Cooper, Missouri
Cooper 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: Nov 2016
Maintained 1: Jan 2022
Maintained 2: Feb 2024
Maintained 3: Apr 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Cooper 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
NCRC for College Credit - 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 |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 414 | 135 | 145 | 79 | 55 | + |
College | 48 | 7 | 25 | 15 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 87 | 19 | 41 | 22 | 5 | + |
Public | 39 | 16 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 387 | 78 | 221 | 66 | 22 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 983 | 259 | 450 | 189 | 85 | 9 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 414 | 135 | 145 | 79 | 55 | + |
College | 48 | 7 | 25 | 15 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 87 | 19 | 41 | 22 | 5 | + |
Public | 39 | 16 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 387 | 78 | 221 | 66 | 22 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 983 | 259 | 450 | 189 | 85 | 9 |
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 | 377 | 466 |
✓
Current |
103 | 128 |
✓ Transitioning | 242 | 396 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 12 | 2 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Cooper County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Boonslick Tech. Education Center
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State Fair Community College
Participating High Schools
These Cooper County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Boonslick Tech. Education Center
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Boonville High School
Contact Us
For more information on Cooper County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Office of Economic Development
660-882-4001
Employers in Cooper County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- First State Community Bank
- Citizens Community Bank
- Boonville R-1 School District
- Central Bank of Boone County
- Alliant Bank
- FAMILY SHOE STORE
- Wooldridge and Wooldridge Law Office
- Copies Etc. Inc.
- Boonslick Heartland Young Men's
Christian Association Inc - CMMG Inc.
- BTC Bank
- Meco A-E.LLC
- Evan Melkersman American Family
Insurance - Friends of Historic Boonville
- W-K Ford
- State Fair Community College - Boonville
- Arvidson Appliance
- Boonville Daily News & Record
- The Windy Nest
- Mr dot PC Repair
- Boonslick Heartland YMCA
- Cooper County Animal Hospital
- Hotel Frederick
- Derailed Coffee Bar & Cafe
- Bloomin' Blinds of Mid-Missouri
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