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2016 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP
SESSION 1 GOALS
June 13 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
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Expected Outcomes:
Participants interested and active in each subtopic area meet and discuss key challenges and
opportunities with colleagues who are also working in that space.
Together, participants at tables identify and prioritize the most promising areas to improve
workforce development outcomes across the United States.
Working Group participants narrow their focus on the actionable opportunities to be discussed
and worked on over the course of the Working Group time.
Framing Questions:
From your organization’s perspective, what are the most exciting initiatives in the Workforce
Development space? What initiatives are you considering yourself, but perhaps face challenges
with?
What are at least two specific and actionable opportunities or emerging themes are you most
excited to advance and workshop in future sessions?
Table Subtopics:
Alternative and work-based learning models
Credentials to career pathways
Employer engagement
Front line upskilling
Registered apprenticeships
Workforce strategies for high-barrier populations: opportunity youth, long term unemployed, re-
entry
Proposed Agenda
CGI welcome
Welcome and expectations by Advisors
Kathy Mannes, Vice President, Jobs for the Future
Tonit Calaway, Vice President, Human Resources and President, the Harley Davidson
Foundation, Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Table activity: crowdsourcing ideas
Large group discussion
SESSION 2 DESIGNING SOLUTIONS
June 13 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Expected Outcomes:
Participants will begin design process of proposed solutions by identifying the resources required,
necessary stakeholders, and near-term challenges to overcome.
A set of key innovative approaches and/or strategies emerge for the remaining Working Group
time.
Participants meet colleagues from across sectors and build momentum around specific strategies
and solutions in each of the key subtopic areas.
Framing Questions:
For each goal discussed, who are the key actors critical for success and how can they be brought
onboard? How does it differ across sectors, and what are participants’ own experiences in terms
of trying to meet these goals?
How can existing resources and initiatives be connected and leveraged to support this solution?
What assets and capabilities can participants bring to specific solution sets and commitment
ideas?
Table Subtopics:
Alternative and work-based learning models
Credentials to career pathways
Employer engagement
Front line upskilling
Registered apprenticeships
Workforce strategies for high-barrier populations: opportunity youth, long term unemployed, re-
entry
Proposed Agenda
Recap and plan for Session 2
Small group table discussion
Building off of the first session, participants dive deeper into the sector-specific strategies
necessary to achieve success in the group’s newly identified action areas
Table activity: building models of key strategies
Facilitated table activity designed to wrap up table discussions
Report out and Gallery Walk
SESSION 3 ACTION PLANNING
June 14 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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Expected Outcomes:
Pitch proposals to the Working Group for further discussion and feedback on ideas.
Refine the key elements of the proposed solutions identified in the previous sessions.
Participants map out a project plan for moving from concept to individual action, identifying
concrete next steps to continue momentum beyond CGI America.
Framing Questions:
What immediate next steps are required to take these ideas from concept to reality? What
resource and capacity commitment are participants willing to make (or consider making) to
advance the proposed commitment ideas?
Who are the necessary stakeholders required for successful implementation? How can this
initiative incorporate onramps for others to contribute to its success?
Table Subtopics:
Alternative and work-based learning models
Credentials to career pathways
Employer engagement
Front line upskilling
Registered apprenticeships
Workforce strategies for high-barrier populations: opportunity youth, long term unemployed, re-
entry
Proposed Agenda
Recap and plan for Session 3
Commitment to Action announcements
Continued subtopic discussion
Participants continue discussions from Session 2, focusing on the specific steps and
action that each organization at the table can take in the foreseeable future
Closing remarks and full group discussion: Connecting the dots and emerging themes across
subtopics
Remarks by Secretary Thomas Perez, U.S. Department of Labor
Reflections and next steps
SELECT COMMITMENTS Click here for a complete list of past commitments
Skilled Workforce Development through Online Competitions, 2016
Commitment by: SkillsUSA
Partners: FWD Institute
In 2016, SkillsUSA committed to create Try-Skillathon, an online skill-competition platform that will
provide 10,000 people from marginalized populations with personalized career-path recommendations,
1,000 with technical skills and industry-recognized digital badges, and 100 with internships and/or
employment. The Try-Skillathon platform will utilize online games to assess personal and workplace
skills, include interactive online assessments of technical skills in nine occupations, and have online
profiles showcasing competitors’ performance to employers. This commitment is a digital expansion of
SkillsUSA’s successful in-person skills program and will provide opportunity youth and adults
disengaged from formal education and training with a unique skills assessment experience to explore
jobs, gain skills, and demonstrate aptitude to employers.
