Kansas

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Earned

Total: 112,383

Platinum:

10,741

Gold:

25,664

Silver:

45,398

Bronze:

30,580

Job Profiles Completed 120

Employers Supporting 427

Engaged September 2014

ACT WorkKeys NCRC Data:
01-01-2006 - 11-30-2024

11 of 105

communities participating

10%
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Number Of Monthly ACT WorkKeys NCRC Earned

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Newly Participating Counties

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About Kansas Work Ready Communities

ACT Work Ready Communities (WRC) empowers communities and states with process, data and tools deployed in a common workforce development framework to drive economic growth by certifying communities as "work ready" when established goals are attained.

Think of it as a docking station where all participants plug into the common community-level ACT Work Ready Community criteria as part of establishing community goals.

The common criteria are based upon the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC) and business engagement to create a community-based workforce development process that links, aligns and matches the community's workforce development efforts to the needs of business and industry. The goal is for all participating communities to achieve certified work ready status.

ACT is leading this national effort with a two-session Boot Camp within a 3-month window to help participants share best practices, customize the national implementation framework or their own needs and build career pathways aligned to growth industries.

More on how to engage

427 Kansas employers recognize the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of Kansas communities’ goals

  • Foot Locker Distribution Center
  • Kansa Development Corp.
  • Alternative Air
  • Leiszler Oil
  • Imagemakers
  • Meadowlark Hills
  • Sarto Countertops
  • Farmers Cooperative Association
  • El Dorado Chamber of Commerce
  • CJ Foods Inc.
View All 427 Kansas businesses supporting ACT WorkKeys NCRC

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