Vernon, Missouri
Vernon County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jul 2015
Maintained 1: Jul 2021
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Vernon 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
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 0.5 points
Economic Regions Including Vernon
Vernon County in the News
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 | 834 | 196 | 415 | 165 | 58 | 0 |
College | 26 | + | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 81 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
Public | 73 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 292 | 76 | 141 | 71 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1311 | 313 | 645 | 281 | 72 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 834 | 196 | 415 | 165 | 58 | 0 |
College | 26 | + | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 81 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
Public | 73 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 292 | 76 | 141 | 71 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1311 | 313 | 645 | 281 | 72 | + |
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 Oct 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 213 | 860 |
✓
Current |
64 | 154 |
✓ Transitioning | 122 | 298 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 16 | 1 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 4 | 0 | ||
Gold | 5 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Vernon County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Missouri Job Center-Nevada
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Build VC
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Nevada Job Center
Participating High Schools
These Vernon County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Nevada R-V School District
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Nevada Regional Technical Center
Contact Us
For more information on Vernon County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Missouri Job Center-Nevada
14174485315
Employers in Vernon County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Soft Armor
- Ag Provisions
- County Clerk of Vernon County
- Nevada First Baptist Church
- Platinum Aerostructures
- Precision Machine Parts
- Vernon County
- Vernon County Collector/Treasurer
- Vernon County Public Administrator
- Vernon County Sheriff's Office
- Connell Insurance Inc.
- Eyecare Professionals Inc.
- Community Mental Health Consultants
- KNEM/KNMO Radio
- Skills Unlimited Inc.
- Vernon County Senior Center
- Nevada Auto Mall Inc.
- Floors and More Outlet Inc.
- Caveners
- Max Motors
- Platinum Aerostructure
- Record Harvest Ext. Inc.
- Manpower
- Equus Workforce Solutions
- On My Own Inc
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