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Polk County

Polk County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2018

Goals updated only for participating counties

73%

of maintaining goals completed

Maintaining Goals

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 218 202
Current 32 18
Transitioning 182 144
Workforce category not identified 0
Goals Actual
Improved Certificates 6 2

Employer Supporting Goals

Employers supporting
New and reaffirming employers support goal 33
New and reaffirming employers support actual 0

Polk County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC		 NCRC
Plus
Emerging High School 191 37 117 37 0 0
College 11 + 6 4 + +
Current Private 15 + 11 + + 0
Public + + + + + 0
Transitioning Adult Education + + + 0 0 0
Unemployed 142 18 84 40 0 +
Recent Veteran + + 0 + 0 0
Workforce category not identified 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 364 58 220 86 0 +

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 Polk County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

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Maintaining Goals

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 218 202
Current 32 18
Transitioning 182 144
Workforce category not identified 0
Goals Actual
Improved Certificates 6 2

Employer Supporting Goals

Employers supporting 32
New and reaffirming employers support goal 33
New and reaffirming employers support actual 0

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 0 0 0 0
Bronze 0 0 0
Silver 2 0
Gold 0

Legacy NCRC

Bronze 1
Silver 4
Gold 1
Platinum 0
Total NCRC 6

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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 August 31, 2018 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through August 31, 2018 , 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.


Please contact us if you have comments, questions or would like to receive more information.