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Adair Co., KY, to seek certification as a Work-Ready Community! Goal is earn competitive advantage in attracting new businesses and jobs with new designation Here is the list of the sub-committee co-chairs already in place:
News from Columbia/Adair County Work-Ready Community Committee Adair plans to be among the first counties in Kentucky to apply for certification known as "Work-Ready Community. Kentucky has become the third state to begin certifying counties as Work Ready Communities based on the quality of their labor force. To become certified, communities must gather local support and commitment and apply for the Work Ready Community designation. Earning Work Ready Community status assures employers that a local workforce has the talent and skills necessary to staff existing jobs and master the innovative technologies required by new jobs. Alan Reed of Adair County Schools, who is serving as chairman of the local group, compared the Work-Ready Community certification to the All Kentucky City certification which Columbia/Adair County earned five times. "In the late seventies and eighties we can all remember the great pride we felt when our community earned the All Kentucky City certification," said Reed. "As part of a state and national certification program, the Work-Ready Community certification is more involved and when we earn it, will be even more meaningful to Adair County in recruiting business and industry." The application process involves a committee made up of a cross-section of the community, consisting of local business and industrial leaders, city and county government officials, Lake Cumberland Area Development District, and local and regional educators. Superintendent Darrell Treece said, "Earning Work-Ready Community certification will drive changes in state and local schools, particularly at the high-school level." "We will need to re-focus our efforts beyond the traditional four-year college degree programs. Businesses and industries are particularly looking for students with strong communications and technical skills and the ability to solve problems creatively. The new job market will require more emphasis on preparing students for two-year technical programs and industry certifications," said Treece. The rigorous process of attaining Work Ready Community certification could take a year or longer. It will assure employers already located in Kentucky as well as those looking to call Kentucky home that the Columbia/Adair County community is committed to providing businesses with the skilled workers needed to fill the jobs of today and tomorrow. "We plan to validate the skill levels of workers in Adair County and use it as a powerful economic development tool and a source of local pride," said Reed. The committee will meet in working session next Wednesday, February 29, 2011 at 11:45amCT, at the Chamber of Commerce, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. This story was posted on 2012-02-10 15:17:13
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