BRUNSWICK BUILTWORK READY COMMUNITY

BRUNSWICK COUNTY · LEVEL 3 CERTIFIED

Our Certification Path

A community milestone. A practical path toward stronger workforce outcomes.

Two Different Sets of Levels.

NCRC: individual skills

Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum describe a person’s demonstrated skills.

WRC: community development

Levels 1–6 describe partnerships, workforce systems, and documented impact.

ACT’S NEW SIX-LEVEL FRAMEWORK

Certified Today.
Building What Comes Next.

Brunswick County has completed Level 3 — Certified WRC.

The framework moves communities from initial partnerships to documented workforce and economic impact. WorkKeys and the NCRC provide a shared language for skills.

LEVEL 1

Founding

Register, define the economic zone, form a steering committee, and begin employer and partner engagement.

LEVEL 2

Emerging

Build NCRC volume, employer relationships, and career-navigation capacity.

LEVEL 3

Certified WRC

First full certification: a credentialed talent pipeline, meaningful employer engagement, and supporting infrastructure. Brunswick County’s confirmed level.

LEVEL 4

Certified WRC Leader

Develop employer depth, curriculum alignment, designated partner organizations, and annual workforce reporting. Brunswick Built’s next step.

LEVEL 5

Certified WRC Path Setter

Demonstrate regional influence through workforce and economic impact reporting, deeper employer outcomes, and expanded practitioner capacity.

LEVEL 6

Certified WRC Ecosystem

Become a national model with documented outcomes, a mature practitioner team, named partners, and visible economic-development value.

Source: ACT, The New WRC Framework, supplied October 12, 2026, slides 14–16. Community certification levels differ from the four individual NCRC award levels.

What would progress look like?

NEXT · LEVEL 4

Stronger local practice

Help employers use WorkKeys for real roles. Align training, confirm partner responsibilities, and report workforce results annually.

THEN · LEVEL 5

Demonstrated regional impact

Show employer and career outcomes, strengthen regional connections, and expand local career-navigation expertise.

TOWARD · LEVEL 6

A mature workforce ecosystem

Demonstrate sustained outcomes, established partner organizations, a mature practitioner team, and economic-development value.

These summarize ACT’s framework. ACT’s exact Brunswick County targets and evidence requirements for Levels 4–6 remain pending.

Brunswick’s Next Actions

  1. Expand adult access. Connect veterans, job seekers, adult learners, and workers with preparation and testing.
  2. Develop a local testing pathway. Confirm BCC’s current capacity and establish or expand reliable testing in Brunswick County.
  3. Deepen employer participation. Map job skills, recognize credentials, and document hiring or advancement outcomes.
  4. Track results together. Agree on data owners, reporting periods, and career outcomes.
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