Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania 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: Jun 2016
Maintained 1: Jul 2019
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Pittsylvania 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
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
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ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 771 | 263 | 319 | 121 | 68 | + |
College | 193 | 45 | 77 | 56 | 15 | + | |
Current | Private | 313 | 79 | 143 | 68 | 23 | 16 |
Public | 149 | 50 | 72 | 25 | + | 20 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 61 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 649 | 256 | 301 | 77 | 15 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 18 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2150 | 725 | 946 | 355 | 124 | 41 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 771 | 263 | 319 | 121 | 68 | + |
College | 193 | 45 | 77 | 56 | 15 | + | |
Current | Private | 313 | 79 | 143 | 68 | 23 | 16 |
Public | 149 | 50 | 72 | 25 | + | 20 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 61 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 649 | 256 | 301 | 77 | 15 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 18 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2150 | 725 | 946 | 355 | 124 | 41 |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 558 | 967 |
✓
Current |
51 | 498 |
Transitioning | 843 | 717 |
Workforce category not identified | 9 | 9 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 28 | 109 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Pittsylvania County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- American National Bank and Trust Company
- Drake Extrusion, Inc.
- Debbie's Staffing
- Lowe's Home Improvement
- West PIedmont Workforce Development
Board - Goodwill Industries of South Central
Virginia - Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office
- BMB Steel
- Elkay
- Dominion - Clover Power Station
- Dollar General Distribution - South
Boston - Ramsey Yeatts & Associates Realtors
- Lawnscapes
- Carter Bank & Trust
- My Twinn
- Pittsylvania County School System
- Commonwealth Home Health Care Inc.
- MultiWall Packaging Company
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Huber Engineered Woods LLC
- Amthor International
- Telvista Inc.
- Pittsylvania County Schools
- Ameristaff
- Starsprings USA
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