Companies today are having to navigate a historically tight labor market on a global scale. While technology is spurring new opportunities to work, the skills required for these new roles are not accessible to the current workforce nor largely taught to the next generation of workers. This only strengthens the vision that our businesses, government, and academic institutions must align to bridge the expanding skills gap and enable students and workers to transition into new family-sustaining wage careers.
Join us for an interactive discussion with a panel of leaders to discuss how partnerships between public and private entities can help transform our workforce to be more competitive, equitable, and resilient as we move forward into the future of work. Learn more about how strategic investments by growing industries and in youth opportunities in our region can have immense long-term economic and civil benefits for businesses, working individuals, and students alike. Consider how these strategies are helping create a more adaptive workforce that can withstand and prosper during future labor market shifts.
This will be the third in the series of Civic Issues Forums the Chamber presents. In these forums, civic, local, and state leaders will speak on topics that directly impact business at the community, local, and/or state level with an eye toward equity and inclusivity.
Speakers to Date:
William Bowie, President & CEO of Empower Construction LLC
Dan Fitzpatrick, President, Citizens Mid-Atlantic Region
Joanne McCool, MSOD, ACC, SHRM-CP, Vice President Human Resources, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sue Varnum, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Science Education in the College of Science and Technology (CST), Temple University
Attendees can park in The Liacouras Center garage, the rate is $20. There is also some on-street parking in the area – on Broad, 15th Street and Montgomery Ave.
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