Missouri surpasses 50,000 NCRC awards
In 2012,
Missouri was selected as one of the first states to participate in the
Certified Work Ready Communities (CWRC) initiative by American College Testing
(ACT). States participating in CWRC leverage the National Career Readiness
Certificate (NCRC) to measure and close the skills gap, while also building
common frameworks that link, align, and match the workforce development efforts
within communities.
Missouri recently reached a milestone within the CWRC initiative when it reached 50,000 NCRC certificates awarded, a number that includes more than 5,300 awarded to Veterans. The Show-Me State also has more than 1,900 statewide employers supporting the CWRC initiative.
Currently,
Missouri has 43 counties actively participating in Certified Work Ready
Communities. In 2013, the state became home to the nation’s first
fully-certified county - Jasper County. Since then, six additional Missouri
counties – Butler, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Ripley and St. Francois – have also
achieved fully-certified status.
If you would
like to learn more about the CWRC initiative in Missouri, please visit
ded.mo.gov/getcertified, or watch the video below.
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