AGENDA Pre-Forum
May 4, 2016
11:00 A.M.–7:00 P.M. 1:15–3:15 P.M. 3:15–3:30 P.M. 3:30–5:30 P.M. 5:30–7:00 P.M.
Registration Lunch Pre-Forum Session I Break Pre-Forum Session II Reception
Day 1
May 5, 2016
7:00 AM–3:00 P.M. 7:30–9:00 A.M. 9:15–10:30 A.M.
Registration Opening Session and Breakfast Plenary Workshop Sessions I Break I Workshop Sessions II Luncheon Workshop Sessions III Break II Poster Sessions Roundtables with Corporate Partners (By Invitation Only)
NOON–1:00 P.M.
10:30–10:45 A.M. 10:45 A.M.–NOON NOON–1:30 P.M. 1:45–3:00 P.M. 3:00–3:15 P.M. 3:15–4:00 P.M. 4:15–5:30 P.M.
Day 2
May 6, 2016
8:00 A.M.–NOON 8:00–9:00 A.M.
Registration Networking Breakfast
9:00–10:15 A.M.
Workshop Sessions IV
10:15–10:30 A.M. 10:30–11:45 A.M. NOON–1:30 P.M.
Break III Workshop Sessions V Lunch Plenary
1:45–3:00 P.M.
Workshop Sessions VI
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
11:00–7:00 P.M. Registration NOON–1:00 P.M. Lunch
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1:15–3:15 P.M. Story Telling! Caribbean BC
Lori L. Jacobwith is a nationally recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert. With 30 years’ experience she has helped nonprofit organizations raise $300 million dollars from individual donors. Spend two hours with Lori in a fun, fast-paced workshop that’s jam-packed with tools to significantly catapult your fundraising. This workshop is designed to ignite and inspire even the weariest or overworked staff and board members.
3:15–3:30 P.M. Break 3:30–5:30 P.M. Measure It! Turning Data into Dollars Caribbean BC
In this workshop, measurement expert and author of the book Impact & Excellence, Sheri Chaney Jones will share her game-changing research and strategies to help social sector and nonprofit leaders develop high-performance measurement cultures. These strategies will allow participants to use data to increase revenues, strengthen relationships with funders, and prove their social return on investment and impact to the world.
PRE-FORUM
5:30–7:00 P.M. Welcome Reception Treasure Island AB
Sponsored By MillerCoors
WELCOME: Margaret McLeod, Deputy Vice-President, Education and Workforce Development, National Council of La Raza REMARKS: Alberto Senior, Latino Community Affairs Lead Miller Coors Peter Guzman, President, Latin Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas
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THURSDAY, MAY 5
7:00–3:00 P.M. Registration 7:30–9:00 A.M. Welcome and Breakfast Plenary Treasure Island AB
Immigrants are the fastest- and largest-growing population in the United States. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that corporate America can benefit from; yet many new immigrants face difficulties securing employment due to language barriers or lack of technical skills. This plenary session will discuss the role that corporations play in supporting immigrant workforce development, their current initiatives, and their strategies to employ and retain a diverse workforce. Panelists will also share ideas on how community-based organizations can get involved and support their initiatives. MODERATOR: Renata Soto, NCLR Board Chair; Co-Founder and Executive Director, Conexión Américas
PANELISTS: Mark Espinoza, Senior Director, Public Affairs, Walmart Chauncy Lennon, Managing Director and Head of Workforce Initiatives, JPMorgan Chase Dewey Norwood, Wells Fargo Government and Community Relations, Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion and Strategic Partnerships, Wells Fargo Monica Tijerina, Director, Global Community Engagement, McDonald’s Corporation
9:15–10:30 A.M. Workshops Leading Families to Success Through the Integration of Programs Integrated Services Treasure Island F
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The Mexcican American Unitiy Council (MAUC) has created a multi-level ESL program through a blended funding and integrated program models approach. By bringing together the Aprendiendo Juntos and Bienvenidos programs, MAUC has created a three-level ESL program that not only teaches English, but also instills confidence and self-esteem in the participants. It prepares them to be advocates for their children at the school level, and as they advance they work toward getting their citizenship and continuing their education to GED or college. MAUC also integrates NCLR’s Comprando Rico y Sano program, which teaches healthy eating and shopping on a budget. Come to this workshop and learn why: • Cross-training staff to sustain programs is important • Providing wraparound service to clients is imperative to success of the program • Understanding your demographics is important PRESENTERS: Leslie Quintanilla, Education Coordinator, Mexican American Unity Council Crystal Requejo, Community Programs Manager, Mexican American Unity Council
