Work Ready Communities

Minnesota

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Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
55%
of goals attained
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
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Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Participating
County
ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels
  • Platinum181
  • Gold6,890
  • Silver13,656
  • Bronze4,164
Total24,891
Job Profiles Completed 15
Employers Supporting 5

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Data: 01-01-2006 - 05-31-2017

Dec '16 Jan '17 Feb '17 Mar '17 Apr '17 May '17 Dec '16 Jan '17 Feb '17 Mar '17 Apr '17 May '17 15 1 1 1 3 8 8

Bronze

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27 6 30 44 41 11

Silver

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90 38 64 152 156 44

Gold

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54 10 16 55 63 23

Platinum

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0 0 1 0 2 0

Number Of Monthly ACT WorkKeys NCRC Earned
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1%

1 of 87 counties participating

Number Of Employers Supporting

About Minnesota Work Ready Communities

ACT Work Ready Communities (WRC) empowers counties 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 participating states and counties plug into the common county-level ACT Work Ready Community criteria as a part of establishing county goals. Then, state teams add to these goals to align county-level initiatives to state workforce development strategies to drive economic growth.
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 ultimate goal: for all counties in a participating state to achieve work ready status.
ACT is leading this national effort and offers a year-long WRC Academy to help participating states share best practices, customize the national implementation framework for their own needs and build career pathways aligned to growth industries.
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Minnesota employers are recognizing the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of Work Ready Communities goals

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Most Improved Counties

  1. 55% Pope

About ACT

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This website reports the ACT® WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates earned at the county and state level and the progress being made by those participating states and counties in the ACT Work Ready Community initiative. This site only represents data stored in the ACT RegiSTAR™ system, a web-based reporting and management tool for ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates.


State and national ACT WorkKeys NCRC data runs from January 2006 through May 31, 2017 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through May 31, 2017 , while national job profile data reaches back to 1993. Again, please note that county-level ACT WorkKeys NCRC data collection began in January 2012 for WorkKeys Internet Version, and in July 2012 for pencil and paper assessments. State and national certificate totals include historical data prior to 2012.


WorkKeys® assessments are used across the nation, and many states have built their own Career Readiness Certificates based upon WorkKeys assessment results. You will find an asterisk denoting those states. This website will continue to evolve as the first two rounds of participating states give us feedback on what they would like to see -- and based on your feedback, as well.


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