Webinar: New Approaches to Engaging Retailers: A First Look at Research on Workforce Boards and Retail

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

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Tue Jul 23, 2019
4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Retail and related sectors employ nearly one out of every four workers in the US, according to the National Retail Federation, and retail is the first job for many workers. Over the past few months, with support from the Walmart Foundation, the National Association of Workforce Boards, the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, and Corporation for a Skilled Workforce conducted research with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and innovative workforce boards across the country to understand how they are engaging with the retail sector, and the challenges, opportunities, and promising practices emerging from their retail work.

On July 23, we learned about these exciting findings and forthcoming resources and heard directly from workforce boards that are surfacing new approaches to working with the retail sector. To watch, click here.

 

Q&A: New Approaches to Engaging Retailers
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Q&A: New Approaches to Engaging Retailers

Learn how workforce boards across the country are engaging with the retail sector.

 

The webinar included:

  • New research findings
  • Promising practices from the field
  • Tools and resources for workforce boards and their partners to start, grow and enhance engagement with the retail sector
Presenters
  • Kelly Middleton Banks, Manager, Program Implementation, National Association of Workforce Boards
  • Terri Bergman, Consultant, National Association of Workforce Boards
  • Nancy Snyder, Chair of the Board, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Panelists
  • Sarah Burns, Director of Research & Evaluation, San Diego Workforce Partnership
  • Chris Strom, Director of Retail Initiatives, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
  • Shonta Trotman, Program Manager Education and Training Services – Workforce Services, Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
Facilitator
  • Jeannine La Prad, Senior Policy Fellow, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
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Learn how workforce boards are engaging with the retail sector, and the challenges, opportunities, and promising practices emerging from their work.Hear from workforce boards that are surfacing new approaches to working with the retail sector, including new research, practices, and toolshttp://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/resources/Webinar: “New Approaches to Engaging Retailers: A First Look at Research on Workforce Boards and Retail.” Hosted by @WorkforceInvest, @skilledwork_org, @ChiCookWorks, & @AspenWorkforce, featuring @SDWorkforce & @DenverOED.

Retail and related sectors employ nearly one out of every four workers in the US, according to the National Retail Federation, and retail is the first job for many workers. Over the past few months, with support from the Walmart Foundation, the National Association of Workforce Boards, the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, and Corporation for a Skilled Workforce conducted research with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and innovative workforce boards across the country to understand how they are engaging with the retail sector, and the challenges, opportunities, and promising practices emerging from their retail work.

On July 23, we learned about these exciting findings and forthcoming resources and heard directly from workforce boards that are surfacing new approaches to working with the retail sector. To watch, click here.

 

Q&A: New Approaches to Engaging Retailers
Blog Posts Publications

Q&A: New Approaches to Engaging Retailers

Learn how workforce boards across the country are engaging with the retail sector.

 

The webinar included:

  • New research findings
  • Promising practices from the field
  • Tools and resources for workforce boards and their partners to start, grow and enhance engagement with the retail sector
Presenters
  • Kelly Middleton Banks, Manager, Program Implementation, National Association of Workforce Boards
  • Terri Bergman, Consultant, National Association of Workforce Boards
  • Nancy Snyder, Chair of the Board, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Panelists
  • Sarah Burns, Director of Research & Evaluation, San Diego Workforce Partnership
  • Chris Strom, Director of Retail Initiatives, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
  • Shonta Trotman, Program Manager Education and Training Services – Workforce Services, Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
Facilitator
  • Jeannine La Prad, Senior Policy Fellow, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Share

Learn how workforce boards are engaging with the retail sector, and the challenges, opportunities, and promising practices emerging from their work.Hear from workforce boards that are surfacing new approaches to working with the retail sector, including new research, practices, and toolshttp://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/resources/Webinar: “New Approaches to Engaging Retailers: A First Look at Research on Workforce Boards and Retail.” Hosted by @WorkforceInvest, @skilledwork_org, @ChiCookWorks, & @AspenWorkforce, featuring @SDWorkforce & @DenverOED.

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