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
You’re Not Job-Ready Until You Know Your Rights: Part I Workforce Advocacy • Career Pathways Caribbean A
Jobseekers need to get work. Unfortunately, not all workplaces are created equal. None of us want jobseekers to face discrimination or mistreatment in the workplace, but it happens. Knowledge about basic worker protections is a crucial component of any job-readiness program and we want you to have the tools to empower jobseekers with knowledge of their rights. Through the Chicago Jobs Council’s Frontline Focus Training Institute’s partnership with the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois, frontline staff at workforce organizations across the Chicago area have been trained about workplace standards. Participants at this workshop will: • Learn why workers’ rights training is important for program implementers and jobseekers • Gain access to the Workers’ Rights for Workforce Development Curriculum PRESENTERS: Alison Dickson, Instructor, Labor Education Program, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ellen Johnson, Director of the Frontline Focus Training Institute, Chicago Jobs Council Tanvi Shah, Workforce Development Coordinator, Indo-American Center,
Starting a Successful YouthBuild Program Youth Workforce Development • Career Pathways Caribbean B
Globally, more than 200 million youth are working poor and earning less than $2 a day. All are in urgent need of pathways to education, jobs, entrepreneurship, and other opportunities leading to productive livelihoods and community leadership. YouthBuild programs provide those pathways. At YouthBuild programs, low-income young people learn construction skills and get their high school diploma at the same time. Come to this workshop to: • Learn the 10 key steps to starting a YouthBuild program (including a written handout) • Get information on possible funding sources • Access resources for potential new YouthBuild programs
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PRESENTERS: Isaac Garcia, Participant, YouthBuild Las Vegas Oscar Grant, Consultant, YouthBuild USA Mario Monterrosa, Participant, YouthBuild Las Vegas Ricardo Villalobos, Director of Workforce Development Programs, Workforce Connections Anne Wright, Senior Director of Affiliation and New Site Start-up, YouthBuild USA
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Industry Credentialing: A Proven Model Leading to Economic Self Sufficiency Career Pathways Caribbean C
This workshop highlights the importance of taking a holistic approach to transitioning underprivileged, under-skilled people into the workforce. Congreso’s Child Development Associate program is the model that will be showcased, as it is a leading workforce initiative that utilizes Congreso’s Primary Client Model, a homegrown service delivery model that promotes greater client self-sufficiency by approaching each service in a client-centered, data-informed, and culturally appreciative manner. Presenters will share how this strategy puts the client at the center by providing them with guided support through the entire education, credentialing, placement, and retention phases. Come to this workshop to learn about: • Proven strategies that ensure long-term self-sufficiency and decreased dependence on government support • Importance of and need for an industry-recognized credential that is portable and stackable • Importance of key stakeholders and partnerships to provide the holistic services that help the client be successful PRESENTERS: Rafael Arismendi, Business Development Director, Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. Kim Cromer, Manager of Employment Services, Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.
