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Guilford, North Carolina
Guilford County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2018
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Guilford is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 14321 | 4025 | 6670 | 2606 | 1020 | 0 |
College | 181 | 33 | 81 | 57 | 10 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 980 | 253 | 509 | 182 | 36 | 0 |
Public | 457 | 141 | 236 | 75 | 5 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 60 | 16 | 33 | 10 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2106 | 586 | 1114 | 360 | 46 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 5874 | 823 | 965 | 569 | 336 | 0 | |
Totals | 21055 | 5881 | 9612 | 3863 | 1455 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 14321 | 4025 | 6670 | 2606 | 1020 | 0 |
College | 181 | 33 | 81 | 57 | 10 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 980 | 253 | 509 | 182 | 36 | 0 |
Public | 457 | 141 | 236 | 75 | 5 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 60 | 16 | 33 | 10 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2106 | 586 | 1114 | 360 | 46 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 5874 | 823 | 965 | 569 | 336 | 0 | |
Totals | 21055 | 5881 | 9612 | 3863 | 1455 | + |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 904 | 14502 |
✓
Current |
244 | 1438 |
Transitioning | 2347 | 2179 |
Workforce category not identified | 2937 | 2937 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 142 | 47 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 58 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Bronze | 44 | 2 | 1 | |
Silver | 6 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Guilford County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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GuilfordWorks
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GuilfordWorks
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Joyce Rice
Contact Us
For more information on Guilford County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
GuilfordWorks Workforce Development Board
3363733025
Employers in Guilford County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Precor
- Big Wheel
- North Carolina NCBA - SCSEP
- EnergyUnited
- Baker Roofing Company
- Loving Pet Inn & Estates Inc.
- PIP Triad/Triad Signs
- High Point Refrigeration and AC company
- Perfect Pair LLC
- The Career Center of the Triad
- Culp Inc.
- Quality Care III LLC
- Time Warner Cable
- BelFlex Staffing Network
- Packrite
- Pactiv LLC
- ITT Exelis
- ANJ Counsulting Services
- T.J. Maxx
- Seeds of Proverbs
- Carter Brothers Barbecue Ribs & Catering
- Play It Again Sports Greensboro
- Box Board Products Inc
- Burlington
- Peace Of Mind Family Home Care LLC
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