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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) has been named a Top Vocational School for 2025 by USA TODAY and Statista. With campuses in Webster, DeSoto, and Caddo parishes, NLTCC earned recognition for strong student outcomes of high graduation rates, competitive salaries, and solid ROI.

MDHEWD earned national recognition at the ACT Summit in Nashville, receiving the ACT Workforce Policy Exemplar Award for helping Missourians advance careers through skills assessments. Missouri leads the nation with 99 Certified Work Ready Communities, with 112 of 115 counties participating.

SHRM's new Skills First Future gateway offers best practices, tips, and resources for effective employer engagement. Workforce ecosystem leaders can gain insights to employer solutions for opportunities in skills first and solutions to implement LERs, Learning and Employment Records. Listen to episode 61 of Ready for Work to learn more.

KRMS Radio featured the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development earning national recognition for helping Missourians get hired and advance their careers skills. The department received ACT's Workforce Policy Exemplar Award leading the nation with 99 Certified WRCs covering over 97% of Missouri.

WEAU-TV showcased recent awards earned by Chippewa Valley Technical College along with a deeper dive on the WorkKeys NCRC and how it works in the valley region.

Alabama's Times-News notes the WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (WorkKeys NCRC) among credentials celebrated with its recent cohort of GED grads at Southern Union Community College.

Jobs for the Future published a national action guide to deploy the Rapid I.T. Training Model. The report showcased the Work Ready Communities champions at Metropolitan Community College and their partners in Omaha. Their model uses the WorkKeys NCRC and the CompTIA A+ certification to meet rapidly growing I.T. demand.

The latest edition of the Rutherford Works newsletter has a great shout-out to their members on the value of Work Ready Communities.

In support of the WRC at Cherokee County, Kansas, Coffeyville Community College shared a recent impact report and testimonial.

13-WMAZ-TV interviewed Central Georgia WRC champion Paul Allen with best practice tips on essential skills development and career exploration utilizing WorkKeys.