Apprenticeships: The New Career Pathways? Career Pathways Treasure Island D
Apprenticeships offer new career pathways into high-skilled, well-paying positions in a broad range of sectors. What exactly is involved with this earn-and-learn model? Does it offer potential benefits to Latino youth, job seekers, and communities? What are the resources available as well as the barriers and challenges to implementing this model? Participants will receive: • The official Apprenticeship USA folder, which contains the Quick-Start Toolkit: Building Registered Apprenticeship Programs
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• A course catalog of bilingual technical online courses to support apprenticeships from Tooling U • Handouts from the Workforce Academy in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Calumet Area Industrial Commission in Chicago, Illinois PRESENTERS: Zachary Boren, Senior Advisor, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor Thomas DuBois, Director of Talent Development, Calumet Area Industrial Commission Norma Gallegos-Valles, Training and Employment Coordinator, Latino Academy of Workforce Development
10:30–10:45 A.M. Coffee Break
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
10:45–NOON
Workshops An Integrated Approach: Financial Capability for Sustainable Workforce Development Integrated Services • Career Pathways Treasure Island F
Integrated financial capability services are not just supplements to workforce programs, but rather a key strategy to ensuring the sustainability of career pathways programs and participants’ ability to be self-sufficient. Regardless of staffing or budget, financial capability integration is possible for any organization. Come to this workshop to learn about Mission Economic Development Agency’s comprehensive integrated services strategy, which centers financial capability within its workforce development program. This model is predicated on the premise that pairing workforce and financial coaching is key to getting and keeping families out of poverty, and to supporting generational assetbuilding. Participants will learn about: • How to achieve staff buy-in for program administrators and program implementers • How to manage data for collection, tracking, reporting, and analyzing • How to build capacity for staff, partners, stakeholders, and funders PRESENTER: Lucy Arellano, Director of Asset Building Programs, Mission Economic Development Agency
Turning Data from Burden to Resource Funding and Sustainability Caribbean A Data: frustrating burden or valuable resource? Hear how program implementers and administrators from community organizations in the Workforce Benchmarking Network are using program data to assess what’s working and improve results. Gain practical tools and strategies to help strengthen staff’s engagement with data and nurture their inquisitive mind. Participants will receive:
• A brief self-assessment of their data culture
• Sample questions that can be used to explore their data
• Examples of ways programs have used data to look at factors influencing their results
PRESENTERS: Lowell Herschberger, Director of Career and Education Programs, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
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Marty Miles, Consultant, Workforce Benchmarking Network
Using WIOA to Fund your DACA Students’ Dreams
Youth Workforce Development • Workforce Advocacy • Funding and Sustainability Caribbean C The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law in 2014, presenting an opportunity to train and upskill Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Although DACA offers some legalized status, it has many limitations, primarily the inability to apply for grants
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that could help pay for higher education. A benefit of DACA is the newly gained ability to work. WIOA presents an opportunity to equip DACA recipients with skills, education, and credentials, ensuring they can find higher-wage employment and offers lateral mobility. Further, WIOA offers education services for those who would qualify for DACA but lack a high school diploma. Come to this workshop to:
• Learn about a local initiative in Chicago that will support DACA recipient enroll in WIOA services • Learn how to bring federal policies and offer concrete programming to DACA youth that leads to career pathways
• Learn strategies on how to implement this in your own cities and support your DACA youth PRESENTERS: Oswaldo Alvarez, Program Developer, The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Surabhi Jain, Director, Adult Education and Workforce Development, National Council of La Raza Alma Rodriguez, Program Officer, The Chicago Community Trust
Facilitating Student Learning through Contextualization Career Pathways • Youth Workforce Development Treasure Island D
Contextualizing instruction takes the approach of teaching content in relation to a particular career field. This method helps instructors link their content to a field or occupational training situation and encourages students to make connections between academic skills and their relevance to a career. Career-infused instruction moves learners more quickly toward an occupational training program. This workshop will explore the instructional method of contextualizing teaching and learning. Presenters will share the techniques they utilized to develop a contextualized curriculum. Come to this workshop to: • Learn how to use a contextualized curriculum to engage the disconnected youth • Access resources for developing a contextualized curriculum, including a sample curriculum • Understand the process for developing a contextualized curriculum PRESENTERS: Melissa Aguilar, Assistant Director, YouthSource & Education Department, Youth Policy Institute Steven Aguilar, Academic Instructor, YouthSource & Education Department, Youth Policy Institute Ana Aguirre, Director, YouthSource & Education Department, Youth Policy Institute Maria Perez, Academic Instructor, YouthSource & Education Department, Youth Policy Institute
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NOON–1:30 P.M. Luncheon
Treasure Island AB Sponsored by Wells Fargo SPONSOR REMARKS: Kirk V. Clausen, Nevada Regional President, Wells Fargo Bank KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Janet Murguia, NCLR President and CEO FEATURED SPEAKER: Carolyn Goldmark Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
1:45–3:00 P.M. Workshops Working Together and Making a Difference: Partnerships for Improving Immigrant Access to Workforce Services Integrated Services Treasure Island F
The Aspen Institute’s Workforce Strategies Initiative will share findings from applied research conducted over the last year on partnerships between immigrant-serving organizations and workforce organizations to make workforce development more accessible to immigrant and limited English proficient individuals. Presenters will share voices of the organizations they interviewed and observed during their research and illustrate what is perceived to be the value and benefit of partnerships of this kind. Come to this workshop to: • Understand the different types of partnerships and the value of partnering • Learn how to sustain partnerships • Provide your feedback to the presenters on their research findings PRESENTERS: Jesus Guzman, Program Director, Graton Day Labor Center Marcela Montes, Senior Research Associate, Economic Opportunities Program, Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative
