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ACT Work Ready Communities Academy

Fall 2017

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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 9,007

Certified Counties0/23

Participating Counties2/23

Jobs Profiled7

Platinum7

Gold2,093

Silver5,244

Bronze1,663

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

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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, process 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

4,059,420

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels:

Platinum:19,040
Gold:836,690
Silver:2,281,317
Bronze:922,373

Total Certified Counties: 190

Employers Supporting: 18,081

Jobs Profiled: 21,390

Work Ready Communities Academy

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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For States and Counties

Both states and counties may engage in the ACT Work Ready Communities program. Any municipality may be accepted into the Academy 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

Hoke (NC) September, 2017
Johnston (NC) September, 2017
Crawford (MO) September, 2017
Polk (MO) September, 2017
Douglas (MO) September, 2017

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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

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What is an ACT Work Ready Community?

ACT Work Readiness System

States with State- or County-LedACT Work Ready Communities

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 131,858

Certified Counties3/67

Participating Counties18/67

Jobs Profiled231

Platinum440

Gold23,275

Silver72,156

Bronze35,987

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 45,811

Certified Counties0/31

Participating Counties0/31

Jobs Profiled44

Platinum162

Gold8,596

Silver25,579

Bronze11,474

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,300

Certified Counties0/15

Participating Counties0/15

Jobs Profiled0

Platinum26

Gold1,482

Silver4,394

Bronze1,398

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 69,995

Certified Counties1/75

Participating Counties19/75

Jobs Profiled117

Platinum335

Gold15,919

Silver41,794

Bronze11,947

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 11,738

Certified Counties0/58

Participating Counties1/58

Jobs Profiled66

Platinum79

Gold2,124

Silver6,648

Bronze2,887

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 6,247

Certified Counties1/64

Participating Counties1/64

Jobs Profiled23

Platinum10

Gold808

Silver4,053

Bronze1,376

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 2,582

Certified Counties0/8

Participating Counties0/8

Jobs Profiled9

Platinum2

Gold345

Silver1,528

Bronze707

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 411

Certified Counties0/3

Participating Counties0/3

Jobs Profiled1

Platinum2

Gold109

Silver245

Bronze55

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 114,383

Certified Counties0/67

Participating Counties0/67

Jobs Profiled497

Platinum219

Gold21,155

Silver64,430

Bronze28,579

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 337,572

Certified Counties0/159

Participating Counties0/159

Jobs Profiled960

Platinum1,999

Gold62,179

Silver186,009

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