Buncombe County
Buncombe County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2017
Goals updated only for participating counties
Buncombe County
79%
of goals attained
Buncombe County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
Not Earned |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 4479 | 737 | 2655 | 1077 | 10 | - | 0 |
| College | 92 | 14 | 44 | 33 | + | - | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 437 | 47 | 231 | 151 | 8 | - | 0 |
| Public | 271 | 75 | 157 | 39 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 36 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Unemployed | 823 | 178 | 502 | 143 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | + | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Totals | 6161 | 1064 | 3620 | 1458 | + | - | 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
North Carolina employers in Buncombe County are recognizing the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of this County achieving its goals
- Starr Electric Co Inc
- Green Opportunities
- First Citizens Bank
- Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community
College - Precision Restoration Services
- Blue Ridge Land Surveying Inc
- Alicia Sisk-Morris CPA PLLC
- Big Frogs Custom TShirts
- Kirlin Carolina's
- Grand Discovery Consultants LLC
- Tar Heel Capital Corporation dba Wendy's
Restaurants - Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC
- Baker Roofing Company
- The Biltmore Company
- Buncombe County Schools
- Charter Communications
- Community Action Opportunities
- Friday Staffing
- Asheville Staffing Resources
- Jacob Holm Industries
- Altec Industries Inc
- Ward and Smith P.A.
- Alliance Tractor Trailor Centers
- Prysmian Group
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Starr Electric Co Inc Green Opportunities First Citizens Bank Asheville Area Chamber of
Commerce Asheville-Buncombe Technical
Community College Precision Restoration Services Blue Ridge Land Surveying Inc Alicia Sisk-Morris CPA PLLC Big Frogs Custom TShirts Kirlin Carolina's Grand Discovery Consultants
LLC Tar Heel Capital Corporation
dba Wendy's Restaurants Goodwill Industries of
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| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
355 | 4571 |
| Current
|
98 | 708 |
| Transitioning | 1038 | 866 |
| Workforce category not identified | 16 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
Employers Supporting
|
201 |
20
|
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
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