WIOA 101: What CBOs Need to Know About the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Workforce Advocacy Caribbean A
Does your organization receive funding for its adult education and workforce services under WIOA? Or are you hoping to apply in the future? Either way, this practical session will provide all of the information you need to understand this $3 billion federal law and the opportunities it presents for community-based nonprofit organizations. Find out who is eligible to be served under WIOA, what services are available, and what role CBOs can play in helping to ensure that immigrant and Latino workers can access services for which they are eligible. Come to this workshop to:
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• Learn about the structure for distributing WIOA funding • Hear examples of CBOs who have navigated the funding process • Get answers to all your WIOA-related questions, including how DACA recipients and other immigrants and English learners can be served PRESENTER: Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, Senior Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition
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Developing a Comprehensive Youth Employment System Youth Workforce Development Caribbean B
A comprehensive youth employment system recognizes the ecosystem of public and private entities, community-based providers, and funding streams focused on youth workforce development. Drawing on the strength of public systems and community providers, a comprehensive youth employment system identifies where it has gaps and develops supported pathways that provide youth with education, skills, and access to good jobs and successful careers. Come to this workshop presented by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County to: • Learn best practices on how to develop a comprehensive youth employment system • Understand how to conduct mapping of your own ecosystem and identifying gaps • Develop your own comprehensive youth employment system that responds to your identified gaps PRESENTERS: Mike Davie, Project Manager, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County Cruz Gallegos, Project Manager, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
From Task to Treasure: Making Data Work for You Funding and Sustainability Caribbean C
With so many participant needs, collecting data can feel like a burdensome task. But what if data could be a treasure trove of useful information to help you provide better services? Participants in this workshop will learn to make data work for them in areas like recruitment, skills training, employer engagement, and job retention. This workshop will focus on helping implementers think about ways they can use the data they have—even if their data systems aren’t perfect—to work smarter and do their jobs more effectively. Participants will receive and have brief opportunities to experience: • Sample questions that can be used to explore the data around particular results, e.g., recruitment, program completion, employer engagement, etc. • Examples of tools other programs have used to look at factors that could be related to challenges in accomplishing results
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PRESENTER: Marty Miles, Consultant, Workforce Benchmarking Network
Improving Access for Latino and Immigrant Clients to WIOA Services Workforce Advocacy Treasure Island D
Latinos and immigrants comprise a significant portion of potential clients for WIOA training and adult education services in many parts of the United States. Ensuring that they are equitably served as WIOA is implemented will be no easy task: old habits that gave the workforce system such a poor record in providing services to immigrant and limited-English individuals will be hard to break. Also, the weak standards and requirements the federal government and many states are holding themselves to as they implement the law will also present challenges. Come to this workshop to: • Identify top issues affecting Latinos and immigrants seeking services under WIOA • Learn about key points of the law’s implementation where access to services can be improved • Learn how you can be involved at the local level to ensure Latinos and immigrant are receiving the services they deserve
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada PRESENTERS: Judy Lai, Director of Workforce Development, Erie Neighborhood House Lowell Herschberger, Director of Career and Education Programs, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Surabhi Jain, Director, Adult Education and Workforce Development, National Council of La Raza Margie McHugh, Director, MPI National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
3:00– 3:15 P.M. Coffee Break 3:15– 4:00 P.M. Poster Session Descriptions Treasure Island AB
POSTER SESSIONS
Conducting Quality Intake Assessments The intake assessment: you fill out some forms, your client answers some questions, and voila! The relationship has begun. Easy, right? Maybe not. You have a limited amount of time to ask some fairly sensitive questions to clients who may not want to share the information you need to collect. In this session, we will address this inherent tension by talking about active listening, creating a safe space, and asset- versus deficit-based assessment. This is a great opportunity to identify ways you can make the intake interview more conversational, probe deeper for added information, and feel more comfortable asking those sensitive questions. PRESENTER: Ellen Johnson, Director of the Frontline Focus Training Institute, Chicago Jobs Council
Employer Engagement Initiative Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver, Colorado, and EL Barrio in Cleveland, Ohio, are relationship builders with a passion for finding the best opportunities for their jobseekers. Through the years, they have developed outstanding relationships with employers that support their job placement efforts, volunteer in their classes, and provide financial support for their programs. With this poster session, NCLR offers a great opportunity to interact one-on-one with these Affiliates’ experts and learn how they build collaborations with their local employers. PRESENTERS: Ingrid Angel, Director El Barrio Workforce Center - The Centers Anne Berdie Volcker, Employer Partnerships Coordinator, Mi Casa Resource Center Selynette Mojica, Customer Service Training Coordinator, El Barrio Workforce Center - The Centers Valerie Slovenec, Hospitality Training Coordinator, El Barrio Workforce Center - The Centers
How Can CareerOneStop Help Users with a Job Search CareerOneStop.org, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, offers free electronic tools and resources to help users explore careers, education, training, and jobs. Check out mySkills myFuture, the Certification Finder, Short-Term Training Finder, Salary Finder, and more. Audiences served include jobseekers, students, workforce development professionals, and businesses.
