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ACT empowers learners by removing barriers and creating pathways to success through programs like fee waivers, scholarships, and grants. In FY2025, we supported 477K students, 210K fee waivers, 27 scholarships, and 54 grants nationwide. Learn more in the 2025 Impact Report.

Site Selection Magazine's November edition includes a dozen location spotlights that include WorkKeys NCRC growth trends to demonstrate workforce quality. Features include Kansas, the Dakotas, Virginia, Nebraska, New York, Mississippi, Washington, and Wyoming.

Southeast Kansas, Northeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Missouri comprise the MOKAN Partnership and a region with six Work Ready Communities. This best practice example illustrates MOKAN's use of WRC in its economic development marketing efforts. The Autumn 2022 edition of FDI Alliance International magezine includes talent development strategies deployed through MOKAN.

Congratulations to the Work Ready Communities in Ottawa, OK  and Boone, MO for selection to the 2022 Reinventing Our Communities (ROC) program through the Federal Reserve system.  ROC engages participating community leaders on the topic of an equitable workforce recovery. The year-long collective helps members apply racial equity solutions to strengthen regional economies and foster better economic outcomes. 

The Miami Area Economic Development Service, Inc. is proud to welcome Communication Solutions, LLC to Miami, Oklahoma. Communication Solutions, LLC is a premier provider of Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer Call Center Services. Miami will be their sixth location and Communications Solutions is a WorkKeys supporting employer