Cole, Missouri
Cole County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Cole is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 0.5 points
Provide Best Practice Presentation at State Organization Event - 0.5 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 488 | 131 | 289 | 64 | + | 0 |
College | 121 | 25 | 53 | 36 | 7 | 7 | |
Current | Private | 483 | 95 | 231 | 115 | 42 | 14 |
Public | 210 | 46 | 114 | 45 | 5 | 6 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 20 | 9 | 9 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1250 | 260 | 666 | 272 | 52 | 9 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | 0 | 5 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2583 | 566 | 1369 | 537 | 111 | 37 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 488 | 131 | 289 | 64 | + | 0 |
College | 121 | 25 | 53 | 36 | 7 | 7 | |
Current | Private | 483 | 95 | 231 | 115 | 42 | 14 |
Public | 210 | 46 | 114 | 45 | 5 | 6 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 20 | 9 | 9 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1250 | 260 | 666 | 272 | 52 | 9 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | 0 | 5 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2583 | 566 | 1369 | 537 | 111 | 37 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 475 | 616 |
✓
Current |
137 | 713 |
✓ Transitioning | 392 | 1283 |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | 8 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 59 | 19 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 7 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Participating High Schools
These Cole County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Jefferson City Public Schools-Nichols CC
Contact Us
For more information on Cole County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
State Technical College of MO
573-897-5238
Employers in Cole County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Associated Industries of Missouri
- C & S Business Services, Inc.
- Central Mortgage Company
- Central Technology Services
- Central Trust & Investment Company
- DeLong's, Inc.
- Missouri Dept. of Corrections
- Association of Missouri Electric
Cooperatives Inc. - Jefferson City Coca-Cola Bottling
Company - C&S Business Services Inc.
- News Tribune
- Providence Bank
- Capital Region Medical Center
- Spyder Technologies Inc.
- Zesto Drive In South
- Missouri Association of Nursing Home
Administrators - Studio 1 Salon LLC
- Riback?DKB Supply Company
- The Alternative Board of Central
Missouri - International Blends
- Ameren Missouri
- Williams-Keepers LLC
- B.K. Bakery LLC
- All Clear Pumping & Sewer
- Spire
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