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ACT is also providing, for the first time, an indicator of career readiness based on ACT composite scores. Progress toward career readiness is based on research linking ACT composite scores to levels on ACTs National Career Readiness Certificate.

90 percent of current seniors have a work-ready National Career Readiness Certificate. Its very important that, as our students graduate, they not only have a diploma but also a portable work-based certificate...

In addition, National Career Readiness Certificate Testing was made available to Cherokee and Volunteer students in addition to their Grainger and ...

science, and reading; high school equivalency prep, college placement prep; WorkKeys prep for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC); ...

"The goal is to measure the emerging workforce," Ballard said. "ACT has a great tool for testing readiness to go to college, but what about readiness to go to work? Prospective workers need to be able to read and comprehend, locate information through spreadsheets and charts, use applied mathematics. … The tests assess people and determines where..

Ottawa County is the first in Oklahoma to receive the Work Ready designation.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon lauded Clay County economic development at a stop in North Kansas City, Tuesday, Aug. 2. Speaking at iWerx, an enterprise and entrepreneurial innovation center opening in September, Nixon recognized Clay County....

A large crowd attending the July meeting of the Emporia-Greensville Chamber of Commerce learned about Southside Virginia Community College and what it has to offer from Debra Smiley, Director of Workforce Development. Smiley talked about The Career Readiness Certificate

Joined by Gov. Jay Nixon, Buchanan County and St. Joseph leaders celebrated the arrival of a new worker certification program Thursday. Nixon came to the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica headquarters to announce the countys arrival in the Certified Work Ready Community program, marking the ninth time hes visited the St. Joseph company....

Clay County has become the 34th Missouri county to become a certified Work Ready Community and the only one in the Kansas City area. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon recognized the countys designation in an event Tuesday afternoon...