Buchanan, Missouri
Buchanan County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2016
Maintained 1: May 2018
Maintained 2: Mar 2020
Maintained 3: Jan 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Buchanan 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
Improved Certificates - 1 points
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ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1639 | 470 | 743 | 321 | 105 |
College | 154 | 12 | 59 | 52 | 31 | |
Current | Private | 382 | 78 | 183 | 96 | 25 |
Public | 156 | 39 | 83 | 30 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1271 | 311 | 668 | 249 | 43 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3617 | 913 | 1745 | 750 | 209 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1639 | 470 | 743 | 321 | 105 |
College | 154 | 12 | 59 | 52 | 31 | |
Current | Private | 382 | 78 | 183 | 96 | 25 |
Public | 156 | 39 | 83 | 30 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1271 | 311 | 668 | 249 | 43 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3617 | 913 | 1745 | 750 | 209 |
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 Sep 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1147 | 1793 |
✓
Current |
336 | 538 |
✓ Transitioning | 940 | 1284 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 63 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 40 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Bronze | 65 | 4 | 1 | |
Silver | 66 | 4 | ||
Gold | 9 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Buchanan County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce
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Heartland Foundation
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Missouri Job Center
Participating High Schools
These Buchanan County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Central High School
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Lafayette High School
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Benton High School
Contact Us
For more information on Buchanan County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Chamber of Commerce
816-364-4113
Employers in Buchanan County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Rod Sampson Agency LIC-American Family
- MERIL
- Plasma Biological Services
- Western Extralite
- Nor-Am Ice Cold Storage
- CBIZ
- Prime Star
- T & G Rehab and Millwork
- Saverino Safe & Lock CO
- Rib Crib
- Nails 1st
- KARS Transport
- Southside Family Fun Center
- Blue Scope / Varco Pruden
- Reardon Machine Co. Inc
- Ameri-Pac Inc.
- Schuetz Container Systems
- Prolific Technologies
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO
- Johnson Controls Battery Goup Inc
- Gary's Auto & Tire Repair
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Heartland Paint & Decorating
- Bartlett Grain
- Pizza Hut
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