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In early 2017 ACT® and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce developed
a joint project to explore the possibility of a connection between
ACT WorkKeys® competencies and the beta Connecting Credentials
Framework. This paper is the summary of the findings, including a
major product of the project: a crosswalk between WorkKeys and the
beta Connecting Credentials Framework. The crosswalk can be used in
conjunction with the Framework to (1) determine entry-level WorkKeys
scores required for developed programs of study whose learning
outcomes have been profiled using the Framework, and (2) connecting
the ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® [NCRC®] to
other credentials that have been profiled using Framework.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Students at Wamego High School are being recognized for their skills. On Monday night at the Wamego USD 320 School Board of Education, eleven high school juniors were recognized for achieving platinum status after taking the ACT Work Keys Assessment.

South Central Planning and Development Commission in partnership
with St. James Works received a grant funded under LED Workforce
Development/Capacity Building Grant Program.

Members of the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County said Thursday they plan to push local businesses and schools to take a closer look at a program designed to help communities identify skill gaps and look for ways to improve the local workforce.

With it being one of the fastest-growing counties in the state, its beautiful rivers and stellar school districts, Christian County has a lot going for it — and now it has one more tool in the tool box. On Nov. 2, the county, Ozark and Nixa school districts and the Missouri Job Center celebrated being named an ACT Certified Work Ready Community and received its ACT National Career Readiness Certificate. 

The state of U.S. manufacturing is a hot topic in national economic and political conversations today. Issues like tax reform, trade partnerships and regulations are fueling a national debate over how to create and retain U.S. manufacturing investment and jobs. Though a favorable business and tax climate is important to manufacturers, the most critical factor leading to location decisions for new investment and jobs is actually the labor market.

Learn how Daiken reduced training time and costs by using ACT WorkKeys Assessments as part of their hiring and screening process.

The Boeing Company in St. Louis uses ACT® WorkKeys® solutions to support assembly
mechanic pre-employment training.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — If she does her job right, Lottie Ryans said the eight counties in Northeast Tennessee will be added to the list of ACT Work Ready Communities across the nation.