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Certified Counties

A Kentucky Work Ready Community certification is a measure of a county’s workforce quality. It 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.

There are two levels of certification – counties can apply to be a Kentucky Work Ready Community or a Kentucky Work Ready Community in Progress.

List of Certified Counties (updated Oct 2023)

Effective January 1, 2021

Approved and Revised Criteria for Work Ready Communities (effective 1/1/2021).
Work Ready in Progress Application
Work Ready Application
Work Ready In Progress Recertification Application
Work Ready Recertification Application

Certified Counties

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List of Certified Counties (updated Oct 2023)​

Effective January 1, 2021

List of Certified Counties (updated Oct 2023)