Pottawatomie, Kansas
Pottawatomie 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: Dec 2016
Maintained 1: Feb 2018
Maintained 2: Apr 2019
Maintained 3: Jan 2020
Maintained 4: Dec 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Pottawatomie 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Provide a testimonial or case study - 1 points
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 0.5 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1377 | 330 | 524 | 339 | 184 |
College | 5 | + | + | + | + | |
Current | Private | 55 | 15 | 21 | 17 | + |
Public | 62 | 20 | 28 | 11 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 201 | 69 | 97 | 31 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 1711 | 437 | 677 | 402 | 195 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1377 | 330 | 524 | 339 | 184 |
College | 5 | + | + | + | + | |
Current | Private | 55 | 15 | 21 | 17 | + |
Public | 62 | 20 | 28 | 11 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 201 | 69 | 97 | 31 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 1711 | 437 | 677 | 402 | 195 |
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 |
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✓ Emerging | 491 | 1382 |
Current |
147 | 117 |
Transitioning | 205 | 204 |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | 8 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 45 | 6 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Pottawatomie County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Pottawatomie County EDC
Participating High Schools
These Pottawatomie County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Wamego High School
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St. Marys High School
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Onaga High School
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Rock Creek High School
Contact Us
For more information on Pottawatomie County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corp.
785-456-9776
Employers in Pottawatomie County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Foot Locker Distribution Center
- Community Healthcare System Inc
- Hope Lutheran Early Learning Center
- Senna LLC Brilliant Beginnings
- City of Manhattan
- 4th & Elm Bar and Grill
- Kleencrew
- Green Dot Bioplastics
- Kaw Valley Exterminator
- Friendship House
- Ebert Construction Co Inc
- Reed Co LLC
- Kansas Premium Meats
- RW Milling Company
- Dry Clean City
- Sarto Countertops
- Champion Teamwear
- KS StateBank
- Bluestem Orchard
- Oz Winery
- Wildcat Fitness & Fun
- Parker Hannifin Hose Products Division
- Blueville Nursery Inc
- Mid State Mechanical Inc
- Perry Electrical Systems
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