Payne, Oklahoma
Payne County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
97 %
of goals attainedProgress Towards Goals
Payne is actively participating in the Work Ready program. To become a Certified Work Ready Community, they must prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees. Requirements include:
- Having economic development advocates receive training at a Work Ready Bootcamp.
- Help members of the community's current, emerging and transitioning workforce earn National Career Readiness Certificates.
- Generate support among private and public employers in the community for hiring people who have earned an NCRC.
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 2225 | 539 | 1028 | 459 | 199 |
College | 249 | 25 | 100 | 87 | 37 | |
Current | Private | 383 | 45 | 171 | 116 | 51 |
Public | 117 | 24 | 47 | 37 | 9 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 25 | + | 16 | + | + |
Unemployed | 441 | 76 | 234 | 105 | 26 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 3442 | 713 | 1597 | 808 | 324 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
Emerging | High School | 2225 | 539 | 1028 | 459 | 199 |
College | 249 | 25 | 100 | 87 | 37 | |
Current | Private | 383 | 45 | 171 | 116 | 51 |
Public | 117 | 24 | 47 | 37 | 9 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 25 | + | 16 | + | + |
Unemployed | 441 | 76 | 234 | 105 | 26 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 3442 | 713 | 1597 | 808 | 324 |
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 Sep 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 1289 | 2474 |
✓
Current |
285 | 500 |
✓ Transitioning | 462 | 467 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 92 | 34 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 52 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 10 | 0 | ||
Gold | 5 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Payne County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Meridian Technology Center
Contact Us
For more information on Payne County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Meridian Technology Center
4053770323
Employers in Payne County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Cushing Economic Development Foundation
- Aspen Coffee Company | Fountain Square
- Lambert Construction Co
- City of Stillwater City Hall
- Metro First Realty Stillwater
- Stillwater Martial Arts
- One The Job Landscaping
- Cushing Industrial Authority
- Central Technology Center
- Central Electric Cooperative
- Benchmark Animal Hospital
- Ditch Witch
- Subsite® Electronics
- BancFirst
- Marble Slab Creamery
- Sanders Supply Inc.
- B&L Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.
- Stillwater Habit for Humanity
- Cross Dozer LLC
- Mills Construction & Welding Inc.
- Janzen Toyota
- Stillwater Medical Center
- Stillwater Milling Company
- Farmers Insurance - Khris Fowler
- Cushing Chamber of Commerce
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
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