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• Learn about mySkills myFuture tool • Learn about national job search tools • Learn about Spanish translation of site and how it can help jobseekers PRESENTERS: Shirley Fenlason, Marketing Coordinator, CareerOneStop Kelly Tenner, Outreach Coordinator, CareerOneStop
POSTER SESSIONS
Integrated Services Hispanic Unity of Florida (HUF) has always provided a wide variety of services, including emergency assistance, in order to meet the many different needs of the community. After years of service, we realized that more programs did not necessarily solve the problems and families were coming back for the same services. We began to do research on integrated services models throughout the country. We understood that programs needed to be connected to help clients break the cycle. The Annie E. Casey Foundation model for the Center for Working Families (CWF) was the perfect match. Their studies show that when clients are touched by more than one economic support service they are five times more successful in reaching a financial goal. Thus Hispanic Unity adopted the model in 2011 and the CWF program (income supports, employment services, and financial wellness and asset-building) has been the backbone for all the services HUF provides and directly speaks to HUF’s mission of empowering our clients on the path to self-sufficiency. Stop by and learn how we developed this approach and continue to remove barriers for participants in achieving financial well-being and success. PRESENTER: Ingrid Ekblad, Senior Program Manager, Hispanic Unity of Florida
Recruitment and Retention Recruiting and targeting a specific demographic for an industry as dynamic and as specialized as banking is not without its fair share of barriers. However, the Association House of Chicago and their small—but durable—workforce has embraced and thrived in the face of such challenges. Hear proven tips that will allow any organization to recruit and retain those Latino millennials who have an interest in pursuing a career in banking... but may not be aware of it yet! Join as they share the importance of social media campaigns and the involvement of local community officials. Delve into difficult but necessary questions such as: Where is the best place to find out-of-work Latino millennials? Is there one method that works better than others? What is the real draw for these young people and how do we recruit according to that draw? PRESENTER: Emanuel Wilder, Workforce Training Facilitator, Association House of Chicago
Social Enterprise Bottom Line Afflictions Come and pick sides! Is your social enterprise For Profit or For Mission? We’ll discuss how the bottom line affects each type of organization differently and how that ultimately impacts your work with clients. When launching a social enterprise, you must anticipate a daily struggle between profit and mission. How will you find this elusive balance? Does it take one person or does it take a team to make a social enterprise work? It not only takes a team, but it takes a team of leaders. PRESENTER: Griselda Piedra, Operations Manager, PODER
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
Voting for Good Jobs Growing the electoral power of the communities you serve is an important tool to elevate their concerns and the programs that serve them. Nonpartisan civic engagement is an activity nonprofit organizations can do to help constituents exercise their voices, even if the organization does not have a voter program. The NCLR Civic Engagement team will share information on how to build voter registration opportunities into programs. NCLR has worked with many Affiliates to provide voter registration opportunities to the communities they serve. Download the groundbreaking Latinos Vote app and invite your networks to do the same. With the app, you can help anyone eligible register just by passing your phone! Putting the Latinos Vote web tool on your website also provides easy access to registration. Join the team on the 18th of every month in reminding our lists and networks to share registration tools with friends and family: there are more than 8,000 Latino citizens turning 18 every month! PRESENTER: Cinthia Zermeño, NCLR Civic Engagement Team
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Workforce Reentry ConXión to Community specializes in job readiness and job coaching for youth and adults. Situated in San Jose, California, ConXión is a partner in workforce reentry selected by the County of Santa Clara. ConXión is a critical stakeholder with years of experience helping low-income, justice-involved/ foster youth and adults with felony convictions obtain suitable employment. ConXión’s impressive track record, with an 87% placement rate into the workforce, contributes to healthier and safer communities. PRESENTERS: Caroline Mireles-Sailor, Youth Employment Specialist, ConXión to Community Fidel Sanchez, Adult Employment Specialist, ConXión to Community
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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DAY II, FRIDAY, MAY 6 Registration
8:00–9:00 A.M. Networking Breakfast Treasure Island AB
9:00–10:15 A.M. Workshops Integrating Technology into Adult Literacy Instruction Integrated Services Treasure Island F
