McLean County Community COMPACT Merges with BN Advantage Workforce Development Task Force
The McLean County 60 by 25 Network leadership team has taken a big step to strengthen their efforts toward the 60 by 25 goal.
2018 Conference: Scaling for Impact
Explore resources from the 5th annual conference.
McLean County 60 by 25 Network Collaboration Grows, Hires Coordinator
Fifteen collaborative entities are now formally involved in strategic planning regarding the 60 by 25 goal in McLean County.
Lake County Community Update
With funding from the Telligen Community Initiative, HPEC established strategic partnerships with regional healthcare employers to better align education and training with the regional workforce needs in health informatics. This work includes increasing awareness for and the adoption of apprenticeship programs that benefit both students and employers.
McLean County Adopts 60 by 25 Goal
In McLean County, over a dozen education, employer, and community entities adopted the 60 by 25 goal and have made it part of their strategic planning toward workforce development.
Dual Credit CTE Program Launches in Vermilion County
In Vermilion County, the dual credit Career and Technical Education program known as College Express started on August 21st.
Peoria Pathways to Prosperity Featured in Local Magazine
The initial success of Peoria Pathways to Prosperity has drawn attention as a promising demonstration of the community’s capacity to embrace change to meet the challenges ahead. This success was highlighted recently in Peoria Magazine.
Promoting Libraries as Learning Centers
The Starved Rock Region is focused on promoting libraries as learning centers to support their 60 by 25 goal.
Lake County Update
In AY 2016-17, the Lake County collaborative provided healthcare career exploration field trips to students from 11 high schools, and 63 students from four high schools participated in healthcare simulation cases in the Rosalind Franklin University Simulation Laboratory. We also provided information on careers in health informatics to more than 300 students, and partnered with ISAC […]
Peoria Update: June 2017
In AY 2016-17 Peoria Pathways to Prosperity placed sixty interns at 16 unique employers.