0

Platinum68

Gold1,592

Silver4,730

Bronze1,523

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 73,145

Certified Counties1/76

Participating Counties22/76

Jobs Profiled123

Platinum510

Gold16,668

Silver43,374

Bronze12,593

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 12,358

Certified Counties0/59

Participating Counties1/59

Jobs Profiled66

Platinum135

Gold2,274

Silver6,874

Bronze3,075

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 8,113

Certified Counties1/65

Participating Counties1/65

Jobs Profiled25

Platinum120

Gold1,133

Silver4,922

Bronze1,938

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 2,684

Certified Counties0/9

Participating Counties0/9

Jobs Profiled9

Platinum4

Gold358

Silver1,574

Bronze748

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 114,456

Certified Counties0/68

Participating Counties0/68

Jobs Profiled498

Platinum230

Gold21,178

Silver64,454

Bronze28,594

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 339,401

Certified Counties0/160

Participating Counties0/160

Jobs Profiled977

Platinum2,127

Gold62,581

Silver186,797

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