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Workforce Summit
- Date: 02/21/2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
- Location: Robert L. Strickland Center, Forsyth Technical Community College
1615 Miller Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Please plan to join us at the 2018 Workforce Development Summit
February 21, 2018
8:30am - 2:30pm
Forsyth Technical Community College
Robert L. Strickland Center
1615 Miller Street Winston-Salem, NC 27013
This Summit is your opportunity to explore many innovative programs and initiatives currently active within our region today. The collaborative environment of the Summit will allow the wide range of participants attending to discuss many of the challenges facing our region's workforce. Engage with others from around the region at the Piedmont Triad Workforce Development Summit 2018 as we: Educate. Collaborate. Innovate.
2018 Workforce Summit Agenda
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration/Food/Networking |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome/Triad Talent Alignment Strategy Data: Matthew Dolge & Wendy Walker-Fox |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
PTRC Community Cafe: Teddy Burris An engaging summit-wide activity to create positive collaboration focusing on the topics to be presented throughout the Summit. |
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Break/Food Exhibits |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Dream It. Do It. Overview Presentation, Wendy Walker-Fox A brief introduction to the Dream It. Do It. Initiative |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Apprenticeship Panel A panel presentation to display the range of involvements as well as functional pipeline created with active apprenticeship programs. |
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Prep for lunch |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker, Jennifer McNelly Jennifer will share information on areas including forming strategic partnerships to combat regional skills gaps as well as steps for identifying critical training needs in high-growth, high-demand jobs. |
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions Room 1: Schools & Businesses Collaboration A look at the success of Mount Airy High School’s Dream It. Do It. Summer Camp, where this successful program will be discussed in detail from conception to implementation. Room 2: Community Collaboration. A look into the Reset Rockingham model. Room 3: Industry Collaboration. High Performance Manufacturing Association will discuss their model for industry collaboration. Lobby & Tour: Community College Tour focusing on the innovative programs at Community Colleges in our region. |