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Ascend Aims to Remedy Indiana's Lack of Skilled Workers
November 06, 2018In this article, IndyStar reporter Shari Rudavsky explains how Ascend acts as an intermediary to build a skilled Indiana workforce that meets 21st century demand. Community Health Network President and CEO, Bryan Mills, and Roche Diagnostics President and CEO, Jack Phillips, share the critical role that talent pipelines - built in partnership with Ascend - play in their companies' talent recruitment and retention strategies. While talking with Ascend President and CEO, Jason Kloth, Phillips shares, "What we’re building is something completely different than what the apprenticeship program will be. This program is not that. This program is bigger than that."
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Connecting Companies with the Right Talent
September 10, 2018Ascend's President and CEO, Jason Kloth, joins Jean Putnam, EVP at Community Health Network, Rob Manuel, President at University of Indianapolis, and host John Krull in a conversation about Indiana's changing labor market on WFYI's successful public affairs radio show, No Limits.
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Roche, Facing Technician Shortage, Teams with UIndy to Lure Students
August 30, 2018Roche Diagnostics and the University of Indianapolis have partnered to create a custom talent pipeline for biomedical equipment technicians through the newly created Roche Academy. The partnership was co-developed with Ascend to address a need for highly-skilled talent. Through the program, which launched in August 2018, students receive mentorship, educational, and financial incentives, including a job offer from Roche upon graduation.
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Rethinking Cluster Initiatives: Case Study of Central Indiana Corporate Partnership
July 25, 2018This report takes a fresh look at the concept of industry clusters—groups of firms that gain a competitive advantage through local proximity and interdependence—and offers practical guidance for metropolitan leaders considering investments in cluster initiatives. CICP was featured as one of the five case studies in the report, which called it “one of the most impactful business and civic leadership organizations in the nation”. Within the case study, Ascend was highlighted as an innovative and research-driven approach to talent development across industry clusters.
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Ascend Indiana Lands Funding
July 02, 2018Business of Health reporter Barb Lewis interviewed Ascend to learn more about its vision, the success of its early talent pipelines, and the plan for $2.4M in additional funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. and Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. To provide an example of Ascend’s talent pipelines, Community Health Network Director, Beth Sims, joined to explain the value and expertise of Ascend in the creation of the Nursing Academy. This unique and scalable education model attracts new students to the nursing career pathway, simultaneously addressing the nursing shortage in central Indiana.
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Roche Diagnostics and University of Indianapolis Partner with Ascend Indiana to Create The Roche Academy
August 30, 2018Roche Diagnostics and the University of Indianapolis are partnering to create a custom talent pipeline for biomedical equipment technicians through the newly created Roche Academy. The partnership, which was co-developed with Ascend Indiana, provides a dedicated source of talent for Roche and aligns University of Indianapolis' curricula with current industry demands. Students successfully completing the program will receive financial and educational incentives, including a job offer from Roche upon graduation.
Read MoreAscend Indiana receives Lilly Endowment, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust funding to grow strategic talent pipelines
June 22, 2018Ascend Indiana announces an additional $2.4 million in funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. and the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to advance efforts to connect talent to Indiana employers. This funding will be used to bring together companies and higher education institutions to create custom talent pipelines, and to advance the Ascend Network, the cloud-based platform that combines algorithms with human interaction to match early-in-career talent to jobs and internships.
Read MoreNew talent pipeline will help address Indiana's significant unmet need for opioid addiction treatment
April 13, 2017As Indiana’s opioid epidemic surges, our state faces a massive shortage of trained specialists who can help those struggling to overcome heroin and prescription drug addiction. To fill this gap and help put more Hoosiers on a path to recovery, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation today announced a grant to develop a unique model for training licensed clinical social workers who specialize in substance abuse counseling.
Read MoreCentral Indiana Corporate Partnership unveils new initiative brand, announces focus and $7 million in funding
October 25, 2016The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) is unveiling the new brand, focus and fundraising efforts for its regional workforce development initiative. Ascend Indiana, CICP’s sixth initiative, is a cross-sector, industry-led organization that collaborates with corporate, education, and community partners to identify and address challenges within the talent pipeline.
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