Blended learning programs that effectively integrate technology and adult basic skills are becoming increasingly important as most adult learners have less time to devote to their education. Presenters at the workshop will share best practices and lessons learned from a recently implemented pilot program by Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition to expand effective use of technology in adult basic skills through digital literacy instruction. The program’s goal was to increase student graduation outcomes and participating organization’s service delivery capacity. Come to this workshop to: • Learn the results of this pilot program • Learn how to structure your very own blended learning program model • Understand the importance of staff, instructor, and organizational capacity-building for a successful program PRESENTERS: Judith Kossy, Principal, Policy Planning Partners Alexandra Ziskind, Program Associate, Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition
NCLR’s Escalera: Taking Steps to Success Program and College- and Career-Readiness for Latino Youth
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Youth Workforce Development Caribbean B
Youth require a wide range of skills and resources to reach success in educational and professional endeavors, but soft skills are often insufficiently addressed within educational environments. This workshop will allow attendees to envision successful ways of developing soft skills among youth they serve, and to witness examples of successful models for implementation. Come to this workshop to: • Participate in a conversation about college- and career-ready models and practices that render competent, soft skill development for youth • Learn about programmatic opportunities offered by NCLR in terms of youth leadership development programs • Receive data on student access and success PRESENTERS: Rachel Lopez, Directr of Youth and Parent Services, Hispanic Center of Wester Michigan Lucerito Ortiz, Escalera Manager, National Council of La Raza Feliza Ortiz-Licon, Senior Director, Education Leadership Development, National Council of La Raza
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
Workforce Development 102: How Do I Move from Idea to Implementation? Career Pathways Carribean C
Attended traininsg and workshops on how to start a workforce development program and still don’t know how to start one? Have a brilliant idea but no clue how to implement it? Presenters at this workshop will share ideas, practical tips, and next steps on taking your idea from conception to implementation. Come to this workshop to: • Hear from an NCLR Affiliate on how they started their workforce programs • Information on how to blend funding streams to start a pilot program • Leave with concrete next steps to implementing your workshop PRESENTERS: Karla Bachmann, Program Manager, National Council of La Raza Ingrid Ekbald, Senior Program Manager, Hispanic Unity of Florida
DreamBuilder Career Pathways Treasure Island D
DreamBuilder is a free, online program that helps interested individuals create a business plan in English or Spanish. Practical, convenient, and fun, DreamBuilder leads you step-by-step through the basics of creating, running, and succeeding in a business. Funded and co-created by the FreeportMcMoRan Foundation, DreamBuilder was initially started to empower women in South America. DreamBuilder is now available in the United States as a premiere small-business development program. This tool will complement your existing small-business development program or help you start one. Come to this workshop to: • Get a demo of the course and the enrollment process • Learn about different ways organizations across the United States, including NCLR Affiliates, are using DreamBuilder • Learn how you can create your own blended-learning small-business development program
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PRESENTER: Katherine Zuga, Program Director, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University
10:15–10:30 A.M. Coffee Break 10:30–11:45 A.M. Workshops You’re Not Job-Ready Until You Know Your Rights: Part II Workforce Advocacy • Career Pathways Treasure Island F
This workshop will serve as the second part of the earlier Workers’ Rights for Workforce Development presentation. Using modules from the recently released University of Illinois curriculum, this workshop will provide program implementers with practical, hands-on knowledge and guidance for connecting workers’ rights to workforce development. Program administrators will also receive guidance on designing stronger and more holistic job training programs. Come to the workshop to:
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• Learn from practitioners on how to integrate a workers’ rights curriculum in your workforce programs • Identify ways to incorporate a worker’s rights curriculum in their current programming • Practical tips on things to keep in mind as you integrate your workers’ rights and workforce development programs PRESENTERS: Alison Dickson, Instructor, Labor Education Program, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ellen Johnson, Director of the Frontline Focus Training Institute, Chicago Jobs Council Tanvi Shah, Workforce Development Coordinator, Indo-American Center
Preparing Citizens: The Role of WIOA Workforce Advocacy Caribbean A
