Jackson County is working on the ACT Work Ready Communities certification to produce and hire high quality employees. Today we are holding a kick off luncheon to educate Eastern Jackson County employers on the benefits and to explain the opportunity to participate.
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ELIZABETHTOWN — With a unanimous vote Monday, Bladen County commissioners approved a resolution that will make Bladen County the 29th county in the state to participate in the North Carolina Work Ready Communities Initiative. The purpose is to ...
Robinson, who serves as the countys Three Star coordinator, explained the recent $25,000 award would be moved to the First Tennessee Development District due to the award money being allocated to help the county achieve status as an ACT Work Ready ...
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: Alabama’s community colleges are now the exclusive testing centers for the basic ability test for applicants seeking admission to law enforcement academies in the state. The Alabama Community College System and the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission announced the partnership on Tuesday, but community colleges began offering the tests July 1 for candidates seeking to become law enforcement officers or correctional officers. As part of the partnership, the system’s campuses will begin offering the ACT WorkKeys assessment, which includes skill areas for applied math, graphic literacy and understanding workplace documents.
IOWA CITY, Iowa—The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended that postsecondary educational institutions award college credit in applied critical thinking to individuals who earn the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC™). ACE recommends that three credit hours be awarded to recipients who earn specific levels of the credential.
ECCO School uses NCRC for their students.
The Lake of the Ozarks workforce may be ready for more jobs, but now the business community is looking to prove it.
The Lake of the Ozarks workforce may be ready for more jobs, but now the business community is looking to prove it.
Lake Area Chamber Executive Director K.C. Cloke recently promoted participation in a program that’s new to the area, though not to Missouri. The Work Ready certification has been enacted at some level in a majority of Missouri counties and could provide multiple economic benefits to the region.
“The biggest thing we hear is workforce,” commented Cloke.
Two community outreach officers with the Police Department will give residents who express interest in employment a chance to complete the form on the officer's tablet.
The form has eight questions that gather basic contact information and general employment interests. It also lets participants indicate whether they are interested in job readiness assistance through Job Point or in obtaining a National Career Readiness Certificate at the Missouri Career Center.
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