Register today! Workforce Forum: Moving Beyond an Entry-Level Job

Workforce Forum:

What it takes to move beyond an entry-level job

Forum Details: Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 10:00AM to 12:30PM

Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605

At this Forum you will learn about our latest research, Promoting Success , and also:

How employers make decisions on who to promote in their businesses and how they support staff retention and career growth
Get tips on how to train young people to take charge of their trajectory in employment opportunities and how to change the narrative around taking risks
Meet professionals in your region who are preparing young people for work and share strategies on how to best prepare them for their next job

Forum Program

Welcome: Secretary Rosalin Acosta, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

CommCorp Research Presenters:

Naome Jeanty, Research and Evaluation Manager
Raija Vaisanen, Director of Research

Compelling Conversation Participants: Employer and Youth Serving Organization representatives respond to our research findings and share their experience.

Rick LaFerriere, Lead Manager, Workforce Initiatives at CVS Health
Colleen Moran, Director, Workforce Programs at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Sam Putnam, Work-Based Learning Leader at Future Chefs
Ana West, Program Director at New England Farm Workers’ Council

Following the conversation, we will have regionally organized roundtable discussions.

Click here to register

Additional information:

Light refreshments will be available.

Map : http://ow.ly/rUER30lT3Z1

Directions: https://www.beechwoodhotel.com/location.htm

For more information contact: Raija Vaisanen , Director of Research