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), signed into law in 2014, codified the English Civics (EL-Civics) program as the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) program. EL-Civics was previously not formally part of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) system, although it was funded annually through WIA-related appropriations. As with EL-Civics, IELCE was designed to teach English for naturalization with a focus on understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and U.S. history and government. However, there is a concern that the rules published by the Department of Education could restrict IELCE for language instruction focused solely on workplace outcomes, contravening decades of practice and undermining the fragile and under-funded EL-Civics infrastructure. • Learn the facts on EL-Civics and IELCE • Learn about the possible funding changes for EL-Civics under IELCE • Understand why it is important to continue advocating for citizenship as an intermediary step toward better workforce outcomes PRESENTERS: Victoria Benner, Senior Legislative Strategist, National Council of La Raza Raul Gonzalez, Senior Program Officer, US Policy, Advocacy, and Communications, Gates Foundation
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Margie McHugh, Director, MPI National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Using Sector Strategies for the Benefit of Young Adults Youth Workforce Development • Career Pathways Caribbean B
Sector strategies have shown strong workforce development outcomes. Can these strategies be effectively applied to young adults? Young adults can benefit from a sectoral strategy. NCLR Affiliates are particularly positioned to use this approach because many of them seek system change in addition to outcomes for individuals. It is not easy, however, and this workshop will point out a number of lessons learned. Come to this workshop to access: • A self-assessment tool for organizations considering a sectoral approach to analyze if their organization is fit for a sectoral approach or not • Information on technical assistance/capacity-building investment needed to implement a sectoral initiative • A brief list of resources to develop your own sectoral program
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada PRESENTERS: Lowell Herschberger, Director of Career and Education Programs, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Bryan Sanchinell, Director of Sectoral Initiatives, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
Employability, a Growing Global Challenge Career Pathways Treasure Island D
Recent research shows that only 27% of employers feel that college graduates have the requisite communication skills needed for success on the job. One of the first places this shows up is during the interview process. How can young jobseekers make people love them the minute they walk in the door? Using a highly effective pitch methodology developed in conjunction with Harvard Business School and authentic presence tips from actor training, this hands-on experiential workshop will give you a chance to whip your personal pitch into shape while gaining valuable takeaways to enhance the employability of students and young professionals. You might even wow everyone you meet at the Forum this week! PRESENTERS: Carol Carter, President and Founder, LifeBound; Founder, GlobalMindED Brian Fox, Product Manager and Facilitator, The Ariel Group Jodi Glickman, Chief Executive Officer, Great on the Job Leah Jewell, Managing Director, Career Development and Employability, Pearson
NOON–1:30 P.M. Lunch Plenary Treasure Island D
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Putting WIOA to Work for Latino and Immigrant Communities Implementation of WIOA holds great promise for supporting Latino workers and adult learners in gaining the education and skills they may need to improve their career prospects. WIOA’s focus on serving those most in need of services provides important new levers for community advocates and system leaders to improve the workforce system’s performance in equitably serving target populations. However, resources remain limited and the law’s short timeframe for implementation has many scrambling to complete planning and transition processes and has left many communities concerned that their needs and voices may not be reflected in final system designs. Speakers in this session will provide multiple perspectives from inside and outside government on steps community advocates can take to ensure that key concerns of Latino and immigrant communities are equitably addressed as this critically important law is implemented. MODERATOR: Dr. Margaret McLeod, Deputy Vice-President, Education and Workforce Development PANELIST: Margie McHugh, Director, MPI National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute Julio Rodriguez, Deputy Director, Office of Employment and Training, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Hermelinda Sapien, Executive Director of Center for Employment and Training, San Jose and Member, California Workforce Development Board
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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1:45–3:00 P.M. Workshops Two-Generation Workforce Strategies and Solutions for Latino Families Integrated Services Treasure Island F
