Application Package Effective February 10, 2013 All applications for Work Ready Community status submitted on or after February 10, 2013 must use this revised application and criteria.

Sponsored by Kentucky Workforce Investment Board Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet

CARROLL COUNTYWork Ready

WHAT IS THE WORK READY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM?

A Kentucky Work Ready Community certification is an assurance to business and industry that the community is committed to providing the highly-skilled workforce required in today’s competitive global economy.

WHY SEEK WORK READY CERTIFICATION?

A well-trained workforce is critical to successful economic development and community’s ability to compete for jobs and investment.

BENEFITS OF WORK READY DESIGNATION

The Kentucky Work Ready Community program has the ability to transform a community.

It encourages counties to take a credible inventory of the current and future workforce, identify the gaps and carry out strategies to achieve a more knowledgeable, trained workforce.

CARROLL COUNTY’S DEMOGRAPHICS:

• Living in Poverty: 27.8%

• Less than high school diploma or equivalent: 22%

• Unemployment rate: 8.8% (March 2014 Highest in NKY ADD)

• Working age population (18-64): 6,698

• Total employment: 6,468

• Average weekly wage: $913.00 (4th Highest in Kentucky)

WORK READY CRITERIA:Criteria State when we

started Work Ready

Curent State 3 year Threshold

5 year Threshold

Graduation Rate

88.4% 91.4% 86.1% 98% by 2022

NCRC 9.88% 11.94% 9% 15%

Internet Availability

94.9% 100% > 90% > 90%

GED Attainment

25.7% without a GED

22% without a GED

19% without a GED

17% without a GED

Educational Attainment

13.9% with at least a two-year degree

14.2% with at least a two-year degree

25% with at least two-year degree

32% with at least two-year degree

CRITERIA: GRADUATION RATE

Graduation Rate: Must present a plan to raise the rate to 86.1% within three years.

Plan to raise rate to 98% by 2022.

2014 Carroll County Graduation rate: 91.4%

CRITERIA: CAREER READY

Must present a plan to reach 9% of the working age population (18-64) holding National Career Readiness Certificates within three years and 15% within five years.

Carroll County NCRC: 11.94%

CRITERIA: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

The percentage of working-age (18-64) adults in a community with at least a two-year degree.

Must present a plan to be at 25% within three years and at 32% within five years and 39% within seven years.

Carroll County: 14.2%

CRITERIA: GED ATTAINMENT

Reduce the percentage of working age adults in your county without a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma as based on the American Community Survey by 3% points in three years and 5% points in five years.

Carroll County: 22% without high school diploma or equivalent

CRITERIA: GED PLAN

17.0%

18.0%

19.0%

20.0%

21.0%

22.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Follow Current MethodsFollow Proposed Plan3-Year Goal5-Year Goal

CRITERIA: BROADBAND

A rural county must have 3Mbs speeds or greater available to 90% of housing units with the exception of those they can show to be inaccessible (cost prohibitive) by technology other than wireless.

Carroll County: 100%

CRITERIA: WORK ETHICS /SOFT SKILLS

A Certified Work Ready Community must have a program or programs to address work ethic/soft skills development and credentialing for both the secondary school and post secondary adult populations.

CRITERIA: COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

A measurement of commitment from community and government agencies to the process of becoming certified and remaining certified. This allows a community to demonstrate true collaboration and progress toward achieving strategic goals that bring together education, workforce, economic development and elected leadership.