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The St. John Valley Technology Center just improved upon its Heavy Equipment Construction Operation program with a Sterling 8500 dump truck donated by Daigle and Houghton of Fort Kent. Through the program, students have the opportunity to pursue an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) at the Silver level. 

Greene County became Tennessee's 19th county to earn the Work Ready Communities certification. In a feature published by the Greeneville Sun newspaper, Greene Technology Center Principal Randy Wells noted that the center tested 92 employees from John Deere in June.

The Miami Area Economic Development Service, Inc. is proud to welcome Communication Solutions, LLC to Miami, Oklahoma. Communication Solutions, LLC is a premier provider of Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer Call Center Services. Miami will be their sixth location and Communications Solutions is a WorkKeys supporting employer

“I think the Work Ready certification demonstrated something we here in the Golden Triangle are particularly good at: Teamwork around an initiative,” noted Macaulay Whitaker, COO. “We had to have everybody involved to make it work: The LINK, EMCC, community leaders, county and city government and the high schools. Establishing WorkKeys as a tool at every level was a big part of that.”

This year’s South Monroe County Community Fund grants will help provide for a number of areas, ranging from dash cams and vests for law enforcement to ACT and WorkKeys opportunities for students.

WorkReadyNH graduates come from all walks of life and are committed to their professional growth. Credentials come from the Community College System of New Hampshire alongside the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate.

Site Selection Magazine's Prosperity Cup recognizes state-level economic development agency success based on a 10-point index of criteria based largely on capital investment project activity the previous calendar year.  The rate of National Career Readiness Certificates per thousand population is among the four business climate criteria utilized. Check out more from Site Selection Magazine.

WTVQ/ABC-36 showcased Kentucky's rankings in the 2021 Prosperity Cup from Site Selection magazine. KY's growth in National Career Readiness Certificates joined other business climate and investment volume to improve its position.

By 2026, four-year cohort graduation rates will increase to meet or exceed 93% and 75% of all graduates will have received a minimum of two post-secondary credits or earn a silver or higher on the ACT WorkKeys assessment.

“The leadership in the community has to be such where we recognize that workforce skills is a key component of economic development in today’s economy. Becoming an ACT Work Ready Community will help aid in our efforts as we work with the Chamber to continue to develop and maintain a skilled workforce here in Monroe County,” noted Monroe County Board of Supervisors President Joseph Richardson.