Polk County
Polk County is a certified Work Ready Community.
Certified
Sep 2017
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2017
Goals updated only for participating counties
100%
of goals attained
Polk County is a certified ACT Work Ready Community demonstrating they have the partnerships in place that support a robust workforce development.
Polk County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
Not Earned |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 167 | 31 | 105 | 31 | 0 | - | 0 |
| College | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | + | |
| Current | Private | 15 | + | 11 | + | 0 | - | 0 |
| Public | + | + | + | + | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Unemployed | 137 | 18 | 81 | 38 | 0 | - | + | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Totals | 334 | 51 | 205 | 78 | 0 | - | + | |
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
Missouri employers in Polk County are recognizing the ACT WorkKeys NCRC in support of this County achieving its goals
- Creator Delights LLC
- Creator Designs Inc.
- Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce
- The Marketing Bunch
- Southwest Baptist University
- Farmers State Bank
- Bank of Bolivar
- Woods Supermarkets
- Mashburn Residential Center
- Southwest Electric Cooperative Inc.
- Cole & Fields LLC
- Community Outreach Ministries
- Polk County Health Center
- Polk County Library
- Bolivar Smiles Dentistry
- Service Oriented Aviation Readiness
(S.O.A.R) - BTI Pest Control LLC
- Commerce Bank
- Commerce Bank
- Kraft Heinz
- Teletech
- WestRock
- Oxford Health Care
- Loren Cook Company
- EDCO Health Information Solutions
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Creator Delights LLC Creator Designs Inc. Bolivar Area Chamber of
Commerce The Marketing Bunch Southwest Baptist University Farmers State Bank Bank of Bolivar Woods Supermarkets Mashburn Residential Center Southwest Electric Cooperative
Inc. Cole & Fields LLC Community Outreach Ministries Polk County Health Center Polk County Library Bolivar Smiles Dentistry Service Oriented Aviation
Readiness (S.O.A.R) BTI Pest Control LLC Commerce Bank 
PrintCommerce Bank Kraft Heinz Teletech WestRock Oxford Health Care Loren Cook Company EDCO Health Information
Solutions The Paul Long Agency Valley of the Moon Poults Inc. First Serve LLC Superior Products & Welding
Supply CMH Citizens Memorial Hospital City of Bolivar Poor Boy Tree Service Inc. City of Lebanon Independent Truck Tank LLC Bolivar R-1 Schools
Commerce
Inc.
Readiness (S.O.A.R)
PrintSolutions
Supply
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| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
109 | 177 |
| Current
|
11 | 18 |
| Transitioning
|
138 | 139 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
|
Employers Supporting
|
32 |
32
|
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Legacy NCRC
| Bronze | 1 |
| Silver | 4 |
| Gold | 1 |
| Platinum | 0 |
| Total NCRC | 6 |
About ACT
Founded in 1959, ACT is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. ACT provides a broad array of assessment, research, information and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development.