Washington, Maryland
Washington County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jul 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Washington 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 100 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 0 |
College | 127 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 43 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 162 | 27 | 44 | 57 | 34 | + |
Public | 108 | 27 | 37 | 31 | 13 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 62 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
Unemployed | 358 | 91 | 129 | 88 | 50 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 920 | 203 | 273 | 263 | 181 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 100 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 0 |
College | 127 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 43 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 162 | 27 | 44 | 57 | 34 | + |
Public | 108 | 27 | 37 | 31 | 13 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 62 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
Unemployed | 358 | 91 | 129 | 88 | 50 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 920 | 203 | 273 | 263 | 181 | + |
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 Jun 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 370 | 227 |
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Current |
88 | 272 |
Transitioning | 560 | 423 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 43 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
Silver | 10 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- High Rock Studios Hagerstown MD United
States - MEC Inc.
- Potomac Edison
- Capital Women’s Care
- PR Valley LP
- Middletown Valley Bank
- Law Offices of Jeanne F Singer PA
BEACON House Inc.
- Literacy Council of Washington County
- Antietam Broadband
- APPLES for Children Inc.
- Greater Hagerstown Committee
- Washington County Industrial
Foundation(CHIEF) - Hagerstown Smiles Dental Care
- Northwestern Mutual
- Washington County Public Schools
- Rotz Law Offices LLC
- First United Bank & Trust
- HighRock Group
- BJs Embroidery
- Housing Authority of the City of
Hagerstown ConAgra Brands
- The Holzapfel Investment Group
- ABC Cumberland Valley Manpower Education
Resource Improvement and Training - Bowman Group
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