St. Charles, Missouri
St. Charles County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Apr 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
St. Charles 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 1062 | 426 | 411 | 160 | 65 | + |
College | 185 | 22 | 71 | 68 | 24 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 1130 | 149 | 519 | 350 | 112 | 88 |
Public | 332 | 80 | 149 | 86 | 17 | 29 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 43 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 1071 | 260 | 524 | 214 | 73 | 140 | |
Recent Veteran | 12 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 84 | 11 | 22 | 5 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 3871 | 957 | 1722 | 895 | 297 | 267 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1062 | 426 | 411 | 160 | 65 | + |
College | 185 | 22 | 71 | 68 | 24 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 1130 | 149 | 519 | 350 | 112 | 88 |
Public | 332 | 80 | 149 | 86 | 17 | 29 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 43 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 1071 | 260 | 524 | 214 | 73 | 140 | |
Recent Veteran | 12 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 84 | 11 | 22 | 5 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 3871 | 957 | 1722 | 895 | 297 | 267 |
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 May 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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Emerging | 1500 | 1256 |
✓
Current |
212 | 1579 |
✓ Transitioning | 1167 | 1261 |
Workforce category not identified | 42 | 42 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 132 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
Silver | 19 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in St. Charles County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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EDC Business and Community Partners
Participating High Schools
These St. Charles County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Orchard Farm High School
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Francis Howell School District
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Ft. Zumwalt School District
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Wentzville School District
Contact Us
For more information on St. Charles County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
EDC Business and Communities Partners
636-229-5277
Employers in St. Charles County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Ronan Sign Company, Inc.
- Wainwright Industries, Inc.
- Midamerica Hotels Corporation
EDC of St. Charles County
Rent A Vet Movers
- BCI
- Greater St. Charles County Chamber of
Commerce - Cuivre River Electric Cooperative Inc.
- jBloom
- St. Charles IT
- First State Bank of St. Charles
- Serco Inc.
- Kampen Consultants LLC
- Mergix Business Solutions LLC
Baue Funeral Homes Crematory & Cemetery
- Seyer Industries
- Dawn Johnson Insurance Group
- Assistance Home Care
The Holt Team
- Autotech Auto Center
RWPowell Architecture LLC
- St. Louis Job Corps Center
- Metro West Accounting & Assoc.
- RWPowell Architecture
- C Three Business Consultants LLC
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