Washington, Tennessee
Washington is a certified Work Ready Community.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History
Certified: May 02, 2024
100 %
of goals attainedProgress Towards Goals
Washington County has recently certified their status as a Work Ready Community. They must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
- Having economic development advocates receive training at a Work Ready Bootcamp.
- Help members of the community's current, emerging and transitioning workforce earn National Career Readiness Certificates.
- Generate support among private and public employers in the community for hiring people who have earned an NCRC.
Economic Regions Including Washington
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 552 | 64 | 175 | 178 | 135 | 0 |
College | 124 | + | 24 | 58 | 39 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 581 | 34 | 103 | 257 | 187 | 0 |
Public | 180 | 25 | 49 | 67 | 39 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 231 | 32 | 78 | 69 | 52 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 152 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 0 | |
Totals | 1751 | 169 | 452 | 656 | 474 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 552 | 64 | 175 | 178 | 135 | 0 |
College | 124 | + | 24 | 58 | 39 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 581 | 34 | 103 | 257 | 187 | 0 |
Public | 180 | 25 | 49 | 67 | 39 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 231 | 32 | 78 | 69 | 52 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 152 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 0 | |
Totals | 1751 | 169 | 452 | 656 | 474 | + |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 251 | 676 |
✓
Current |
31 | 761 |
✓ Transitioning | 228 | 239 |
Workforce category not identified | 76 | 76 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 72 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 13 | 7 | 3 | |
Silver | 65 | 14 | ||
Gold | 38 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Washington County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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First Tn Development District
Participating High Schools
These Washington County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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David Crockett
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Daniel Boone
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Science Hill High School
Contact Us
For more information on Washington County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
First Tn Development District
423-928-0224
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Northeast State Community College
- Bristol Tennessee City Schools
- Appalachian Community Federal Credit
Union - A.O. Smith
- Cooper Standard
- Carter County Schools
- Silver Angels
- The Chamber of Commerce serving Johnson
City-Jonesborough-Washington County - East Tennessee State University Center
for Community Outreach and Applied
Research - Johnson City School District
- Washington County Department of
Education - Fiber Innovation Technology Inc.
- Bolton Concrete Products Co Inc
- Nakatetsu Machining Technologies
- Meade Tractor
- Hands On Discovery Center
- Comfort Suites
- Hunter Smith & Davis LLP
- Industrial Electronics Services Inc.
- BrightRidge
- US Endodontics LLC
- HEXPOL Compounding LLC
- Watauga Brewing Company
- HomeTrust Bank
- Summers-Taylor Inc
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Learn Why It’s Important (PDF) Join The ListDenotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.