Changing lives while advancing your workforce.
In addition to our mission to increase postsecondary education and credential attainment for low- and moderate-income adults, we also seek to significantly expand the number of adults who secure family-sustaining careers. An education or training is great, but not if it doesn’t get you a GREAT JOB! That second part is where you and your company come in:
Our Employer Partnership Program has three options that will allow you to shape the skill level and diversity of your current workforce and impact the entire Kansas City workforce of tomorrow.
If you’d like us to help support your current and future workforce please contact us at employernetwork@kcscholars.org
KC Scholars candidates come from our six-county area (Cass, Clay, Platte, and Jackson in Missouri-Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas), meaning they are local talent invested in the community and staying at your organization.
KC Scholars invests thousands of dollars per candidate in soft skills workplace and life skills workshops to develop a more stable individual.
To see what our scholar demographic landscape looks like today, Click Here!
TALENT SUPPLY
Annual membership for a set number of hires.
TALENT ACQUISITION
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Partnership where you cover 50% of training funds to upskill current staff to better paying jobs.
TALENT SUPPLY
Access to our qualified Scholar candidate pool on an ongoing basis to fulfill yearly hiring needs.
TALENT ACQUISITION
Access to our qualified Scholar candidate pool to fulfill immediate staffing needs.
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
KC Scholars financial investment covering 50% of training funds to upskill your current employees to better paying jobs.
TALENT SUPPLY
Access to our qualified scholar candidate pool.
Annual membership of $20,000 with up to 10 trained hires guaranteed.
Annual membership of $28,000 with up to 20 trained hires guaranteed.
Annual membership of $40,000 with up to 40 trained hires guaranteed.
New hire follow-up and support:
One-on-one personal support through training and the first year of employment.
We offer online training courses to support each new hire’s soft-skills development during their first consecutive six months of employment.
Access to community resources that aid in the managing of responsibilities while scholars adapt to work schedules and job expectations during the first twelve months of employment.
TALENT ACQUISITION
Access to our qualified scholar candidate pool.
$1,200 per hire in manufacturing and construction
$2,500 per hire in the medical or IT field.
New hire follow-up and support:
One-on-one personal support through training and the first year of employment.
We offer online training courses to support each new hire’s soft-skills development during their first consecutive six months of employment.
Access to community resources that aid in the managing of responsibilities while scholars adapt to work schedules and job expectations during the first twelve months of employment.
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
KC Scholars provides you with up to 50% of training funds to support your identified training needs. Per Scholar maximum contribution:
$5,000 (Health Industry)
3,500 (IT Industry)
$2,000 (Manufacturing Industry)
$1,250 (Construction Industry)
You are partnering with us to cover the remaining cost of training, 50%.
Follow-up and support:
Not applicable.
Additional training funds could be facilitated if applicable.
Access to community based resources available if needed.
If you’d like to partner with us to support your workforce contact us at employernetwork@kcscholars.org
