Washington, Tennessee
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: May 2024
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 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Washington
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 591 | 69 | 188 | 192 | 142 | 0 |
College | 124 | + | 24 | 58 | 39 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 592 | 37 | 104 | 259 | 192 | 0 |
Public | 185 | 24 | 51 | 67 | 43 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 237 | 34 | 79 | 71 | 53 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 152 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 0 | |
Totals | 1813 | 178 | 469 | 675 | 491 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 591 | 69 | 188 | 192 | 142 | 0 |
College | 124 | + | 24 | 58 | 39 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 592 | 37 | 104 | 259 | 192 | 0 |
Public | 185 | 24 | 51 | 67 | 43 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 237 | 34 | 79 | 71 | 53 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 152 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 0 | |
Totals | 1813 | 178 | 469 | 675 | 491 | + |
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 |
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✓ Emerging | 251 | 715 |
✓
Current |
31 | 777 |
✓ Transitioning | 228 | 246 |
Workforce category not identified | 76 | 76 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 72 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
Silver | 65 | 14 | ||
Gold | 40 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Washington County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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First Tn Development District
Participating High Schools
These Washington County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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David Crockett
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Daniel Boone
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Science Hill High School
Contact Us
For more information on Washington County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
First Tn Development District
423-928-0224
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Bristol Tennessee City Schools
- Alliance for Business & Training
Spherion Staffing
- Appalachian Community Federal Credit
Union Marsh Regional Blood Center Johnson City
- Kelly Services
- A.O. Smith
- First Tennessse Development District
- Cooper Standard
- Milligan College
- Express Employment Professionals
- Silver Angels
- City of Elizabethton
- Washington County Tennessee
- Pinepalms Management LLC
- East Tennessee State University Center
for Community Outreach and Applied
Research - Washington County Department of
Education - Nakatetsu Machining Technologies
Sleep Inn & Suites
- Hands On Discovery Center
Comfort Suites
- The Mall at Johnson City
- Food City
- HomeTrust Bank
- Industrial Electronics Services Inc.
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