With funding from The Joyce Foundation, CRP is the lead Ohio organization for the Working Poor Families Project (WPFP). In this role, CRP undertakes research on issues facing Ohio's low-wage adult workforce. CRP's research has identified best practices in education and training to prepare adult workers for family-sustaining jobs.
The 2004 WPFP report, Average Isn't Enough, examined the conditions of Ohio's low-wage working families and the state programs and policies that affect them, and included an action agenda in the areas of adult education and training, business assistance, and worker supports. CRP will release an update of this report in 2008.
In 2006, CRP hosted the statewide Investing in Workers Conference, featuring both gubernatorial candidates and experts from across the state and nation. The conference addressed best practices for aligning workforce and economic development.
Currently, CRP is providing technical assistance to the Strickland Administration in the design of adult workforce development initiatives, including the Ohio Skills Bank and Ohio Stackable Certificates.
In addition, CRP is the convener of the Ohio Workforce Coalition. Formed at the beginning of 2007, the Coalition brings together Ohio practitioners, researchers, and advocates from workforce development, education and training, industry, labor, economic development, and human services to: (1) share knowledge, (2) improve public policy, and (3) encourage public and private investment in raising the skills of Ohio's adult workers. The Coalition holds quarterly meetings to engage in dialogue with key state agency officials, share best practices, and address current and emerging workforce policy issues in the state.
CRP Workforce Research
CRP Involvement in Workforce Initiatives
300 E. Broad Street, Ste. 490 | Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.224.5917 ext 108 | Fax: 614.224.8132
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