Cherokee County

Cherokee County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2023

Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:

Certified: Feb 2016

Maintained 1: Feb 2018

Maintained 2: Jun 2020

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40%

of maintaining goals completed

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Cherokee County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC
Bronze
NCRC
Silver
NCRC
Gold
NCRC
Platinum
NCRC
NCRC
Plus
Emerging High School 1011 292 435 210 74 0
College 51 11 29 11 0 7
Current Private 138 20 70 42 6 9
Public 64 15 31 16 + +
Transitioning Adult Education 5 + + + 0 0
Unemployed 280 69 155 52 + 10
Recent Veteran + 0 0 + 0 0
Workforce category not identified 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1550 408 723 333 86 29

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

 
 

Employers in Cherokee County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • Columbus Telephone Company
  • KMT Waterjet
  • CST Storage
  • USD 506 Labette County
  • Labette Health
  • American Bank of Baxter Springs
  • ATEC Steel LLC
  • Kingey-Kellum Agency
  • Southeast Kansas Community Action
    Program Inc.
  • Spring River Mental Health & Wellness
    Inc.
  • Riverton USD 404
  • CJ Foods Inc.
  • USD 247
  • D1 Resources
  • Medicalodges Columbus
  • SEK Interlocal 637
  • Baxter Springs USD 508
  • City of Columbus
  • Sleepygirl's Furniture & More
  • Columbus Chamber of Commerce
  • King Louie America Llc
  • Williams Machine & Tool Company
  • Decade of Wheels
  • Mid America Pipe
  • CBW Bank

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