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Really grateful to be featured on Workforce Innovation News (episode 40)! https://lnkd.in/gV2ve9u3 Thank you Jamie Corda Hadjaoui, MBA! Fun conversation.Illinois Workforce Partnership

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I got a first edition of the book that put "knowledge economy" in our lexicon. Happy Friday :)

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At National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)business services academy in a breakout session on supporting workers with disabilities. They are highlighting the Collinsville Youth Apprenticeship in Tony Fuhrmann‘s local workforce area!Illinois Workforce PartnershipApprenticeship Illinois

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At NAWDP conference. Maryland passed legislation a couple years ago that provides funding for additional career coaches at American Job Centers (who are overseen by local workforce boards) and requires all high school students to work with a career coach to do career planning. Wow.Illinois Workforce PartnershipIllinois workNetIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityApprenticeship IllinoisCaroline Portlock

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At NAWDP Business Services Academy. At this morning’s breakout session, they are showing how industry collaboratives (aka industry councils, sector partnerships) help local workforce boards and regional workforce ecosystems connect with leading industries.Gerald O. Wilson, PhD, MBAKim KuchenbrodMichael BakerMindy McDaniel CainAlicia Beck

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At National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)Business Services Academy. First breakout session this morning is promoting good jobs, which is what our local workforce board is focused on. In fact, we are collaborating with Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunitythis year on a “quality jobs” pilot. Looking forward to the session.Illinois Workforce PartnershipApprenticeship Illinois

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At National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)Business Services Academy in the registered apprenticeship break out session. A workforce board on the border of DC uses the bold model that businesses are the customer, workers are the product, and communities are the manufacturer.

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Listening to a presenter at NAWDP Business Services Academy. From their view, traditionally, "work readiness" in workforce development meant the local workforce board would work with employers to identify in-demand jobs and then provide upskilling opportunities to workers. Now the innovation to "work readiness" is for local areas to take a look at their demographic data, develop alternative ways to improve labor market participation, and work in communities with education, economic development, and other stakeholders. That is what we have been trying to do in my local area, so it seems like we are on the right track. Still more to learn about “work ready communities” and how it’s different from the work keys stuff from a decade or so ago.National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) Illinois Workforce Partnership

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At the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) Business Services Academy. Today's breakout sessions align with a lot of the work we are doing in my LWIA and our state:-Embracing a holistic approach to business services in the workforce ecosystem-Registered apprenticeships: an employer pipeline solution -Pathways to prosperity: enhancing employer outcomes with historically underemployed populations -Understanding WIOA performance measures for business engagement At the reception last night, I met workforce development professionals from workforce boards, county government, community colleges, and contracted service providers, and they were from all over the country (California, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Louisiana, to name a few). Looking forward to learning from colleagues. Apprenticeship Illinois Illinois Workforce Partnershiphttps://www.nawdp.org/

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Just got registered at NAWDP business services academy. Looking forward to networking tonight. It will be a fun week of benchmarking our local area and state against nationally recognized best practices.

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