| SkillUp Business Advisory Services- Our businesses are growing and profitable |
Strategic Priorities |
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2.4 Match the skills of our workforce with the current and expected job needs of our businesses
- Our businesses are growing and profitable -
6.2 Establish employer incentives to train, hire, upskill and promote
- Every resident is on a path to upward income mobility and career advancement
About this measure |
SkillUp is a business advisory service offered by the Cuyahoga County Department of Development that helps businesses create an “industry-recognized” apprenticeship program for each needed skill area. SkillUp partners with business leaders to create customized roadmaps and repeatable training plans, each with a specific list of on-the-job training tasks.
Measures on this page include
- the number of businesses engaged in SkillUp,
- the number of custom SkillUp training roadmaps created, and
- the number of SkillUp training opportunities attempted.
Data are reported by the Cuyahoga County Department of Development on a quarterly basis.
Why is this important? |
SkillUp impacts Northeast Ohio by delivering increased skills, education, work experience, and wages to employers and their workers. By helping businesses identify and implement plans to train their workers, businesses can better control their talent supply and account for their skill needs. Simultaneously, residents benefit from increases in skill, education, work experience, and wages. This series of activities yields regional economic growth and inclusion.
How are we making an impact? | |
Working with Northeast Ohio employers and community partners, Cuyahoga County designed an innovative approach based on best practices to make the region’s workforce a competitive advantage for Northeast Ohio. This approach has two goals:
- To support business growth and profitability through a workforce pipeline that delivers a sufficient and steady supply of qualified candidates at all skill levels to keep jobs filled, and
- To help residents with employment barriers become skilled workers pursuing career and wage pathways.
SkillUp Business Advisory Services - Quarterly Performance |
SkillUp Business Advisory Services - Annual Performance |
Data Source |
Cuyahoga County Department of Development
*The County began offering SkillUp Business Advisory Services in 2017. Data reported for Q4-18 captures all activity from the start of the program through 2018 year-end.
Measure Data |
| Series | Q2-19 |
|---|---|
| Businesses Engaged - Actual | 61 |
| Businesses Engaged - YTD | 81 |
| Businesses Engaged - Target | |
| Outbound Referrals - Actual | |
| Outbound Referrals - Percent | |
| Outbound Referrals - Percent YTD | |
| Outbound Referrals - Target | |
| Custom SkillUp Road Maps Created - Actual | 6 |
| Custom SkillUp Road Maps Created - YTD | 14 |
| SkillUp Trainings Attempted - Actual | 5 |
| SkillUp Trainings Attempted - YTD | 80 |
| SkillUp Trainings Completed - Actual | |
| SkillUp Trainings Completed - YTD | |
| Residents Receiving Credential - Actual | |
| Residents Receiving Credential - YTD | |
| Residents Receiving Credential - Percent | |
| Residents Receiving Credential - Percent YTD | |
| Residents Receiving Credential - Target | |
| Businesses Using Brokerage Services - Actual | |
| Businesses Using Brokerage Services - YTD | |
| Businesses Using Brokerage Services - Target | |
| New Businesses Training via SkillUp - Actual | |
| New Businesses Training via SkillUp - YTD | |
| New Businesses Training via SkillUp - Target |