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Success in today’s business world is not easy. Businesses must be aware of every available opportunity to save time and money. The Central Kentucky Career Center can help businesses reduce time and money spent recruiting and training employees. That is why a broad menu of services to businesses has been developed. Each of these solutions is designed to assist businesses in maximizing profits and potential. View our list of services.
Medical Career and Science Institute Health Career Camp
The Bluegrass Healthcare Consortium will host a one-week health careers non-residential camp on June 11th-15th at Spencerian College that will provide students an opportunity to jump start their career in the health field. MCSI is designed for Bluegrass area middle school students who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in a health profession. MCSI provides an opportunity to learn about the variety of careers in health professions and to learn some of the educational requirements leading to those careers.
The camp will expose students to health professions and get them on track for relevant coursework as they prepare for high school. During camp, students will participate in a structured educational curriculum that includes lectures and labs in algebra, anatomy/physiology, trigonometry, and chemistry. Students will have the opportunity to interact with various area practicing healthcare professionals. During these sessions, healthcare professionals will discuss their professions and highlight educational requirements. The focus of clinical activities will be to provide the student with hands-on experience, as well as observe health professionals in a clinical setting. A couple of camp highlights will include trips to the ‘Sullivan School of Pharmacy’ and the ‘Minimally Invasive Surgery Lab/Outreach Science Center at the University of Kentucky.’
The Bluegrass Workforce Investment Board Three Year Strategic Plan
The Bluegrass Workforce Investment Board embarked upon developing a strategic planning process to review the current operations and to better align itself with the emerging needs of the Bluegrass Workforce Investment Area. The three year strategic plan was developed through a planning process that began in the spring of 2011 and included an employer partner survey; community forums; Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis; sector strategy institute and two full-day strategic planning sessions with the board. The purposewas to define the goals, objectives, and strategies that would ensure a workforce development system of utmost quality. The Strategic Plan is available for online viewing. Addendum A, Addendum B, Addendum C
Gov. Beshear Awards Work Ready Communities Certification to Kentucky Counties
Governor Steve Beshear announced May 17 that Henderson County has been certified as a Work Ready Community and Madison and Montgomery counties have achieved Work Ready Community in Progress status. The certification program from the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board (KWIB) (Read the press release.)
Learn More about the Academic Standards in Kentucky
This YouTube video provides information on the changing academic standards in the state of Kentucky. View here.
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The mission of the Bluegrass Workforce Investment Board: To develop proactive workforce partnerships: “Connecting employers with employees.”
Jennifer Compton
Associate Director
Bluegrass Workforce Investment Act Program
Address: 699 Perimeter Dr, Lexington, 40517
Telephone:859-269-8021
E-mail: jcompton@bgadd.org
