CAREEROCKIT Wins ACCE’s Regional Innovation Award

The Greater Omaha Chamber’s CAREEROCKIT (careerockit.com), a bold, new talent development initiative, is now award-winning.

The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has named CAREEROCKIT the winner of this year’s Regional Innovation Award. The honor recognizes “organizations and alliances that are committed to building strong and vibrant communities through groundbreaking collaboration and program development.”

Held the first week of April 2017, the inaugural CAREEROCKIT brought business and education together to excite and inspire tomorrow’s workforce. All told, more than 11,000 students immersed in career experiences, including tours, workshops and hands-on activities – direct exposure to the array of career opportunities awaiting them in Greater Omaha.

In addition to area business and school leaders, crucial CAREEROCKIT partners included Urban League of Nebraska, Boys and Girls Club, Latino Center for the Midlands and the AIM Institute.

As it accepts the ACCE recognition on the collaboration’s behalf, the Chamber is celebrating another indicator of CAREEROCKIT’s success: 100 percent of the businesses that answered a post-event survey said they were planning to re-engage in CAREEROCKIT next year – February 12-18, 2018.