New ACT Work Ready Communities Boot Camp!

November 7-8, 2018 and January 9-10, 2019

Both sessions in Little Rock, AR

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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 9,383

Certified Counties0/23

Participating Counties2/23

Jobs Profiled7

Platinum43

Gold2,149

Silver5,402

Bronze1,789

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

4,387,709

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels:

Platinum:54,783
Gold:907,300
Silver:2,415,064
Bronze:1,010,562

Participating Counties: 401

Employers Supporting: 21,545

Jobs Profiled: 21,854

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

Craighead (AR) August, 2018
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

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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 160,983

Certified Counties4/67

Participating Counties18/67

Jobs Profiled259

Platinum3,371

Gold29,109

Silver83,060

Bronze45,443

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 47,024

Certified Counties0/27

Participating Counties0/27

Jobs Profiled44

Platinum275

Gold8,823

Silver26,025

Bronze11,901

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 7,995

Certified Counties0/15

Participating Counties0/15

Jobs Profiled0

Platinum75

Gold1,608

Silver4,763

Bronze1,549

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 74,197

Certified Counties2/75

Participating Counties22/75

Jobs Profiled123

Platinum703

Gold16,896

Silver43,741

Bronze12,857

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 12,825

Certified Counties0/58

Participating Counties1/58

Jobs Profiled66

Platinum169

Gold2,347

Silver7,041

Bronze3,268

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 9,024

Certified Counties1/64

Participating Counties2/64

Jobs Profiled28

Platinum174

Gold1,255

Silver5,346

Bronze2,249

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 2,786

Certified Counties0/8

Participating Counties0/8

Jobs Profiled9

Platinum15

Gold384

Silver1,612

Bronze775

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 419

Certified Counties0/3

Participating Counties0/3

Jobs Profiled1

Platinum2

Gold113

Silver249

Bronze55

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 114,603

Certified Counties0/67

Participating Counties0/67

Jobs Profiled498

Platinum246

Gold21,202

Silver64,525

Bronze28,630

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate Total 339,966

Certified Counties0/159

Participating Counties0/159

Jobs Profiled996

Platinum2,207

Gold62,722

Silver187,001

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