nc work ready communities
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of CommerceCEO Summit
November 2, 2016
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Long-Term Policy Center
AccountabilityResults
Securing North Carolina’s Future
Political Program2 Year Cycle
Advocacy24/7 3652 - 20 Years
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Community BenefitsBy participating in the NCWorks Certified Work Ready Communities initiative, counties, regions and states are helping:
> Business and industry know exactly which foundational skills they need for a productive workforce – and easily communicate their needs
> Individuals understand which skills are required by employers – and how to prepare themselves for success
> Policy makers consistently measure the skills gap in a timely manner at the national, state and local levels
> Educators close the skills gap, via tools integrated into career pathways with stackable industry-recognized credentials
> Economic Developers use an on-demand reporting tool to market the quality of their workforce
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How to Become Certified?In order to be certified as Work Ready, a community must meet each of the following criteria:
> Letter of commitment to workforce excellence from county leaders
> Growth in high school graduation rate> Increase in the number of Career Readiness Certifications
issued to the total labor force> Employers committed to excellence in workforce by written
notification that they prefer or require the Career Readiness Certificate for recruitment and hiring
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Local TeamSteering committee must be comprised of team members representing the following:
> Local chamber of commerce> Economic development> Elected official> K-12 education> Community College> Workforce Development Board> Employer
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Measuring success
Visit http://workreadycommunities.org/NC to track your county’s progress.
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Orange County
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Orange CountyEmployers Supporting NCRC:
> Kirlin Carolina’s> Parata Systems LLC> Thalle Construction Co. Inc.> Town of Chapel Hill> Startup High> Newcomb and Company> North Carolina NCBA – SCSEP
> HIRE THE BEST. HIRE WORK READY EMPLOYEES.
http://www.workreadycommunities.org/employers
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Certified Work Ready > Alexander> Caldwell> Chowan> Cleveland> Craven> Duplin> Gaston> Greene> Halifax> Hertford> Jones> Lenoir> Lincoln> McDowell
> Onslow> Pamlico> Richmond> Rutherford> Wayne
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Wayne County, NC Named First Certified Work Ready Community
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Start Your Application Today:https://ncchamber.net/foundation/ncworks-certified-work-ready-communities
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Thank you!
Meaghan LewisGovernment Affairs Manager
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