Certificates Earned!
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ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels
- Platinum6,545
- Gold25,786
- Silver91,282
- Bronze55,176
Total178,789
Job Profiles Completed
46
Engaged October 2013
ACT WorkKeys NCRC Data:
01-01-2006 - 12-31-2020
Bronze
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14 18 11 663 2494 998
Silver
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33 37 11 640 1935 1689
Gold
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26 20 8 209 633 611
Platinum
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11 10 5 86 245 303

27 of 64 counties participating
About Louisiana Work Ready Communities
ACT Work Ready Communities (WRC) empowers counties, parishes and states with process, data and tools deployed in a common workforce development framework to drive economic growth by certifying counties as work ready communities when established goals are attained.
Think of it as a docking station where all participants plug into the common parish-level ACT Work Ready Community criteria as part of establishing parish goals.
The common criteria are based upon the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC) and business engagement to create a community-based workforce development process that links, aligns and matches the county’s workforce development efforts to the needs of business and industry. The goal is for all participating counties to achieve certified work ready status.
ACT is leading this national effort with a two-session Boot Camp within a 3-month window to help participants share best practices, customize the national implementation framework or their own needs and build career pathways aligned to growth industries.
More on how to engage
Louisiana employers are recognizing the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of Work Ready Communities goals
- Frisard's Trucking Co Inc
- River Parish Contractors
- Kustom Auto Care
- Ochsner LSU Health North LA Region
- Home Instead Senior Care
- Smokers Choice
- Mortgage Contracting Services
- Kim Dupree - State Farm
- Rolling Hills Ministries
- Ouachita 911 Comm. District
- Chicken Salad Chick
- Louisiana Army National Guard
- Aillet Fenner Jolly & McClelland Inc.
- Heard McElroy & Vestal LLP
- Barksdale Federal Credit Union
- Metro Aviation
- U. L. Coleman Companies
- McNew Architecture APAC
- Jacquelyn's Cafe
- MARGARITAVILLE RESORT CASINO
- Toastmasters - Farmerville
- Big Star Grocery
- ouachita parish school system
- The Gazette
- Iron Workers Union
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Most Improved Counties
- 98% Bienville Parish
- 97% Union Parish
- 96% Webster Parish
- 96% Caddo Parish
- 95% Bossier Parish
Certified Counties
- Jan, 2021 Jackson Parish
- Jan, 2021 Richland Parish
- Oct, 2019 Ascension Parish
- May, 2019 Ouachita Parish
- Feb, 2019 St. James Parish
- Feb, 2019 DeSoto Parish
- Jan, 2019 Beauregard Parish
- Dec, 2018 Sabine Parish
- Apr, 2017 Concordia Parish
- Mar, 2017 Allen Parish
- Dec, 2016 Natchitoches Parish
- Jun, 2016 Winn Parish
- Jun, 2016 Vernon Parish
- May, 2016 Grant Parish
- May, 2016 La Salle Parish
- Feb, 2016 Catahoula Parish
- Jul, 2014 Avoyelles Parish
- Jul, 2014 Rapides Parish
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.