WorkforceGPS

The Employment and Training Administration is pleased to host Bridging Workforce and Aging: A Coordinated and Collaborative Partnership.  This virtual conference is in support of Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) grantees and stakeholders’ efforts to improve services and outcomes for older workers with multiple barriers to employment.  We will have several sessions from noon to 5pm Eastern Standard Time, throughout a 3-day period.

Wednesday, December 12, begins with learning about the challenges and successes of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) integration.  Next, we venture into business engagement. Learn about strategies and innovative approaches on how business development at American Job Centers (AJCs) can help grantees increase opportunities for SCSEP job seekers and hear from private employers on how older workers contribute to their workforce. You will also learn about effective strategies for creating employment opportunities for your participants. In closing, you will have an opportunity to share your thoughts and questions about the first 2 days’ workshops.

AGENDA

Session 1: 12:30 - 2:00 PM ET 

Strategies in Action: Bridging SCSEP & WIOA

How did you do it? Grantees discuss their journeys through the governance structures to substantially improve how they coordinated with partner programs to provide integrated services and activities for their customers.  They will share the challenges and successes of bridging senior employment services with the workforce system.  Join this session to hear grantees discuss their strategies for working with the local American Job Centers and Workforce Development Boards, overcoming obstacles, developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and an Infrastructure Funding Agreement (IFA), and improving partnerships and sharing of resources across programs.

Break: 2:00 - 2:30 PM ET

Session 2: 2:30 - 3:45 PM ET

Strong Partnerships I: Business Engagement

Business engagement is the cornerstone for transitioning participants into today’s competitive workforce.  This session highlights the concepts for business engagement in the workforce system and how American Job Centers (AJCs) put it into action. In addition, learn from the business perspective on hiring older workers, techniques on how to cultivate better partnerships, and ways to increase employment opportunities for your participants.

Break:  3:45 - 4:00 PM ET

Session 3: 4:00-4:30 PM ET

Synthesis & Check-in

Our synthesis session is an open forum for you to hear highlights from earlier sessions, provide feedback, interact with other attendees, and more.  This is your opportunity to add your voice to the conference.  Let us hear from you!