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Southern Indiana gains its first certified Work Ready Community September 04, 2019

Harrison County has been officially designated as a work-ready community. With these goals met, this month, Harrison County became the first county in the southern half of Indiana to receive the work-ready community designation. Corydon Central and South Central high schools administered the exam for about 230 seniors ready to enter po

Marshall County Growth Aided by WRC September 03, 2019

More than 80% of Work Ready Communities report success in the expansions of existing employers and recruitment of new firms. Sometimes that success happens before certification, as is the case with Marshall County, MS.

Work Ready Oswego NY Grows as More Participants Earn ACT National Career Readiness Certificate September 03, 2019

Twelve participants of the Oswego County Summer Youth Employment Program earned a national work readiness credential this summer through a new initiative. Qualified volunteers for this initiative were recruited from the Oswego County Summer Youth Employment Program, and received the NCRC in an Aug. 28 ceremony at Cayuga’s Fulton Campus.

Board learns about program to prepare workforce August 27, 2019

USD 234 Board of Education learns about participation in WRC efforts.

Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation August 27, 2019

With PCEDC as hosts, the first WRC Bootcamp was held by ACT, last week at the KSU Foundation.

Convergence of Education and Workforce Policy August 23, 2019

The latest episode of the Ready for Work podcast features Dr. Jeff McCord, Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce and Workforce Development. McCord has unique insight following a decades-long career of straddling the worlds of business and education. After 20 years in the private sector working for Fortune 300 companies and then as Vice President at Northeast State Community College in Tennessee, he has seen a pressing need for educators and business leaders to communicate in order to improve workforce development at the regional and national levels.  

Work Ready Students Is Goal of New Program: Employers Cooperation Needed August 23, 2019

The Kansas State Board of Education, working with Kansas legislators, are providing the opportunity for juniors in high school, including Fort Scott, to take assessments to help fill those workforce needs

Union Parish launches ACT Work Ready Communities Certification August 21, 2019

FARMERVILLE — The Union Parish ACT Work Ready Community (ACT WRC) team today publicly launched a new workforce initiative at the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce Luncheon.

New assembly line simulation pairs up with demand-driven credentials at Volt Center in North Carolina August 21, 2019

Craven Community College (Craven CC) received a mock assembly line from Moen with the purpose of training students attending workforce development classes at the Volt Center. This donation coincided with the recent launch of several Craven CC workforce development (WFD) programs at the Volt Center. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will have earned certificates for OSHA 10-hour Industry Safety, Lean Six Sigma White Belt, Forklift Operator and ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness.

WorkKeys helps Mississippi communities affected by coal mine closure August 15, 2019

A federal grant that will help counties adversely affected by the closing of the Mississippi Power Co. coal plant retrain workers is showing dividends. The ARC EMPower Initiative will not only help to begin to train high school students but will also be used on the community college level, and for community members who might be out of work or are seeking to advance their careers with additional training. In addition, the grant funds will be used in the ACT Workkeys testing program to help determine the level of skills that high school students currently have, and areas in which they might be deficient. Workkeys testing has already begun in the different counties.