Initiative Announced at ACT Officials from all 15 Iowa community colleges convened at ACT headquarters in Iowa City recently to announce an unprecedented partnership designed to strengthen Iowa’s workforce: the Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (I-AM).

Despite a catastrophic tornado that swept through its largest city nearly two years ago, Jasper County, Missouri, has grown its workforce to become the first county participating in the national ACT Certified Work Ready Communities (CWRC) initiative to meet 100 percent of ACT’s criteria goals.

Getting students on track for college and career readiness must start early in their academic career, according to a new ACT report.

Four representatives from the College Entrance Examination Center (CEEC), Taiwan, recently met with ACT staff to explore ways to improve the quality and stability of their examinations.

Two ACT representatives were among a trade delegation that spent four days in China in April.

To better serve our customers and more effectively align with our strategic goals, ACT has fully integrated the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) as an official part of the company.

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An Oklahoma summer academy program is providing a life-changing college and career experience for middle and high school students across the state. It’s also helping increase the percentage of Oklahoma students who meet ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in mathematics and science. And it’s introducing them to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, which are [...]

An international nonprofit organization is using ACT solutions in Honduras to increase the quality of the country’s workforce to meet employer demands for higher skill levels. Over the next two years, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) will test up to 15,000 individuals in Honduras with the Spanish-language version of ACT WorkKeys® assessments and expects to [...]

Kevin Reaves needed a way to take the skills he learned in the military and translate them to a civilian job. Taking the ACT WorkKeys® assessments and receiving an ACT National Career Readiness Certificate™ (NCRC) has helped him do just that.