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 event will be livestreamed.)
Join us to:
.Discuss new IWPR research on the role of supportive services in job training success and its implications for policy and practice
.Learn from programs with innovative models for meeting key service needs
.Reflect on challenges and opportunities for workforce development supports in the new political context
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
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
Ricardo Estrada, Vice President of Programs and Education, Carreras en Salud, Institute del Progreso Latino (Chicago, Illinois)
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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