With the labor market changing, employers are adapting to cultivate a skilled and well-trained workforce. As the economy improves and the number of jobs increases, the competition for talent has intensified.
Join us to discover creative approaches to workforce development such as innovative partnerships, incentive programs, data-driven solutions, and worker training from leading industry experts. Following a keynote presentation, our panel will discuss how they are building talent pipelines with strategies that address hiring needs and barriers.
Keynote Speaker:
Leah Jewell, Managing Director, Career Development and Employability, Pearson
Panelists:
Alyssa Cherkin, Senior Manager, Corporate Citizenship, Deloitte
Carol de Fries, Vice President, Workforce & Economic Innovation, Community College of Philadelphia
Ashley Putnam, Director, Economic Growth and Mobility Project, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Hadass Sheffer, President, The Graduate! Network, Inc.
Moderated by: Uva C. Coles, Associate Vice President, Center for Civic & Global Engagement, Widener University
This Event is Closed
Managing Director, Career Development and Employability, Pearson Education
Leah is responsible for strategy and product development for employability learning solutions for high school, higher education, and adult lifelong learners. She is specifically focused on accelerated skills pathways to industry credentials that go beyond the traditional “for-credit” courses and include solutions for employers, workforce education, alternative credential models, and institutional solutions around college and career readiness.
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