Workforce Development Symposium (Virtual)
Date/Time
Date(s) - May 19, 2021
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Details
To best serve our communities, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will be hosting a virtual Workforce Development Symposium where we are inviting business, industry, and community leaders for a discussion on how Penn Highlands can best serve our region.
What We Want To Identify:
- Technical training opportunities.
- Soft skill training opportunities.
- Customized short-term certificates and two-year degree programs that can quickly provide skilled labor.
- Mutually beneficial partnerships that are synergistic in nature and boost our overall effectiveness.
Schedule/Agenda:
- Introduction (Dr. Steve Nunez, President of Penn Highlands Community College)
- Keynote Address (Sheila Ireland, PA Deputy Secretary of Workforce Development)
- Panel Discussion #1: Meeting Your Training Needs (Debi Balog from JARI and more)
- Breakout Session
- Panel Discussion #2: Using WEDnetPA Funding and Participating in the Program (Julie Davis from Penn Highlands, Ed Bowser from JWF Industries, and more)
- Questions
- Adjournment
It is our hope that representatives of your organization could attend this.