Newton County
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Certified: Jul 2015
Maintained 1: Aug 2017
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News for Newton County
- Regional Partnership Leverages WRC in Location Marketing
- ACT Celebrates Joplin’s Road to Economic Recovery Amid 10 Year Anniversary of Devastating Tornado
- KODE-TV: Training More Students for the Workforce with WorkKeys
- Magazine: NCRC, WRC among tools for post-covid economic competitiveness
Newton County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 1174 | 298 | 583 | 229 | 64 | 0 |
| College | 119 | 11 | 63 | 41 | + | 27 | |
| Current | Private | 395 | 70 | 202 | 114 | 9 | 23 |
| Public | 207 | 53 | 116 | 37 | + | 8 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 7 | 0 | + | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 827 | 187 | 447 | 170 | 23 | 44 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 98 | + | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2787 | 625 | 1443 | 618 | 101 | 102 | |
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.
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Employers in Newton County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Access Family Care
- Rembrandt Foods
- Show Me The Ozarks Magazine
- Crossroads Chevrolet Cadillac
- Granby House
- Mohawk Electric LLC
- Russell Cellular
- East Newton R-V1 School District
- Neosho Freeman Family YMC
- La Z Boy MIdwest
- Scholastic Inc
- Empire District Electric
- CJR Red Carpet Realtors
- Wheeler Excavation LLC
- Neosho DMV License Office
- Tim Mitchell Medical
- Pro-Lube Maintenance Center
- Hometown Bank
- GNA Tech Solutions
- Die Tech Machine
- Birdsong & Associates LLC
- Mass Depot
- HUBBUB
- Wood Real Estate Investments
- Kelly & Compton PC
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness
Certificate?
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2023
| Workforce | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|
|
Emerging (High School/College) |
1320 |
|
Current (Employed Private/Public) |
633 |
|
Transitioning (Adult Ed/Unemployed) |
887 |
| Workforce category not identified | 49 |
|
Cumulative Profiles Job/Curriculum |
0 |
|
Employers Supporting |
114 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 9 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 1 | |||
Newton County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
Neosho High School
Seneca High School
East Newton High School
Crowder Technical Education Center
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
American Job Center - Joplin4176293000
About ACT
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