Gov. Matt Bevin, in partnership with the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC) and the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board (KWIB), signed an executive order establishing the KentuckyWorks Collaborative to guide the Commonwealth’s workforce efforts through statewide implementation of KWIB’s strategic plan, Kentucky Work Ready: An Urgent Call to Action. The KentuckyWorks Collaborative will guide […]
Retaining our region’s talent
Across the region employers are expanding and creating new jobs, developing a pipeline of skilled workers to counter increasing retirements, or even launching start-ups. It’s encouraging news for job seekers and it’s an excellent indicator of the region’s economic health. For our region to continue to prosper, we must find new ways to develop the […]
A career will keep them here
If you asked a group of students what would keep them in our region after they complete their secondary education, “a good career” would top the list of responses. That’s good news, whether you’re an employer cultivating a pipeline of future employees or a parent who would like your children to find career opportunities in […]
LTWDB convenes first regional Workforce Summit
The Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board (LTWDB) hosted its first annual Workforce Summit on June 18, convening employers and workforce stakeholders from throughout the region and beyond to further develop plans for increasing labor participation in the eight-county region. A video recap of the event is available here. At the summit, held at Elizabethtown Community and […]
Workforce Summit: Improving Labor Participation
The Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board (LTWDB) is hosting its first annual Workforce Summit at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 18, at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s main campus. At the summit, the board’s Workforce Crisis Task Force will share details of its ongoing efforts to improve the region’s labor participation rate and most importantly […]
Workforce Crisis Task Force asks parents to take child care survey
Local Business owners, educators and community leaders in Elizabethtown are working together on strategies to get more residents into the workforce as a way to strengthen and sustain their businesses. Launched in 2017, the Workforce Crisis Task Force (WCTF) is a regional effort of the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board. The WCTF is working on […]
Update from the Workforce Crisis Task Force
The Workforce Crisis Task Force continues to engage new members each week. To get involved or to get the latest updates via our newsletter, please email info@strategymatters.org. In March, the three subcommittees of the Task Force met (some in multiple locations) to move forward on initiatives which can support increased labor force participation region-wide. Here […]
Did you know?
Recruiting employees is an art form, and the top companies are going where the talent is – specifically, social media! Amazon posts jobs on Tinder, McDonald’s uses Snapchat and Goldman Sachs posts positions on Spotify! Virgin Trains (a Virgin Atlantic company) recruits its future workers as they are released from prison. Read more here. Once […]
Rapid Response leads to new opportunities for laid off workers
When we think about the economic health of the Lincoln Trail region, it’s clear our eight-county area has a lot going for it. We’re seeing investments from both new companies and businesses already operating in our communities. Our entrepreneurial culture has led to many successful start-ups. Employers in a wide array of industries are now […]
The Workforce Crisis Task Force: Crisis Response in Action
Kentucky is enjoying economic growth, and the state continues to be home to successful established businesses as well as a hub for emerging entrepreneurs and start-ups. The opportunities for Kentucky and the Lincoln Trail region are limitless, but the constraints on realizing those opportunities are real. Specifically, we face a workforce shortage in part due […]
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