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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.

ACT's Leadership Blog featured skills-driven innovations for WRCs in New York, Arkansas, and Louisiana to strengthen workforce assets. WRC helps align education, industry, and policy around the single goal to develop a skilled, job-ready talent pipeline.

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.

Valuable career-readiness assessment tools for Genesee County high school students, incumbent workers, and workers entering or transitioning careers are now available. Genesee Valley BOCES launched a testing center to support school districts and workforce development partners access ACT WorkKeys NCRC assessments.

Three rock star champions from Work Ready Communities share the value of the ACT Summit in this video posted to LinkedIn. Make plans to join us in Nashville next July.

The video podcast Talk CNY recently featured Oswego County Workforce Director, Rachel Pierce, on their recent WRC certification and the benefits of deploying WorkKeys.

River Parishes Community College Foundation received a $10,557 donation from Shintech Louisiana, LLC, via its annual golf tournament. The gift will help launch RPCC’s WorkKeys Assessment Program at the Westside campus, boosting workforce readiness for students and job seekers.

Greater Rochester Chamber of Western, NY published an employer guide simplifying the wide menu of options open for employers. The playbook suggests flexible methods to connect and go deeper in a user-friendly style that doesn't overwhelm. Page 3 sorts employer opportunities by level and WRC is among the Start Small call to action steps.

Madison County Virtual Academy honored the Class of 2025, celebrating key achievements: 65 students scored silver or higher on WorkKeys; 27 earned college credit; 107 passed a credentialing test; and 30 completed a career-tech program.

OhioMeansJobs and the WRC at Lucas County recently shared Glenn's Story, an inspiring testimonial on how WorkKeys instilled confidence for Glenn to earn the Ohio Adult Diploma and credentials to launch his career in transportation.