ApprenticeshipUSA: Growing Apprenticeship Opportunities, 2015
Commitment by: U.S. Department of Labor
Partners: AHIMA Foundation; Siemens AG; California Community Colleges – State Chancellor’s
Office
In 2015, the United States Department of Labor and its partners committed to supporting the addition of
at least 50,000 new apprenticeship opportunities within two years in targeted growth industries that lead
to sustainable careers, while increasing the percentage of women who have access to apprenticeship
opportunities to 10% and adding at least 10,000 new opportunities in pre-apprenticeship and
apprenticeship for youth ages 16-24. The partners will accomplish this goal by launching a marketing and
outreach campaign, recruiting new employers in targeted industries, expanding the community colleges
offering apprenticeships, informing sector-based approaches to apprenticeship, building apprenticeship
opportunities within the Federal government, and providing technical assistance to federal grantees of
apprenticeship funding as well as promising non-grantees that wish to pursue their proposed partnership
plans.
Lone Star's Get to Work – Quickly and Qualified, 2014
Commitment by: Lone Star College
Partners: Communities in Schools; ACT Foundation; Burning Glass
In 2014, Lone Star College System with its partners committed to launch The Get to Work - Qualified
Quickly program to place 1,300 veterans, veteran spouses, and low-skilled adults into high demand, high
wage jobs in a well prepared and in an expedient manner. The students will be pre-screened at the
beginning, advised by competent staff, and directly assisted with job placement preparation. Employers
will be brought to them throughout the program, so that the relationship is developed prior to the formal
interview at the completion of the program. The Get to Work - Quickly and Qualified program will begin
with 100 students in one city (Houston) during the first year and will be expanded in the second year by
adding three additional states. The commitment hopes to reach 1,300 students.
Schools to Careers Plus Project, 2012
Commitment by: Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
Partners: Highline Public Schools; Crowley Maritime Corporation; Renton School District; Center for
Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS); Northshore School District; Tahoma School
District; Bank of America Corporation; Kenworth Truck; Issaquah Chamber of Commerce; Issaquah
Schools Foundation; Seattle Public Schools Skills Centers; Snoqualmie Valley School District; Auburn
School District; Port of Seattle; McKinstry Construction Company; Federal Way Public Schools; Thomas
Jefferson High School; Issaquah Public Schools; Kent School District; Washington Network for
Innovative Careers (WANIC); The Boeing Company
In 2013, the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDSKC) committed to building
on the success of the 2012 Commitment to Action by helping six cities replicate the Schools to Careers
Plus project, which connects industry and youth on a regional scale through a career readiness project to
create new and multiple career pathways for youth in all 19 K-12 public school districts. Marlena
Sessions, the chief executive officer of the WDCSKC has leveraged her role as the president of the United
States Conference of Mayors' Workforce Development Council to develop partnerships with the cities of
San Diego, Portland, Spokane, Nashville, St. Louis, and Louisville, all of whom have committed to
implement the project. Partner cities in this effort will utilize the expertise of Ms. Sessions and the
groundbreaking work of Schools to Careers Plus in the Seattle area to replicate, customize, and expand
the model in their local communities.
Reshoring IT Jobs to Bridge the Skills and Opportunity Gap, 2014
Commitment by: Per Scholas
Partners: Doran Jones
In 2014, Per Scholas committed to scaling its Urban Development Center that will launch in NYC in fall
2014 to three additional sites over three years. Per Scholas will recruit unemployed individuals who
possess at least a high school diploma or equivalency for training. Per Scholas will seek philanthropic and
grant dollars to support capital improvements to outfit the Urban Development Center and these costs will
be paid back to Per Scholas over the time period of the lease/project. Doran Jones will be the employer of
record for back office IT services, and will identify partners who are willing to contract with Doran Jones
to reshore operational capabilities. Per Scholas expects that 600 individuals will be trained and 500 jobs
will be created as a result of this Commitment.
