Creating a Community Vision
Strong cross-sector partnerships aligned around a co-created vision can create the foundation for providing rural learners and workers from low-income backgrounds with the training needed to access well-paying, high-demand jobs.
Bristol Chamber Creating Economic Mobility Strategy
Creating a community-wide vision is difficult enough when the region you serve is within a single state. Doing so in a community with a state line running down the main street of its historic district can be even more challenging. One region, but two local governments, two city school systems, two police departments, etc.
Upskilling in the Ozarks
The Greater West Plains Area Chamber worked with employers, higher education partners and community stakeholders to raise awareness of programs to help lower-income, rural learners get the training they need to access higher-paying jobs.
Tools and Resources for Creating a Community Vision
View additional tools and examples below.
- Implementing College and Career Pathways in Rural Communities, Jobs for the Future
- Partnering with Higher Education to Support Economic Mobility, ACCE Foundation
- Community Workforce Plan Planning Guide and Tools, Northern Territory and Australian government
- Talent 2.0 Regional Workforce Strategy, Fort Collins-Loveland Metro Area
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