Pickens, Alabama
Pickens County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2019
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Pickens is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
NCRC for College Credit - 1 points
Pickens County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1099 | 413 | 500 | 145 | 41 |
College | 24 | + | 12 | 5 | + | |
Current | Private | 102 | 20 | 60 | 20 | + |
Public | 92 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 7 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 35 | 14 | 16 | + | + |
Unemployed | 223 | 75 | 122 | 25 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | + | 0 | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 44 | 5 | 8 | 8 | + | |
Totals | 1600 | 562 | 760 | 220 | 58 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1099 | 413 | 500 | 145 | 41 |
College | 24 | + | 12 | 5 | + | |
Current | Private | 102 | 20 | 60 | 20 | + |
Public | 92 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 7 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 35 | 14 | 16 | + | + |
Unemployed | 223 | 75 | 122 | 25 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | + | 0 | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 44 | 5 | 8 | 8 | + | |
Totals | 1600 | 562 | 760 | 220 | 58 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1012 | 1123 |
✓
Current |
100 | 194 |
Transitioning | 283 | 261 |
Workforce category not identified | 22 | 22 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 7 | 10 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 25 | 3 | 0 | |
Silver | 5 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Pickens County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Bevill State Community College
Participating High Schools
These Pickens County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Pickens County High School
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Aliceville High School
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Gordo High School
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Pickens Academy
Contact Us
For more information on Pickens County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
2053910567
Employers in Pickens County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- McAbee Construction Inc.
- Hunt Refining Company
- Phifer Incorporated
- Buffalo Rock Pepsi
- Community Service Programs of West AL
Inc. - Whatley Health Services Inc.
- Northport Auto Supply Inc.
- Stresscrete Inc.
- Brose Tuscaloosa Inc.
- The University of West Alabama
- Gordo High School
- Pickens County High School
- Reform Elementary School
- Gordo Elementary School
- BF Goodrich Tuscaloosa Manufacturing
- ZF Chassis Systems Tuscaloosa LLC
- Greene County Career Center
- AFFLINK
- Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
- BelFlex Staffing Network
- The Westervelt Company
- Hunt Refining Co: Refinery
- PHIFER Incorporated
- Spiller Furniture Co
- Fountain Home Loans
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