Two-generation approaches can help Latino parents of young children can have access to the tools they need to advance their families educationally and economically. Integrating services for families to support workforce development should involve creative partnership building with postsecondary institutions, human service agencies, affordable housing, and early childhood education. Incorporating mentorship, workforce development, and job training in early childhood and elementary education strengthens parent engagement, and can increase positive outcomes for children. Meanwhile, ensuring parents in workforce development programs have access to affordable and high-quality child care and early childhood education can strengthen their success in the workplace. Come to this workshop to: • Learn how Ascend and its Network Partners use culturally sensitive two-generation approaches to build stronger Latino families • Learn about evidence-based curricula for adult basic education, workforce development, and parent engagement programs that are advancing Latino families • Learn about how to leverage the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for integrated services by taking advantage of provisions for work supports in work-based training PRESENTERS: Lindolfo Carballo, Director of Workforce Development, Education, and Employment, CASA Sarah Haight, Assistant Director for Network and Outreach, Ascend at the Aspen Institute Marissa Mahoney, Senior Program Associate, Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Impacting First-Generation Latinos’ Employment Pathways in Philadelphia Through a Summer Work Experience
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Youth Workforce Development Caribbean B
Summer employment opportunities provide an invaluable experience for youth, especially firstgeneration Latino youth. Through summer employment opportunities for first-generation Latino youth, the Philadelphia Youth Network offers connection to a caring adult, experience in a workplace setting, and opportunities to develop 21st-century skills. These three core elements lead to increased academic achievement, higher interest in furthering education, expanded ideas of potential career opportunities, and development of essential non-cognitive workplace skills. Presenters at this workshop will share their experience of increasing long-term economic success for first-generation Latinos in the Philadelphia area. Come to this workshop to: • Get real-time data and best-practice models that will drive an enriched knowledge sharing • Understand the importance of non-cognitive skills in the devlopment of 21st-century skills in youth • Understand the role of mentorship, especially in summer employment programs PRESENTERS: Dr. Jason Alemán, Vice President, Program Services, Philadelphia Youth Network Joe Ciesielski, Senior Research Associate, Philadelphia Youth Network
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM | May 4–6, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada
Beyond WIOA: Other Federal Programs that Support Latino and Immigrant Skill-Building Funding and Sustainability • Workforce Advocacy Caribbean C
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act isn’t the only source of federal support for job-training programs. In this workshop, you’ll get a detailed look at other federal programs that can help improve access to workforce development services for adults with limited basic skills or low incomes. We’ll also explore the policy levers you can use to improve access to these programs for Latino and immigrant workers. We’ll use in-depth case studies to explore how federal programs have been used to support skill-building activities. Come to this workshop to: • Get a practical look at the federal policies and programs that can support organizations serving Latino and immigrant workers • Learn about federal programs used to support skill-building activities such as the SNAP Employment and Training Program, Community Services Block Grants, Susan Harwood Occupational Safety and Health Grants, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, and more • Learn how other organizations are utilizing federal funding other than WIOA to support their skillbuilding programs PRESENTER: Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, Senior Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition
Engaging Employers in Immigrant Integration and Workforce Development Career Pathways Treasure Island D
Through this workshop, Building Skills Partnership will share its innovative practices to engage employers in upskilling immigrant workers with the aim of attaining their full integration at the workplace and in their communities. Too often, immigrant integration excludes the participation of employers as key stakeholders. Building Skills Partnership has proven that workforce development often leads to community development; hence, more opportunities not only for just that individual and their families but also for the community as a whole. Presenters at the workshop will share practical tips on how they have engaged employers in workforce development. Come to this workshop to hear about: • The value of employers in immigrant integration and workforce development programs
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• Innovative program models and sustainability strategies • Strategies for engaging employers and workers PRESENTERS: Laura Medina, Southern California Regional Director, Building Skills Partnership Luis Sandoval, Development Manager, Building Skills Partnership