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ETA Workforce Convening: Vision 2030 –
Expanding Access to Quality Jobs and Ensuring Job Equity

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Convening Materials

Day One: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

9:00 – 10:00 AM

• Opening Plenary

10:20 – 11:15 AM

SECTOR Breakout

• Using Competency Models to Spark Skill Development

DATA Breakout: Innovative Data Use to Unleash Your Organization’s Full Potential

• Dr. Jessica Cunningham: Coleridge Initiative
• Meredith Fergus: Minnesota Office of Higher Education
• Susan Kamas: Workforce Solutions of Central Texas

11:25 AM – 12:15 PM

INFRASTRUCTURE Breakout

• Options and Best Practices for Providing Access to Affordable, Accessible, Reliable, and High-Quality Childcare

DATA Breakout: Using Data to Measure Complex Topics and Take Action to Drive Change

• Emlyn Bottomley: U.S. Department of Labor
• Ian Page: U.S. Department of Labor

3:00 – 5:00 PM

INFRASTRUCTURE Breakout

• A Strategic Approach to Partnerships and Funding

DATA Breakout: Problem Solving Together: National, State and Locals

• Erika Becker-Medina: U.S. Census Bureau
• Kevin Cooksey: U.S. Department of Labor
• Mayumi Escalante: U.S. Census Bureau
• John Pender: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Day Two: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

10:30 – 11:20 AM

INFRASTRUCTURE Breakout

• Scaling Pre-Apprenticeship to Support Equity in Infrastructure

DATA Breakout: Workforce Research on Equity, Job Quality, and the Future of Work

• Kathleen Christensen: Boston College Center for Social Innovation
• Greg Wright: Brookings

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

SECTOR Breakout

• Sector Strategies in the Care Economy

YOUTH AND YOUNG WORKERS Breakout: Mental Health and Trauma Informed Care for Youth and Youth Serving Professionals

• Gerrie Cotter: Ohio Jobs and Family Services

DATA Breakout

• Leveraging Data Systems for Education and Workforce Pathways

3:00 – 5:00 PM

YOUTH AND YOUNG WORKERS Breakout: Implementing Practices, Tools, and Resources to Create a No-Wrong-Door System for Youth: Models of No Wrong Door

• Dawn Karber: Washington State Economic Security for All
• Jason Perkin-Cohen: Maryland Department of Labor
• Tim Probst: Washington State Economic Security for All

SECTOR Breakout

• Ideas into Action – Putting it all Together to Furtherr Refine Your Own Sector Initiatives

Day Three: Thursday, May 18, 2023

10:30 – 11:20 AM

Focus Sessions

• Reimagining Job Corps: Building Pathways to Infrastructure Careers
• Worker Voice, a High Road Partnership Solution to Public Transit Workforce Needs
• Effectively Leveraging Partnerships and Tools to Expand Registered Apprenticeships
• Yes, WIOA Can! (State)

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

Focus Sessions

• Pathways for Youth in Puerto Rico
• Project Labor Agreements as an Equity Tool for Investing in America
• Yes, WIOA Can! (Local)

 

The Meeting Planning Company selected for this meeting is The GA Team of Washington, DC.