Tag: workforce development
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A Conversation About the Cherokee Workforce Collaborative
George Ward—Executive Director for Coldstream Research Campus and Real Estate at University of Kentucky, and UEDA Membership and Marketing Committee member—recently talked with Greg Wilson, Public Service Associate for State Services And Decision Support at University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, finalist in the 2021 UEDA Awards of Excellence Talent + Place category…
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A Conversation About a Public Private Partnership in Workforce Development
Jim Woodell—founder of Jim Woodell & Company and Venn University—recently talked with Melissa Lubin, dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) and chief economic engagement officer, and Nick Swartz, associate dean of SPCE and associate professor of Public Policy and Administration at James Madison University, winner of the Judges’ Award at the…
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Future of Workforce Development Conference
The world of workforce development is changing. The workforce is facing a number of significant pressures in the current economy, including: Forecasts of sustained high unemployment Fiscal constraints affecting traditional state and federal funding sources shifts in worker demographics The structure of employment opportunities The nature of work The Future of Workforce Development Conference will…