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Students in grades 10-11 will get the opportunity to take the ACT. The juniors will be taking the official ACT, while the sophomores will be taking a retired, full-length practice ACT. This test day represents a goal the HCHS students have worked toward all year, in the hopes they will earn composite scores high enough to earn them scholarships

The WorkKeys tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered three more times in Wayne County this month. The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions on April 14, April 19, and on April 27. All of these sessions will be held in Room 136 of the Walnut Building on Way

Barton County Memorial Hospital C.E.O. Wendy Duval says being designated a Work Ready Community gives the county a big advantage. "The ability to bring additional businesses into the community," said Wendy Duval, Barton County Memorial Hospital.

A partnership between Kentucky Adult Education and the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority launches April 1st. Its designed to help adults start or continue their higher education in college or technical schools.

DALLAS — With the approval of the facility maintenance bond last year, Dallas School District found itself with resources to design a career and technical education program of its own.

Zeeland Public Schools, partnered with other school districts, employers and social service agencies, has taken the lead in helping people in Ottawa and Allegan counties reach these goals with the free Literacy to Work Program

Dina Rose, chair of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, joined community leaders from six East Arkansas counties recently for the first of four ACT Work Ready Community Academies in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced Maries County has achieved designation as a Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC). DED Director Mike Downing joined local business, education and community leaders to celebrate and also present National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC) to over 20 Vienna high school

TUSCALOOSA, AL, March 25 – Representatives from Shelton State Community College, West Alabama Works, and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama announced two important workforce initiatives during a press conference held at Benjamin Barnes YMCA on Friday.

College leaders have announced a new Manufacturing Boot Camp that will be offered beginning April 13. The 40-hour program, split into two increments, will provide participants with the entry-level, basic training many employers have said is vital for success. Boot Camp participants will have an opportunity to receive the National Career Readiness