St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been awarded the annual Talia Frye Workforce Investment Champion award as part of the Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Annual Awards and NKY Works Annual Meeting, held Tuesday at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Education and Training Center. Four other awards were also presented. 

Read more about the newly introduce Elevate NKY school accountability system in today’s blog, guest written by Brian Robinson, Superintendent of the Fort Thomas Independent Schools and Chair of the NKY Works Career Readiness team.

Read more to learn about career exploration opportunities between now and the end of October.

Through five key focus areas, NKY Works delivered measurable results across the region in our first full year of operations. Read more about impact here.

Increasing, Gen Z workers are considering career pathways that do not require a four-year degree. In Greater Cincinnati, most jobs fall into this category.

Work-based learning enables employers to teach students the skills and expectations needed to be successful in their industry.

Nominations for the 16th Annual Workforce Innovation Awards, presented by the NKWIB and NKY Works, are now open.

NKY Works Intern Meredith Ruhland discusses the value of her internship in her preparation to full-time employment in this blog.

Note: this blog was initially published in July 2024. We are repeating it now in preparation for an update from Ben Green about internal communication at the August 14 Partner for Success workshop. You can register for the free workshop here.

The workforce shortage is top-of-mind for employers of all sizes. Currently, there are four people for every five job openings, giving people the power of choice in the job selection process.

As American workers continue to age, the need for continued workforce development intensifies.

Employees consistently rank workplace communication as an issue and ask for more interaction with leadership.

As business leaders consider return-to-office mandates, they must weigh the pros and cons.

40 educators spent June 3 exploring local employers, like CVG pictured above, to learn more about Work-Based Learning Opportunities (WBL) for their students.