Louisville, MS. – Winston County is set to become a certified ACT Work Ready Community after recently completing all necessary criteria to achieve the designation. This achievement caps an 18-month process and starts a two-year sustained growth and maintenance phase to retain the work ready designation.
“I’m excited Winston County was able to achieve the ACT Work Ready Community designation, which further illustrates the positive momentum occurring in our local workforce development efforts,” said Glen Haab, Executive Director of the Winston Partnership. “It is definitely something we can continue to build on as we continue to develop a stronger workforce.”
The ACT Work Ready Community initiative is designed to help communities like Winston County strengthen their workforce development efforts in improving the local talent pipeline for business and industry. This community-based framework allows potential employers to assess and measure an individual’s skills set through the standardized workforce credential – the ACT WorkKeys© National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) – as a means of pairing individuals to jobs based on their quantifiable skill level.
The Winston Partnership, East Central Community College (ECCC), Golden Triangle Planning and Development District (GTPDD), Louisville Municipal School District, The Mississippi Partnership Local Workforce Development Area, and the Taylor Group led the designation process. These partners played a significant role in developing a local strategy for achieving the ACT Work Ready designation, leveraging funds for NCRC testing, and promoting various opportunities associated with the initiative.
