Buncombe County
Buncombe County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2019
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
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87%
of goals attained
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
355 | 6555 |
| Current
|
98 | 746 |
| Transitioning | 1038 | 890 |
| Workforce category not identified | 146 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 201 | 137 |
Buncombe County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 6453 | 1150 | 3423 | 1528 | 352 |
| College | 102 | 16 | 47 | 36 | + | |
| Current | Private | 490 | 51 | 236 | 171 | 32 |
| Public | 256 | 65 | 147 | 43 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 52 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 4 |
| Unemployed | 831 | 175 | 479 | 159 | 18 | |
| Recent Veteran | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 146 | 35 | 48 | 42 | 21 | |
| Totals | 8337 | 1504 | 4414 | 1987 | 432 | |
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.
Employers in Buncombe County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Worley & Peltz PLLC
- Asheville Independent Restaurant
Association - Professional Firefighters
- Southern Highland Craft Guild Tunnel
Road - Jonas Gerard Fine Art
- Mangum Pottery
- Lexington Glassworks
- East Fok Pottery
- Novus Architects
- Lamar Advertising
- Signarama Asheville
- Mountain BizWorks
- Mattern & Craig Inc
- Well Played Board Game Café
- Diana Wortham Theatre
- WithersRavenel
- Montreat College
- Gray Line Trolley Tours of Asheville
- Carolina Equipment
- TSAChoice Inc.
- C&H Tooling
- Black Mountain Machine and Tool
- Baity's Precision Machining
- Appalachian Tool & Machine Inc.
- Percepta
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Worley & Peltz PLLC Asheville Independent
Restaurant Association Professional Firefighters Southern Highland Craft Guild
Tunnel Road Jonas Gerard Fine Art Mangum Pottery Lexington Glassworks East Fok Pottery Novus Architects Lamar Advertising Signarama Asheville Mountain BizWorks Mattern & Craig Inc Well Played Board Game Café Diana Wortham Theatre WithersRavenel Montreat College Gray Line Trolley Tours of
Asheville Carolina Equipment TSAChoice Inc. C&H Tooling Black Mountain Machine and
Tool Baity's Precision Machining Appalachian Tool & Machine
Inc. Percepta Wright of NC Doug Jones Consulting Equilibar Boyle Enterprises Parameter Generation & Control
Inc. Urban Orchard Cider Co. and
Bar The Hop Ice Creamery Community Conflict Soultions System Logistics - Vertique Amcor Flexibles Asheville STF Precision ProMATIC Automation Imoco Inc TE Connectivity Advanced Superabrasives Inc Young Transportation & Tours Hemp Magik BioNetwork Mathis Electronics Charlotte Street Computers Givens Highland Farms Mills Manufacturing Corp Wicked Weed Funk House Wesco Distribution Inc Borgwarner Turbo Systems Inc. Southeastern Container Inc Riverbend Malt House Asheville Brewing Company Highland Brewing Company No Evil Foods Social Lounge Strada Italiano NCWorks Career Center
Asheville Brand Plant LLC dba Kudzu
Brands Diamond Executive Car
Transportation Service YWCA of Asheville City of Asheville Allegra Asheville -
Marketing-Print-Mail Silver-Line Plastics
Corporation Plasticard-Locktech
International LLP Atlas Precision Inc Land-Of Sky Regional Council YMCA of Western North Carolina Metropolitan Sewage District 
PrintSouthern Concrete Materials Mountain Area Workforce
Development Board Southern Concrete Materials The Salvation Army Boys &
Girls Club of Buncombe County Reich LLC Emerson Automation Solutions New PECO Inc. Nexus Technologies New Belgium Brewing Company National Wipers Alliance MB Haynes Corporation Linamar North Carolina Kearfott Corporation Motion
Systems Division ITECH GE Aviation French Broad Chocolate Lounge FOX Factory Eaton Corporation Baldor Electric Company AVL Technologies Arcadia Beverage Company Mountain Housing Opportunities Tried Strone Baptist Church Advantage Home Care Pisgah Legal Services Avadim Technologies Inc Relion Manufacturing Inc Annie's Bakery Inc Carolina Small Business
Development Fund Hi-Wire Brewing White Labs Roots Hummus Empowerment Resource Center Virtelle Hospitality LLC Anderson Davis Rock Hill Missionary Baptist
Church Getting Back to the Basics Aloft Asheville Downtown WeaverCooke-Kirkland Mission Health System National Wiper Alliance 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 Wilkes Communications /
RiverStreet Networks Wilkes Communications Prysmian Group
Restaurant Association
Tunnel Road
Asheville
Tool
Inc.
Inc.
Bar
Asheville
Brands
Transportation Service
Marketing-Print-Mail
Corporation
International LLP
PrintDevelopment Board
Girls Club of Buncombe County
Systems Division
Development Fund
Church
Commerce
Community College
LLC
dba Wendy's Restaurants
Northwest NC
Centers
RiverStreet Networks
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| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging
|
355 | 6555 |
| Current
|
98 | 746 |
| Transitioning | 1038 | 890 |
| Workforce category not identified | 146 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
|
Employers Supporting |
201 | 137 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 5 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 1 | |||
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