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Beaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2024
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 |
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Emerging | High School | 1623 | 459 | 769 | 294 | 101 |
College | 104 | + | 46 | 43 | 12 | |
Current | Private | 529 | 54 | 254 | 175 | 46 |
Public | 351 | 68 | 169 | 92 | 22 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 8 | 13 | + | + |
Unemployed | 799 | 163 | 444 | 157 | 35 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 7 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 536 | 80 | 97 | 51 | 17 | |
Totals | 3710 | 836 | 1799 | 816 | 236 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1623 | 459 | 769 | 294 | 101 |
College | 104 | + | 46 | 43 | 12 | |
Current | Private | 529 | 54 | 254 | 175 | 46 |
Public | 351 | 68 | 169 | 92 | 22 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 8 | 13 | + | + |
Unemployed | 799 | 163 | 444 | 157 | 35 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 7 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 536 | 80 | 97 | 51 | 17 | |
Totals | 3710 | 836 | 1799 | 816 | 236 |
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 Aug 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 389 | 1727 |
✓
Current |
99 | 880 |
✓ Transitioning | 573 | 835 |
Workforce category not identified | 268 | 268 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 31 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 34 | 9 | 1 | |
Silver | 23 | 2 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Beaufort County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Beaufort County Community College
Participating High Schools
These Beaufort County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Washington High School
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Northside High School
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Southside High School
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Beaufort County Early College High School
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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
- DSM Dyneema
- Pitt Community College
- City of Greenville NC
- Tideland Electric Membership Corporation
- City of Washington
- Inner Banks Tea Company
- One Source Communications
- Carolina Technical Plastics Corp
- First South Bank
- Mid-East Commission
- Pantego Plantation Gourmet Foods
- Roebuck Staffing Company
- Regino Q Workforce Development Board
- Ready Hire Staffing
- Eastern Radiologists Washington
- NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- SERVPRO of Bath
- River City Construction
- Beaufort County Economic Development
- Region Q Workforce Development Board
- Cole's Electric Motor Shop
- Mayo Appliance Solutions
- Main Street Scoops
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