Ohio Workforce Coalition.
The Ohio Workforce Coalition believes that a skilled adult workforce is crucial for Ohio's economic recovery: to strengthen businesses, create and retain jobs, and ensure opportunity and prosperity for families. For that reason, the Coalition brings together leaders from business and industry, education and training institutions, economic and workforce development organizations, labor unions, and human service providers to promote public policies that build the skills of Ohio's adult workers. In collaboration with local partners, National Skills Coaltion helped form the Ohio Workforce Coalition and provides ongoing technical assistance.
Click here to contact Community Research Partners, the lead organization for the Ohio Workforce Coalition.
Key Partners
Columbus State Community College
Community Research Partners
Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network
HAPCAP (Hocking. Athens. Perry Community Action)
Lucas County Improvement Corporation
OCSEA Local 11, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
Policy Matters Ohio
Polymer Ohio
Southwest ABLE Resource Center
The Center for Community Solutions
The Center for Health Affairs
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Upper Valley JVS
WSOS (Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa, and Seneca Counties) Community Action Commission, Inc.
Major Efforts
Endorsed by nearly 100 employers, economic development organizations, labor unions, education and training institutions, workforce development organizations, and human service providers, the Ohio Workforce Coalition’s 2009 Policy Platform delineated a list of specific, practical recommendations developed in consultation with a diverse set of stakeholders across Ohio and with the constructive feedback of state agency staff, to raise the skills of workers, meet the needs of employers, and improve the workforce development system.
Publications and Resources
Policy Agenda:
