Workforce Development Center Initiative

The Southern Boone County R-1 School District, Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission, City of Ashland and Ranken Technical College are partnering to bring the workforce development center to fruition. Construction is projected to begin in Summer/Fall 2021 and take one year to complete. 

The Center Will

• Coordinate programs and efforts to provide a workforce with the skills and training required of industries.
• Link students with career opportunities as they obtain their high school diplomas. 
• Educate, train, attract and retain a qualified labor force to support and accommodate economic growth within the central Missouri region of Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard and Moniteau counties.

Community Benefit

• Fill gaps in the local job market based on critical shortages identified by industry. 
• Provide educational opportunities for adults that will open doors to successful careers.
• Offer good paying career opportunities. 
• Attract new industries into our communities.