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NC Chamber Foundation names Hertford County as NC Works Certified Work Ready Community October 19, 2016

Members of the Hertford County Business and Industry Council are shown here receiving the county's designation as a NC Works Certified Work ...

Magoffin is a "Work Ready Community in Progress" October 19, 2016

SALYERSVILLE - On Thursday, September 29 Magoffin County celebrated receiving the "Work Ready Community in Progress" designation, which promises to help boost education and employment in the community.

UB offers assessment system to measure workplace skills October 19, 2016

UB offers assessment system to measure workplace skills ... the ACT National Career Readiness Certificateâ„¢ (NCRC) and demonstrates possession ...

Aiken County School Board selects LS3P as RS-M architect October 19, 2016

The district and members of the Board of Education recognized three high school students who received platinum ACT National Career Readiness Certificates based on their scores on the ACT WorkKeys test: Jaxen Coleman of Midland Valley High School, Tyler Reedy of South Aiken High School and Eva Brinkley of Aiken High School.

New diploma to emphasize career, technical fields October 19, 2016

The Klamath County School District will begin offering a Career Technical ... The National Career Readiness Certificate is a standardized test that ...

University seeking feedback from students for potential academic modifications October 19, 2016

Director of Assessment Neke Mitchell said the purpose of IAD is to ... get what's called a National Career Readiness certificate, which can potentially ...

Nixon presents Dent County with Work Ready Community Certification October 19, 2016

Governor Jay Nixon presented Dent County with its Work Ready Community Certification Monday at Salem High School. Present for the ceremony ...

Salem, Dent County Receive Workforce Ready Certifications October 19, 2016

The Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC) program is part of state and national initiatives for counties to close the skills gap by aligning workforce ...

County to get Work Ready Certificate October 19, 2016

Mike Anthony and Union County Supervisor Frank Hart will receive the ACT Work Ready Communities Certificate for Union County at a press ..

NETWORKS focusing on getting out message, workforce development October 17, 2016

Venable touted a new eight-county effort to improve workforce development by having industry, businesses and students embrace the ACT Work Keys program to become a Work Ready Community. Venable said Washington County Mayor Dan Eldridge agreed to lead the effort.