The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and Wired65 awarded more than $853,000 in grants to ten organizations for projects that offer new ways to develop, retain and recruit the next generation of talent:
Project: Junior Achievement Career Planning for High School Students
Grantee: Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana
Description: Career planning programs will be delivered to 120 classrooms and 2,400 students in the 26-county area. Students will participate in a locally developed Junior Achievement program, JA Real Jobs, Real World. The program will inform students of career path opportunities, establish links between students and post-secondary education institutions and stress the importance of staying in school.
Project: Fix the Pipeline: Improving High School Transitions
Grantee: Greater Louisville Inc. and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
Description: Three components will be implemented to increase the number of students who graduate high school, submit college applications and enroll in college. The components include a “Close the Deal” campaign to create a strong college-going culture by involving elected officials, holding regional workshops to increase college familiarity and implementing a “KnowHow2Go” marketing campaign to promote the tools needed to enhance education transitions.
Project: Building the Regional Food Economy—Phase I Implementation
Grantee: Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Economic Development Department
Description: This project will fund a Public Interest Broker to serve as a liaison
between regional farmers and Louisville’s food market, such as restaurants, institutions, food distribution companies and emergency feeding organizations. The broker will implement strategies to grow the region’s food economy and educate farmers about marketing and sales opportunities.
Project: School At Work® “Building a Career Ladder in Healthcare”
Grantee: Catalyst Learning Company
Description: Forty adults employed in entry-level jobs at four hospitals in the Wired65 region will participate in School At Work (SAW) from September 2009 to June 2010. SAW has been successfully used by Norton Healthcare and Floyd Memorial since 2005 to advance employees. By refreshing essential skills and completing individual career plans, SAW helps employees prepare for local colleges and move up the career ladder.
Project: Inspiring Student Entrepreneurs to Spark Business Activity in Their Communities
Grantee: Kentucky Council on Economic Education
Description: A new high school entrepreneurship study designed for career and technical classes will be demonstrated to high schools in 15 counties of the Wired65 region. A teacher/leader will be designated to each county. Students will be pre- and post-tested and participate in a virtual entrepreneurship program.
Project: HIRE Education Forum Regional Internship Program
Grantee: The HIRE Education Forum
Description: This region-wide college internship program will employ college students as interns in an effort to fill workforce shortages and create a talented pool of individuals for future workforce needs. HIRE is a collaborative of 31 accredited colleges and universities spanning the 26-county region.
Project: Innovative Technology and Outreach Program
Grantee: Family Scholar House, Inc.
Description: The Family Scholar House is a residential program that provides support to single-parent students working toward a four-year college degree. Innovative technology and outreach support will maximize the Family Scholar House’s new Academic Services Center. Funding will provide the new center with an outreach coordinator and technology for training.
Project: Invention Convention
Grantee: Western Kentucky Research Foundation, WKU
Description: Invention Fair is a regional event that will showcase the creative ideas and inventions of high school students. Winners of county invention fairs will advance to participate in the 26-county “Invention Fair” in the spring of 2010, with potential feed into an existing college competition, “IdeaU.”
Project: One-Stops as Talent Development Portal
Grantee: WorkOne—The Region 10 Workforce Board, Inc.
Description: The project works to refocus the existing perception of One-Stops as an unemployment office and transition its market brand as a “talent development” portal. Funding would be used toward promoting the new identity to different business and industry sectors and assisting the incumbent workforce in improving their information and computer technology occupations.
Project: Regional Visioning and Leadership Development Campaign
Grantee: Regional Leadership Coalition
Description: This campaign will create a compelling, shared vision of the region’s future that will speak to the community and sustain regional cooperation. It will also look toward regional economic aspirations in the global marketplace and each unique community. County chambers, young professionals, leadership organizations and educational institutions will participate in the campaign.
Tags: Catalytic Grants
December 31, 2009 at 9:09 am |
I have the same experience when I take a few days off from training. I get it back quickly, and the awkwardness does go away too. I hear some folks can come back stronger even after taking 2 weeks off. I guess it depends on the person.
January 9, 2010 at 4:33 am |
I need to find out more information about the HIRE Education Forum and intermships for college students in the Ft Knox area.