Douglas, Nebraska
Douglas County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Mar 2019
Maintained 1: Feb 2022
Maintained 2: Sep 2022
Maintained 3: Feb 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Douglas 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
Transitioning Goal - 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 |
|
Emerging | High School | 1345 | 645 | 464 | 173 | 63 | 0 |
College | 355 | 77 | 130 | 106 | 42 | + | |
Current | Private | 843 | 215 | 307 | 210 | 111 | 25 |
Public | 388 | 164 | 154 | 50 | 20 | 5 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 138 | 64 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2011 | 750 | 743 | 344 | 174 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 48 | 8 | 7 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 5106 | 1923 | 1853 | 913 | 417 | 33 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1345 | 645 | 464 | 173 | 63 | 0 |
College | 355 | 77 | 130 | 106 | 42 | + | |
Current | Private | 843 | 215 | 307 | 210 | 111 | 25 |
Public | 388 | 164 | 154 | 50 | 20 | 5 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 138 | 64 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2011 | 750 | 743 | 344 | 174 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 48 | 8 | 7 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 5106 | 1923 | 1853 | 913 | 417 | 33 |
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 Mar 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 3535 | 1701 |
✓
Current |
548 | 1261 |
✓ Transitioning | 1942 | 2153 |
Workforce category not identified | 24 | 24 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 114 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 68 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 77 | 5 | 1 | |
Silver | 27 | 3 | ||
Gold | 30 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Douglas County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Heartland Workforce Solutions
Participating High Schools
These Douglas County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Ralston High School
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Omaha Public School Career Center
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Bryan High School
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South High School
Contact Us
For more information on Douglas County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Heartland Workforce Solutions
402-934-2606
Employers in Douglas County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- No More Empty Pots
- Carpenter & Millwright Apprenticeship
- Goodwill
- Goodwill
- Centris Federal Credit Union
- Open Door Missions Lydia House
- Liberty Tax Service
- Liberty Tax Service
- inCOMMON Community Development
- Omaha Steaks International
- Omaha Custom Manufacturing
- Baxter Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram La Vista
- Warren Distribution Inc.
- Heartland Family Services
- Jensen Tire & Auto
- Nye Pointe
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Mutual of Omaha
- Play By Play Kidzone
- MINI of Omaha
- First National Bank
- First National Bank 13310 West Maple Rd
Omaha - First National Bank - Fremont ( 801 E.
23rd St.) - First National Bank - Fremont (152 E 6th
St.)
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