The Business Case for Fair Chance Hiring: A Workforce Strategy Hiding in Plain Sight
Fair chance hiring is a strategic workforce strategy that expands access to talent, helps reduce turnover, lowers long-term hiring costs, and supports a more stable workforce. It also connects individuals who are ready to work with employers willing to invest in their success.
Mentorship That Matters
Featured Event – Elevating the Intern Experience: An Internship Workshop | Workforce Partner Spotlight – Great Oaks Career Campuses | 2026 Brookings Metro Monitor | Community Events Roundup
Gen Z at Work: Advancing the Conversation
Partner Feature: Cincinnati State Workforce Development Center | Employer Tours: The Christ Hospital Health Network – Healthcare in a Day | From the Blog: What is Fair Chance Hiring & How Great Oaks Prepares Career-Ready Graduates | In the News: Movers & Makers Magazine – Workforce Development | Talent Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati: TCGC Website – Request for Bids
Building STARs in Southwest Ohio: How Great Oaks Prepares Career-Ready Graduates
Great Oaks Career Campuses, one of the largest public career-technical school districts in the country, offers STAR opportunities for students in southwest Ohio. This includes training and education in information technology, dental assisting, manufacturing engineering, surgical sterile processing, construction, automotive and EV technology, aviation maintenance, exercise science and sports medicine, digital arts and design, equine and livestock management, and more
Fair Chance Blog Series: What is Fair Chance Hiring?
This post kicks off our Fair Chance blog series; a collection of stories, information, and practical examples about what it means to build a more honest, effective, and humane hiring system here in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. “Fair Chance” or “justice-impacted” individuals are those whose lives have intersected with the criminal legal system, whether through arrest, conviction, or incarceration.
From Resolutions to Results in 2026
Gen Z at Work: Building the Future Workplace | Employer Tours | Connect With Our Partners | From the Blog – The Cincinnati State Experience & The Competitive Advantage of Hiring People with Diverse Abilities
Skills-Based Practices: Building a Talent Pipeline for the Future
Skills-based practices, also called skills-first practices, flips the script. Instead of asking “What degree do you have?” it asks, “What can you do?” It’s a simple but transformative idea: if someone has the skills, they should have the opportunity.
State of the Region 2025: Where We Are Now
Leadership Sprints | Employer Tours – Walsh Kokosing | Partner Spotlight – Easterseals Redwood | From the Blog – Teenternity | Workforce Innovation Center – At a Glance
The Ohio TechCred program is investing in the future of the Ohio workforce
In one of the greatest investments into skill development and organizational workforce in the history of our country, Ohio is leading by example with the TechCred program. Ohio leadership has recognized the importance of a technology skilled workforce, and they’ve supported their vision by making a significant financial investment. Since the program’s inception in 2019, the state has invested more than $151,000,000 into reimbursed tech training to Ohio organizations.
Women of Color in Tech – A Retrospective by Alena O’Donnell, Regional Project Director
At this moment in history, current news and events are riddled with tragedy and sadness so I want to break through all the “noise” and deliver stories of hope. “Antianna Beal was having difficulty finding a path that worked for her and was working at a Foot Locker when someone encouraged her to participate in the Workforce Innovation Center’s Women of Color in Tech program that was funded by JPMorganChase.
Cincinnati Chamber eyes Gen Z for growth in non-bachelor’s degree jobs | Cincinnati Business Courier
Roughly 70% of the existing jobs in Greater Cincinnati do not require a four-year degree or more, positioning the region well for Gen Z workers without such credentials, according to a new report released by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber.
Report highlights Gen Z in the workforce, alternative education and career paths | Spectrum News
The second part of the Gen Z in the Workforce in the Cincinnati Region report has been released by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber Workforce Innovation Center, looking at Gen Z STARs, which stands for Skilled Through Alternative Routes, according to a press release.
