Enquirer: Factory careers are where it's at

Efforts of local manufacturers to develop the next generation of skilled workers was highlighted by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Click here for the article.

Partners on WVXU Impact Cincinnati Show

WVXU's Impact Cincinnati show on January 19 focused on unemployment and options for job seekers.  Partners Executive Director Ross Meyer was a guest, along with Janet Harrah of NKU and Sarah Brown of Project Connect.  Click here for the podcast.

Employers First, Partners Featured in Agenda 360 Community Update

The launch of Employers First and Partners for a Competitive Workforce was featured in Agenda 360's 2011 Community Update.

NKY Manufacturing Partnership Awarded State Grant

A group of Northern Kentucky manufacturing companies has developed a plan to address the shortage of qualified workers. The Northern Kentucky Industrial Park Industry Partnership has been awarded a $65,000 grant from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training to help implement the program. Partners for a Competitive Workforce is a partner in the grant, and Janice Urbanik will assist with implementation.

For coverage of the grant award in the Cincinnati Enquirer, click here.

Partners Featured in Cincy Careers Magazine

The work of the Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network, recently renamed Partners for a Competitive Workforce, was featured in Cincy Magazine's special issue, Cincy Careers.  Click here for the article or the full issue.

Media Coverage of Partners Announcement

Check out the coverage in the local media about the launch of Partners:

• Business Courier: print and online
• Cincinnati Enquirer
• Middletown Journal
• Cincinnati Herald

Partners for a Competitive Workforce Announcement

United Way of Greater Cincinnati and its partners have announced a new regional partnership to help get people back to work and help businesses find qualified workers. Named Partners for a Competitive Workforce (Partners), the partnership brings together businesses, workforce investment boards, chambers of commerce, educational institutions, labor, community organizations, and philanthropic funders from across the Tri-State region. The partnership came together to coordinate the region’s efforts to develop and supply skilled workers for our employers.


Partners will be chaired by John Prout, President/CEO of TriHealth, Inc. Father Michael Graham, President of Xavier University, will serve as vice chair. United Way of Greater Cincinnati will provide management for the partnership, with Ross Meyer as executive director. The partnership will be guided by a Partners Council comprised of top leadership from area businesses, chambers, community colleges and other educational institutions, workforce boards, labor, job training organizations, philanthropic funders, and other key stakeholders.

Click here for the full release

Congressional Staff Visit Region to Research Workforce Successes

Partnerships among workforce stakeholders, employer-focused outcomes and building on effective models have been the keys to Greater Cincinnati’s success in career pathway development, a team of researchers from the Congressional Staff Workforce Network learned during a visit to the region on Dec. 9, 2011.

Hosted by the Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Investment Board (SWORWIB) and the Partners for a Competitive Workforce, the team visited several sites to learn more about industry sector initiatives such as the Health Careers Collaborative (HCC), and cooperative ventures among the region’s Workforce Investments Boards, including the Employers First Regional Workforce Network, as well as advanced manufacturing programs at Gateway Community and Technical College.

The visit was facilitated by Jobs for the Future (JFF), a public policy group that works on strategies to move low-income youth and adults into successful career pathways, with support provided by the Joyce Foundation.

Click here for the full release

Health Careers Collaborative Featured in National Report, Webinar

This week the Health Careers Collaborative was featured in a case study by the Forum for Youth Investment called "When Working Works: Employment & Postsecondary Success", as well as on a national webinar with Jobs for the Future.

Construction Career Collaborative Wins National Award

The Greater Cincinnati Construction Career Pathway Collaborative, an initiative to promote construction training and careers, was recognized nationally Nov. 8 by the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) with a Workforce Development Award.

The Pathway Collaborative, a partnership between the Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Investment Board (SWORWIB) and the Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network (GCWN), is a holistic approach to promoting construction careers for low-skilled adult workers as well as middle and high school students.

"We selected the Greater Cincinnati Construction Career Pathway Collaborative for a Workforce Development Award because of its focus on effective partnerships to provide exemplary and innovative recruitment, training and education programs," says Eddie Clayton, Workforce Development Committee Chairman of CURT.

For more information, click here.

For an article on this award in the monthly publication of NAWIC, click here.