or
Beaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:
Certified: Apr 2017
Maintained 1: Apr 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Beaufort is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Beaufort
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 1624 | 458 | 770 | 295 | 101 |
College | 105 | + | 47 | 43 | 12 | |
Current | Private | 544 | 55 | 257 | 181 | 51 |
Public | 369 | 70 | 175 | 99 | 25 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 8 | 13 | + | + |
Unemployed | 819 | 167 | 453 | 162 | 37 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 7 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 490 | 80 | 97 | 51 | 17 | |
Totals | 3742 | 842 | 1819 | 835 | 246 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
Emerging | High School | 1624 | 458 | 770 | 295 | 101 |
College | 105 | + | 47 | 43 | 12 | |
Current | Private | 544 | 55 | 257 | 181 | 51 |
Public | 369 | 70 | 175 | 99 | 25 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 8 | 13 | + | + |
Unemployed | 819 | 167 | 453 | 162 | 37 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 7 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 490 | 80 | 97 | 51 | 17 | |
Totals | 3742 | 842 | 1819 | 835 | 246 |
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
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 389 | 1729 |
✓
Current |
99 | 913 |
✓ Transitioning | 573 | 855 |
Workforce category not identified | 245 | 245 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 80 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 37 | 10 | 2 | |
Silver | 25 | 4 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Beaufort County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
-
Beaufort County Community College
Participating High Schools
These Beaufort County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
-
Washington High School
-
Northside High School
-
Southside High School
-
Beaufort County Early College High School
-
Beaufort County Ed Tech Center
Contact Us
For more information on Beaufort County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Beaufort County Community College
252-940-6307
Employers in Beaufort County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
NACCO Materials Handling Group
The Roberts Company
Pitt Community College
- City of Greenville NC
Patheon
- Spinrite Services
- Flanders Corporation
- Carolina Technical Plastics Corp
Greene Lamp Community Action
- Domtar Paper Company - Plymouth Mill
- Camfil USA Inc.
- Eastern Radiologists Washington
- Ruth's House
- Bosch Siemens Home Applicance Group
- NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Precision Pallet LLC
- Oak Ridge Industries
- River City Construction
Washington-Beaufort County Chamber of
Commerce- Vidant Beaufort Hospital
- Beaufort County NCWorks Career Center
- Region Q Workforce Development Board
Mayo Appliance Solutions
- Radcliffe Marine Inc
- Jarrett Bay Boatworks
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Learn Why It’s Important (PDF) Join The List Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.