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ACT WorkKeys NCRC Earned
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About North Carolina Work Ready Communities
One of North Carolina's greatest strengths is our educated and engaged workforce. But in today's competitive global marketplace, where North Carolina competes for top talent with economies around the world, we must do more to strengthen our workforce and fill the talent pipeline. Workforce development has been a priority in North Carolina for many years. A talent pipeline with the necessary foundational and technical skills for success is a primary goal for education, business and workforce professionals.
The NC Work Ready Communities initiative is a partnership between the NC Work Ready Certified Communities State team and the ACT Work Ready Communities team to support economic development throughout the state by providing communities with a framework to validate that they have a skilled workforce ready to fill current and future jobs. Communities applying for certification form collaborative partnerships with local chambers of commerce, local workforce development boards, public schools, community colleges and business leaders. Together they create the framework for achieving certification goals, including the number of ACT National Career Readiness Certificates (ACT NCRC) and employer engagement.
The NC Work Ready Communities state team consists of members from the NC Chamber Foundation, the NC Community Colleges System Office, the NC Department of Public Instruction (CTE Division), the NC Department of Commerce (Division of Workforce Solutions), regional economic development professionals, and local community college leaders.
High school seniors in public schools who have a CTE concentration (four technical credits in a Career Cluster) take the ACT WorkKeys assessments needed to earn an ACT NCRC.
Benefits of the program for business include competitive cost models through lower employee turnover, decreased training time and costs, and related efficiencies that enhance North Carolina's global competitiveness. Increasing support of the ACT NCRC is a key strategy; the goal is to have eight of the 10 largest employers in each participating community recognize or recommend the workplace credential.
4106 North Carolina employers recognize the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of North Carolina communities’ goals
- Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
- SERVPRO
- Gaston County Family YMCA
- George W. Stowe Insurance Agency
- International Minute Press
- Crane Co.
- Rose Brothers Furniture
- Division of Workforce Solutions
- Town of Rutherfordton
- Town of Mooresville
- Johnston County Youth Services Inc.
- Farmers Furniture
- Edenton Boatworks LLC dba Albemarle
Boats - Kaco USA
- American Stainless Tubing Inc.
- deBotech Inc.
- The Jewelry Exchange
- North Carolina Country Homes & Land
- Southwestern Commission Region A
- Rowan County Tourism Development
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