Opportunity 3000 Lunch and Learn

You’ve heard right … There are currently in the neighborhood of 3,000 job openings in Kankakee County. How can that be when there are so many who are underemployed or unemployed in our community? If you’ve seen “Opportunity 3000: Career Success in Kankakee County,” you know the answer. In the Digital Age, the pace of business and industry today is such that employees at all levels must be equipped with a full complement of relevant technical skills to succeed. The lack of technical skills is actually a nationwide crisis that is being addressed through legislation in Washington, D.C.   
 
Kankakee County has abundant resources to meet this challenge, but now they are being leveraged in new ways to meet industry’s new challenges. Join us to view “Opportunity 3000: Career Success in Kankakee County,” hear about the exciting changes underway to build a better local workforce, and learn how your company can plug into this valuable network.
 
Event sponsored by the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, Kankakee Community College, the Coalition for Hope & Excellence in Education (CHEE) and the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley.  
 
For more information on the program, contact Lisa Wogan, Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, 815-935-1177. To register and reserve your boxed lunch for $10, contact Gina Cordes at info@kankakeecountychamber.com OR you can register by clicking the registration button above.