Making Northern KentuckY The spoT
for The workforce of the Future.

Growing Existing Talent  | Supporting Employers  |  Attracting New Talent 

 
 

NKY Works is a collective impact initiative that leads and integrates workforce development services in Northern Kentucky by convening workforce partners and employers to address our most pressing workforce needs.

We envision a Northern Kentucky where businesses thrive, capitalizing on a globally competitive workforce because of a well-coordinated, comprehensive workforce development and talent attraction system.

The initiative prioritizes five key areas of focus:

 
 
 

What We Do

We drive innovation and improvement in five focus areas. Our current goals and priorities are detailed below.

 

 NKY Works functions by:

  • Convening business, government, and community partners to pinpoint and tackle workforce-development opportunities and challenges;

  • Communicating best practices to drive ongoing enhancement in the five focus areas;

  • Collaborating with stakeholders throughout the workforce ecosystem to promote alignment and a regional strategy for workforce development;

  • Connecting ideas to action, resulting in continuous advancement in the caliber and competencies of our regional workforce.

  • Considering gaps in the workforce development continuum of services and fostering resources to address the gaps.