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Parish taking steps toward ACT Work Ready Community June 10, 2019

Representatives of education, government, business and economic development in Lincoln Parish this week joined their counterparts in four other north Louisiana parishes in taking the first steps toward
becoming ACT Work Ready Communities.

Adams 12 alternative schools offer WorkKeys tests June 10, 2019

Adams county CO alternative schools offer WorkKeys testing for students

Ouachita Parish first on I-20 corridor to become ACT Work Ready community June 06, 2019

Ouachita Parish became the first parish on the I-20 corridor to obtain the status of an ACT Certified Work Ready Community as of May 22. 

Jumping the Curve in Workforce Development May 24, 2019

Check out this helpful resource by Ed Morrison at Purdue University's Agile Strategy Lab, as mentioned on Episode 4 of the Ready for Work podcast.

Rutherford tapped to lead Chamber May 21, 2019

The school system joined with local employers to offer a work ethic diploma for high school students demonstrating good attendance, behavior, career readiness training and industry certifications. Tennessee College of Applied Technology is working toward Cumberland County becoming a “Work Ready Community” under a program from ACT Inc

New Mississippi economy scorecard shows upward trends for jobs and opportunities May 21, 2019

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Those working to further improve Mississippi’s numbers on future economy scorecards will tell you that workforce development is key.

“There’s never been a stronger focus on creating the type of workforce that’s ready for today and the jobs of the future than now,” said Mississippi Economic Council President and CEO Scott Waller.

The Mississippi Economic Council hopes to see more schools and communities looking to the programs like ACT WorkKeys. While the ACT gauges college readiness, WorkKeys gauges career readiness.

Pott County ECO DEVO, Manhattan Chamber hosting workforce crisis summit May 20, 2019

Workforce issues are affecting numerous industries with not enough workers and not enough potential employees with the correct soft skills. Allston says it’s a major factor in more schools offering WorkKeys assessments to high school students.

Arkansas county added to career readiness database, aimed to attract major business employers May 20, 2019

  • CRITTENDEN, Co. - Crittenden County is one of 10 places in Arkansas added to the National Career Readiness Certification data base.

Marion County achieves ‘work ready status May 13, 2019

Corey Mehaffy, executive director of the Northeast Missouri Economic Development Council (NEMO EDC), announced earlier this week that Marion County has achieved official designation as a Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC).

Lunenburg Leaders Make Official SWRC Announcement May 09, 2019

LUNENBURG – Lunenburg County Community Leaders officially announced Tuesday, April 30, 2019, that Lunenburg County has been named the seventh county in the State of Virginia to become a Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC).  The announcement was made at 2 p.m. at Benchmark Community Bank. This initiative has been guided by key community leaders such as our County Administrator, Board of Supervisors, Economic Development Planner, Lunenburg County Public Schools, our Chamber of Commerce, and most importantly our local businesses and workforce agencies.