Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Hal Heiner announced on Monday, October 2, that Jessamine County has been certified as a Kentucky Work Ready Community. In addition, Bath County has been certified as a Kentucky Work Ready Community in Progress. Heiner was excited to bring the number of counties certified as Work Ready to 38, with 50 more counties in progress to become Work Ready Communities. The Kentucky Work Ready Communities Certification program from the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board and the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet assures employers that a local workforce has the talent and skills necessary to staff existing jobs and master technologies required by new jobs.