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Oswego County working towards National Career Readiness Certification designation August 01, 2019

Oswego County is working towards becoming the first county is New York state to be able to prove it has a skilled workforce for employers.

The ACT Work Ready Communities Initiative is off and running in Oswego County, with ACT WorkKeys centers at Cayuga Community College’s Fulton Campus, Oswego County Opportunities offices in Fulton and Oswego, the city of Oswego Rental Assistance Program, CiTi BOCES and the Fulton and Mexico locations of Oswego County Workforce New York.

Nevada Energy named 25,000th WRC Employer July 29, 2019

ACT Work Ready Communities is officially 25,000 employers strong, and growing. In just seven years, we’ve grown Work Ready Communities from 0 to 25,000 employers supporting the ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® (NCRC®). NV Energy is a public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada, including the Las Vegas Valley, and provides natural gas service in the Reno-Sparks metro area of Northern Nevada.

ACT Work Ready Community Celebration Held In Warren Ark With Visit From Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson July 25, 2019

Bradley County completing this certification has been two years in the making

A sign of the things to come July 22, 2019

On Tuesday morning, Delta Strong and the Mississippi Development Authority announced a 50-job project in Clarksdale, where Chicago-based Images Industries plans to relocate its operation to Coahoma County.

Introducing ACT Tessera Workforce July 22, 2019

Measure what matters and improve your workplace with ACT Tessera Workforce, the preeminent solution to improve your company’s competitive advantage and increase employee performance. Critical thinking, determination, teamwork, and decision-making—these skills are essential to the success of your business. The best companies not only measure essential skills, but find ways to strengthen them across their enterprise. Learn more by visiting act.org/tessera-workforce/.

Tessera Workforce powers success for citizen re-entry July 17, 2019

A pilot re-entry program in Connecticut found success using ACT's new Tessera Workforce assessment and playbook. Qualitative data suggests increased awareness and inreased abilities among participants to self-assess work readiness skills. More on the research findings and project components is found in the recent report Using Experiential Problem-Solving and Interactive Community Building to Increase Using Experiential Problem-Solving and Interactive Community Building to Increase Access to Workforce Readiness Skill-Building When Using ACT Tessera Workforce: A Case Study of Nine Returning Citizens in Bridgeport, Connecticut by Dr. Tina M. Manus, PhD

Jeff Fox: A tool to assess worker readiness July 15, 2019

Local business leaders are still pushing to get Jackson County registered as a “Certified Work Ready Community.” About 200 businesses need to sign up for that to happen.

“It’s important to do this, even if you’re not hiring right now,” Lara Vermillion, president of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, told business owners and others at a recent chamber gathering.

New Iberia is ACT Work Ready July 10, 2019

It has been reported that the biggest issue, nationwide, hindering businesses’ growth is the inability to find qualified applicants to fill the job. Research shows there is a considerable gap between the skills needed for the job and those possessed by the individuals hired to do that job. In efforts to build a stronger workforce in Iberia Parish, the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce, along with partnering agencies and sponsors, has applied to become an ACT certified Work Ready Community, part of a national initiative that equips high school students (and adults) with the necessary skills to succeed in the modern workplace and then links employers with those newly-skilled employees.

Delta seeks to reverse population loss with new jobs and WRC June 29, 2019

The population of the Mississippi Delta continues to decline, but the Delta Strong project of the Delta Council strives to make sure workers are trained and ready when needed by industry by providing training through the ACT Work Ready Communities program.

LaSalle Parish, LA earns Community Impact award June 28, 2019

LaSalle Parish, LA is one of several Work Ready Communities recognized by Trade and Industry Development Magazine’s Community Investment and Corporate Impact Awards. The county’s success with the LaSalle Lumber Company project is showcased on page 66 of the print and digital edition.

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