Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2016
Maintained 1: Feb 2018
Maintained 2: Apr 2019
Maintained 3: Jan 2020
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70%
of maintaining goals completed
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
392 | 563 |
| Current | 116 | 81 |
| Transitioning | 174 | 161 |
| Workforce category not identified | 8 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Job Profile | 1 | 0 |
Pottawatomie County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 561 | 150 | 246 | 115 | 50 |
| College | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 44 | 12 | 17 | 14 | + |
| Public | 37 | 15 | 15 | 5 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 158 | 52 | 77 | 27 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 8 | + | 4 | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 813 | 231 | 361 | 165 | 56 | |
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.
Employers in Pottawatomie County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Simmer Motel
- Paramour Coffee
- Tanya's Piano Studio
- Loretta's Artisanal Bakery and Cafe
- Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce
- Purple Wave Auction
- Adventure Time Child Care
- Wildcat Fitness & Fun
- Home of the Flint Hills
- Widgets Family Fun
- Oz Winery
- Bluestem Orchard
- Fox Home Innovations LLC *
- Onaga Meat Processing *
- KS StateBank
- BHS Construction
- Jamboree Drop-In Daycare *
- Big Lakes Developmental Center *
- Champion Teamwear
- Country Stampede LLC
- Shilling Construction Company Inc.
- Affordable Electric Inc *
- Sarto Countertops
- Dry Clean City
- Howell Lumber Company *
* Pending re-affirmation
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Simmer Motel Paramour Coffee Tanya's Piano Studio Loretta's Artisanal Bakery and
Cafe Wamego Area Chamber of
Commerce Purple Wave Auction Adventure Time Child Care Wildcat Fitness & Fun Home of the Flint Hills Widgets Family Fun Oz Winery Bluestem Orchard Fox Home Innovations LLC * Onaga Meat Processing * KS StateBank BHS Construction Jamboree Drop-In Daycare * Big Lakes Developmental Center * Champion Teamwear Country Stampede LLC Shilling Construction Company
Inc. Affordable Electric Inc * Sarto Countertops Dry Clean City Howell Lumber Company * ESB Financial Kaw Valley State Bank Vision Source RW Milling Company Westy Community Care Home Inc * St Marys Computers and
Printing Florence Corporation Via Kansas Hardwoods * Kansas Premium Meats * Reed Co LLC * Ebert Construction Co Inc Bennington State Bank Friendship House Wamego Title * Musa Brother Supply * Midland Exteriors Brown Chevrolet Buick 
PrintKaw Valley Exterminator * South 40 Cafe * Peoples State Bank Prairieland Partners Meadowlark Hills Bank of the Flint Hills Green Dot Bioplastics Sugar Creek Country Store Kleencrew * Community Health Ministry * USD 320 Wamego Schools 4th & Elm Bar and Grill Imagemakers Leiszler Oil * Electrical Concepts Inc * C.R.'s Tire & Automotive * Davcon Trucking * Alternative Air Carley Construction Co Inc Riley Construction Company Inc RF Benchmark Construction * City of Manhattan Little Love Bugs Learning
Center Senna LLC Brilliant Beginnings Bayer Construction Company Inc Pottawatomie County Pawnee Mental Health Services USD 383 Manhattan/Odgen
Schools Appletech Design &
Construction Inc * Advanced Property Management
Inc * Abbott Workholding Products * Three Rivers Inc R-Tech Tool & Machine Hope Lutheran Early Learning
Center USD 323 Rock Creek High School Purple Wave Inc Community Healthcare System
Inc * USD 322 Custom Wood Products Inc Midwest Concrete Materials,
Inc. USD 321 Foot Locker Distribution
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ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2020
| Workforce | |
|---|---|
|
Emerging (High School/College) |
563 |
|
Current (Employed Private/Public) |
81 |
|
Transitioning (Adult Ed/Unemployed) |
161 |
| Workforce category not identified | 8 |
| Cumulative Job Profiles | 1 |
Pottawatomie County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
Wamego High School
St. Marys High School
Onaga High School
Rock Creek High School
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corp.785-456-9776
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
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