A state-of-the-art employment and education center for Northern Kentucky residents and employers is coming to the old Robke Chevrolet on Madison Avenue in Covington. The City of Covington will buy and lease the renovated property to the state and the Northern Kentucky Area Development District.
The
Kentucky Career Center is currently located at 320 Garrard St., and is one of 75 across the state. When the new location opens, the old career center will close.
The project includes a single-level, 28,000-square-foot building, plus a parking lot for more than 100 cars. The new Kentucky Career Center will house 66 employees and will have facilities to accommodate information sessions and interviews by large employers. NKADD will also sublease a portion of the space to local organizations, including the
Brighton Center, Goodwill and the
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky.
The $4.8 million renovation will take about six months to complete. The eight-year lease on the building includes management and maintenance of the facility, which will be contracted out. The city issued bonds for the project.
In addition to the community organizations that will be located at the career center, all Department of Workforce Investment agencies will provide services there as well.
The Kentucky Career Center also has a
new website that features a free-to-use, online job-matching portal for employers called “Focus Talent” and a separate interface for job-seekers called “Focus Career.” The Focus Talent section allows employers to post job ads and search résumés, as well as offers employers quick and easy access to a large pool of talent. The Focus Career section provides job-seekers a professional résumé builder and a path to job registration.
The career center also offers other services for job-seekers, including career coaching, access to local job openings, job leads and referrals, professional résumé services, job search resource centers with free WiFi and Internet access, unemployment insurance claim filing assistance, employment services for military veterans and those with special needs, and education and training opportunities.
By Caitlin Koenig
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