Howard County
Goals updated only for participating counties
98%
of goals attained
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Howard County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 140 | 39 | 68 | 25 | 8 |
| College | 19 | + | + | 9 | + | |
| Current | Private | 216 | 30 | 116 | 58 | 12 |
| Public | 118 | 27 | 64 | 24 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 7 | + | + | + | + |
| Unemployed | 193 | 37 | 109 | 39 | 8 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 695 | 138 | 366 | 156 | 35 | |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
Employers in Howard County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Sevier County Medical Center
- Southwest Arkansas Planning and
Development District Inc. - Hempstead County Economic Dev.
- University of Arkansas - Cossatot
Community College - Howard County
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness
Certificate?
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2023
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
|
✓
Emerging (High School/College) |
158 | 159 |
|
✓
Current (Employed Private/Public) |
292 | 334 |
|
✓
Transitioning (Adult Ed/Unemployed) |
197 | 200 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
|
Employers Supporting |
13 | 6 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
Founded in 1959, ACT is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. ACT provides a broad array of assessment, research, information and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development.
