Growing Regional Outcomes through Workforce (GROW NKY) GROW NKY is a strategic workforce collective comprised of leaders across key industries, educational institutions and community organizations working collaboratively to leverage the region’s assets to grow, attract and retain a globally competitive workforce. By leveraging a collective impact strategy, GROW NKY allows partners to align strategic efforts, resources and utilize data to inform decisions and measure progress toward regional workforce outcomes. The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is the backbone organization leading the strategic workforce collective. GROW NKY focuses on five key areas of workforce development, including: kindergarten readiness; college and career readiness; adult career readiness and lifelong learning; talent retention and attraction; and employer policies and practices. The GROW NKY strategic workforce collective is comprised of more than 60 partners who serve as subject matter experts and industry leaders dedicated to unifying workforce development efforts in Northern Kentucky. MISSION To leverage the community’s full complement of assets to grow, attract, and retain a globally competitive workforce. VISION A robust and collaborative ecosystem that aligns the needs of current and future employers with the interests of a diverse, world class workforce. STEERING COMMITTEE - Goal setting, policy direction, overall guidance
1 Focus Areas Kindergarten Readiness
College & Career Readiness
Adult Career Readiness & Life Long Learning
Talent Retention & Attraction
Employer Policies & Practices
Improve kindergarten readiness for NKY
Increase the percentage of students who meet one or more Kentucky Department of Education college or career readiness measures
Increase supply of qualified workers to improve regional Labor Force Participation rate
Improve the region’s ability to attract and retain qualified workers
Assisting the region’s employers with attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing their employees
Lead Organization Success by 6
Lead Organization NKY Cooperative for Educational Services
Lead Organization Kentucky Career Center
Lead Organization NKY Chamber
Lead Organization Partners for a Competitive Workforce
Advocacy Advanced Manufacturing | IT | Advanced Logistics | Health Sciences | Financial Services Staff Leisa Mulcahy Managing Director | Vice President, Workforce lmulcahy@nkychamber.com 859. 578.6396
Amanda Johannemann, IOM Director, Talent Strategies | NKYP ajohannemann@nkychamber.com 859.426.3654
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