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ACT WorkKeys NCRC Levels
- Platinum2,604
- Gold30,482
- Silver71,715
- Bronze26,914
Total131,715
Job Profiles Completed
249
ACT WorkKeys NCRC Data:
01-01-2006 - 03-31-2021
Bronze
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114 98 98 36 46 71
Silver
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136 131 157 74 85 154
Gold
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69 97 108 37 54 145
Platinum
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49 80 53 37 45 75

27 of 95 counties participating
About Tennessee Work Ready Communities
ACT Work Ready Communities (WRC) empowers counties and states with process, data and tools deployed in a common workforce development framework to drive economic growth by certifying counties as work ready communities when established goals are attained.
Think of it as a docking station where all participants plug into the common county-level ACT Work Ready Community criteria as part of establishing county goals.
The common criteria are based upon the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC) and business engagement to create a community-based workforce development process that links, aligns and matches the county’s workforce development efforts to the needs of business and industry. The goal is for all participating counties to achieve certified work ready status.
ACT is leading this national effort with a two-session Boot Camp within a 3-month window to help participants share best practices, customize the national implementation framework or their own needs and build career pathways aligned to growth industries.
Tennessee employers are recognizing the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of Work Ready Communities goals
- Workbay
- Innovate Medical
- Summers-Taylor Inc
- Appalachian Opportunity Fund
- HomeTrust Bank
- East Tenn Rent-Alls
- Watauga Brewing Company
- Hargett Materials Incorporated
- E&T Contracting LLC
- Perry County Superintendent of Schools
- Tennessee Tractor LLC
- West TN Healthcare
- Ford Construction Co
- Discovery Park of America
- Sweet Jordan's
- Trolinger's Inc
- Carhartt Inc
- Benton County Mayor Office
- Gibson County Special School District
- Institutional Case Work Inc
- Bethel University
- Tyson Foods
- Kohler Company
- Southern Chiropractic & Acupuncture
- McKenzie Economic Development
Corporation
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Most Improved Counties
- 100% Decatur
- 99% Chester
- 93% Washington
- 91% Rutherford
- 90% Shelby
Certified Counties
About ACT
Founded in 1959, ACT is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. ACT provides a broad array of assessment, research, information and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development.