Supportive Services in Workforce Development Programs:   Policies and                                                           Practices to Promote Job Training Success

                                               Institute for Women’s Policy Research

                                                           February 28, 2017

                                         Expert Panels: 2:00-5:00 PM EST (doors open 1:30 PM)

                                                           Reception: 5:00-6:00 PM EST

Location: 740 15th St NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005 (New America office)

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The Institute for Women’s Policy Research is hosting an afternoon research symposium to share new findings from a national survey of job training participants on access to supportive services—such as child care, transportation, and financial assistance—and their impact on program completion and success.

Two expert panels will reflect on challenges and opportunities for workforce development supports in the new political context and share strategies from workforce development programs around the country with innovative models for meeting key service needs. The research is part of IWPR’s Job Training Success Project, funded by the Walmart Foundation.



Agenda & Speakers

Opening Remarks

Gerri Fiala, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Barbara Gault, Vice President and Executive Director, Institute for Women’s Policy Research

The Role of Supportive Services in Job Training Success

Moderator:

Jillian Berman, Reporter, MarketWatch

Speakers:

Demetra Nightingale, Urban Institute Fellow, Urban Institute

Lucretia Murphy, Director, Building Economic Opportunity Group, Jobs for the Future

Terri Bergman, Director of Research and Programs, National Association of Workforce Boards

Cynthia Hess, Associate Director of Research, Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Strengthening Supportive Services in Workforce Development Programs: Innovations to Address Unmet Needs

Moderator:

Ricardo Estrada, Vice President of Programs and Education, Carreras en Salud, Institute del Progreso Latino (Chicago, Illinois)

Speakers:

Ray Fleming Dinneen, Founder and Executive Director, Climb Wyoming

Myra García, Interim Executive Director, Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (Mercedes, TX)

Susan O'Callaghan, Senior Consultant, Seattle Jobs Initiative

Julie Anderson, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Women's Policy Research

Closing Remarks

Heidi Hartmann, President and CEO, Institute for Women's Policy Research

Reception

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