Virtual

Thursday, October 10, 2019 2:00 PM ~ 3:30 PM ET

This Webinar will provide examples of how Workforce Development Boards and Conservation Corps are partnering in employment, training, education and placement programming for Opportunity Youth and young adults.

 

Description

The Division of Youth Services and the Corps Network will share promising practices they’ve found when corps and workforce development boards collaborate to prepare Out-of-School Youth for careers. Also, you’ll hear how corps and local Workforce Development Boards have partnered in developing innovative program models that successfully provide enrollment opportunities and program outcomes for out-of-school youth and young adults.

 

Moderator(s)

Sara Hastings, Unit Lead, Youth Policy & Performance, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, Division of Youth Services

 

Presenter(s)

Conor Rooney, Government Relations Associate, The Corps Network

Maelly Oropeza, Manager, Larimer County Conservation Corps

Gregory Markle, Executive Director, Operation Fresh Start

Mark Johnston, Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development, Fort Collins, CO

Danica Nilsestuen, Director of Business Development and Workforce Programs, Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin