Cook County
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Cook County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 45012 | 12747 | 22081 | 9557 | 627 | + |
| College | 545 | 98 | 337 | 99 | 11 | + | |
| Current | Private | 671 | 104 | 313 | 186 | 68 | 13 |
| Public | 281 | 61 | 148 | 57 | 15 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 518 | 108 | 267 | 115 | 28 | 9 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 33 | 11 | 19 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 47089 | 13137 | 23181 | 10021 | 750 | 29 | |
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 Cook County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Prestige Private Alternatives
- Joliet Junior College
- JC Penney
- Schulze and Burch Biscuit Company
- United Cerebral Palsy of IL Prairieland
- Ingredion Incorporated
- Magid Glove and Safety
- Water Mold & Fire Restoration
- Ferrara Candy Company
- Symphonyri
- Information Resources Inc. Symphonyri
- In Terminal Services
- National Catastrophe Solutions
- 127 IL. LLC DBA Bloom Medicinals
- Clifford Law Offices PC
- Horwitz Horwitz & Associates
- Seidman Margulis & Fairman LLP
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Certificate?
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 28, 2023
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
|
Emerging (High School/College) |
N/A | 45562 |
|
Current (Employed Private/Public) |
N/A | 967 |
|
Transitioning (Adult Ed/Unemployed) |
N/A | 554 |
| Workforce category not identified | 33 |
|
Employers Supporting |
20 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 10 | 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.
