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Nearly half of the available jobs in America are middle-skill jobs that require more than a high school education but less than a four-year degree. From 2008-2018, 47% of middle-skill jobs in Mississippi will have openings. To meet this demand, communities across the nation are taking steps to train workers to become more work ready.

There once was a time when a high school diploma had a meaning it no longer has. When my parents graduated high school, their diplomas were attestations to the fact these were educated people. Being educated meant they had shown in school they were smart enough and worked hard enough to be good employees for businesses in the community.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced Monday that Ste. Genevieve County has achieved official designation as a Certified Work Ready Community.

Ste. Genevieve County has earned an official designation as a Certified Work Ready Community. Participating in the initiative offers several benefits for employers, employees and the community as a whole. The work readiness process can help identify skill gaps, match individuals to jobs based on skill levels and quantify the general skill level...

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (at podium) congratulates Greene County leaders on Certified Work Ready Community status.

The ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is primarily intended to benefit existing industries by helping them weed out less qualified job ...

Your solution is available through Concho Valley Workforce Development Board in partnership with ACT National Career Readiness Certificate

Community leaders pose for a photo Thursday after Richmond County was designated as a Certified Work Ready ...

Thursday morning, Tom Green County and the City of San Angelo hosted a Website Roll-Out event to introduce San Angelos initiative in becoming the second certified ACT: Work Ready Community county in the state of Texas.

Davie County is poised to become one of the first counties in the Triad to be recognized as a Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC). A few more ...