The Kansas School Board hears of success in career education and workforce/economic development during their April 2021 board meeting. Learn more at workreadycommunities.org. Presenters include: Natalie Clark, Education Program Consultant, IPS Coordinator Career, Standards, and Assessment Services, Kansas Department of Education; Breahna Crawford, College and Career Advocate Circle USD 375; Jordan Buxton, Marketing Director, Gravity::Works Architecture; Jina Kugler, School Counselor, Wamego USD 320; Jack Allston, Executive Director Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation; Cheri Tune, ACT Work Ready Communities.
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Registration Opens for ACT State Organizations Conference August 3-4, 2021
May 19, 2021
ACT State Organizations, an affiliate of Work Ready Communities, is pleased to announce dates for their annual conference of August 3-4, 2021. Sessions will include: Career Readiness and Workplace Skills (K12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce); Data Utilization (ACT and/or WorkKeys); Work Readiness Assessments; Social & Emotional Learning (K12 Higher Education and/or Workforce); Research and Case Studies.
Parson helps recognize Morgan County WRC certification
May 17, 2021
A multi-year process culminated Thursday as Morgan County's school district superintendents, local elected officials, Chamber of Commerce members and special guest Gov. Mike Parson celebrated the county's new Certified Work Ready Community (WRC) status at Morgan County R-2's Performing Arts Center.
KY Youth Justice Program Graduates 58 Participants
May 13, 2021
Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman and the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice held a commencement ceremony Thursday to celebrate 52 youth high school graduates for the 2020-2021 academic year and an additional 6 youth for earning a GED, while in DJJ custody or care. For any youth in DJJ custody who had already earned a high school diploma, they are given the opportunity to earn ACT WorkKeys, attend online college courses, participate in work experience when applicable or take vocational and technical classes.
Howard County Becomes Missouri's 86th Work Ready Community
May 12, 2021
Howard County, Missouri, recently achieved ACT Certified Work Ready Community Status. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson spoke at the event celebrating the certification, Tuesday, at Central Methodist University. Missouri continues to lead the nation with 86 fully Certified Work Ready Communities and more than 4,500 supporting employers. Over one hundred Missouri counties are actively participating in Certified Work Ready Community initiatives.
Ascension Parish takes WRC inspiration to the highway
April 27, 2021
Ascension Parish in Louisana installed a highway billboard recently promoting the local workforce in its Work Ready Community. Click the headline to see the image posted on LinkedIn.
Kansas School Board Briefed on WorkKeys and WRC Successes
April 24, 2021
Boosting Apprenticeship in Southern Nevada with ACT Workforce Solutions
April 22, 2021
Find out how Nevada’s ACT Work Ready Communities are helping identify and create qualified candidates for pre-apprenticeship programs at NV Energy, which provides energy to more than 2 million customers throughout the state. Clark County School District, Workforce Connections, and the College of Southern Nevada use ACT WorkKeys and the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate to create a pipeline of talent ready to participate in a four-year, 8,000-hour apprenticeship program for NV Energy.
Regional WRC champion named to state level post
April 15, 2021
The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services has a new Assistant Director. Eddie Thomas previously served as Workforce Development Director at the Southeast Arkansas Planning and Development District in Pine Bluff. Thomas is set to lead the Employment Assistance Unit, which governs statewide WIOA programming and local workforce board activities. Under Eddie's leadership, all ten southeast counties are now participating in Work Ready Communities.
Virtual reality helps Alabamans skills up for diesel tech jobs
April 09, 2021
Wallace State Community College announced the launch of an ambitious new iniative to harness virtual reality to train thousands of working adults for the fastest growing careers in diesel technology. Diesel by Distance will now feature hands-on virtual reality simulations that recreate the working environment of a diesel technician or mechanic.
Workforce programs helps domestic abuse survivors seek career pathways
April 07, 2021
A new program aims to take domestic violence survivors from unemployed or underemployed to a career pathway in 60 days. Project E.A.T. stands for Project Earn Assistance Training to improve the lives of survivors through job training and education.
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