ADVANCE: Building New Experience, 2015
Commitment by: AARP; College for America at Southern New Hampshire University
In 2015, AARP Foundation and College for America (CfA) committed to providing 200 working
learners, age 50 and older, with the opportunity, through their employers, to build their technology skills,
pursue an associate degree or certificate, and improve their financial capability in order to upgrade their
skills and advance their careers within the company. They will work with employers, who will provide
tuition assistance for their employees, to enroll in CfA’s flexible, online, self-directed, and fully
accredited competency-based degree and certificates, which are designed for working adults and will be
customized based on the skills gaps that the employers face. The goal is to improve employee
engagement, retention, and advancement strategy for businesses with a cost-effective solution for
upskilling their experienced incumbent workers, who will gain skills and credentials that afford them the
opportunity to adapt to changing technologies, increase productivity, and remain effective on the job.
PARTICIPANTS 2016 Workforce Development Working Group
Stuart Andreason
Senior Community and Economic Development
Policy Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Fernando Arias
Director
ASID
Colleen Attwell
Senior Director, IT-Ready Network
Creating IT Futures Foundation
Dennis Bagneris
Program Director
Liberty's Kitchen
Jennifer Pope Baker
Executive Director
Women's Fund of Central Indiana
Ana M. Bermudez
Commissioner
NYC Department of Probation
Crystal Bridgeman
Senior Director, Workforce Development
Programs
Siemens Foundation
Justin Burch
Program Manager
Delta Regional Authority
Natalie Byrne
Director, Global Impact
Dermalogica
Christopher Cabaldon
Mayor
City of West Sacramento
Tonit Calaway
Vice President, Human Resources and
President, The Harley-Davidson Foundation
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Pearl Ceasar
Executive Director
Project QUEST
Caitlin Conklin
Manager, IT-Ready Network
Creating IT Futures Foundation
Mark Crosswell
Vice President, Civic Incubator
Points of Light
Gregg Croteau
Executive Director
UTEC, Inc.
Lindsey Crumbaugh
Managing Director
Samaschool
Valschkia Dabney
Vice President of Centers
Lone Star College System-North Harris College
Janet Davas
Principal Owner
Hatch, LLC
Victor Dickson
President & CEO
Safer Foundation
Angela Y. Douglas
City Councilwoman
City of Chester, SC
Barbara Dyer
President and CEO
The Hitachi Foundation
Elizabeth Egle
Development Manager
SBP
Michael Elsas
President and CEO
Cooperative Home Care Associates
Michael Erwin
Director, Global Corporate Communications
CareerBuilder
Sloane Evans
Human Resources Vice President
Georgia Power
Roe Falcone
Regional Director, Operations
EDSI
Robin Fernkas
Director, Division of Strategic Investments
U.S. Department of Labor (ETA)
Joanne Ferroni
Director, University and Community
Partnerships
Drexel University
Sarah Gaffney
Manager, Public Affairs
CMT/Viacom
Katy Gaul-Stigge
President & CEO
Goodwill NYNJ
Heidi Glunz
Director, Public Affairs
McDonald's Corporation
Dale Godboldo
Founder, Project: NOW
Project:NOW / Always In The Club
Earl Gohl
Federal Co-Chair
Appalachian Regional Commission
Melissa Goldberg
Senior Workforce Strategist
College for America at Southern New
Hampshire University
Bridgette Gray
Executive Director, National Sites
Per Scholas
Kari Greenfield
National Accounts Manager
Career Online High School
Rebecca Hartley
Director, Pathways
Clemson University Center for Workforce
Development
Bryna Helfer
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Advisor
on Workforce Development
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ervin Blair Holladay
Chief Executive Officer
American Society for Clinical Pathology
Danielle Holly
Chief Executive Officer
Common Impact
Willie Iles, Jr.
National Director, Government and Community
Relations
Boy Scouts of America
Courtney Irving
Partner, COO
CSpence Group
Faiza Issa
Director
The Markle Foundation
Carolyn Jackson
SVP Human Resources
The Coca-Cola Company
Saru Jayaraman
Co-founder and Co-director
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
Trevor Kale
Vice President, Chrysalis Enterprises
Chrysalis
Lakshmi Karan
Executive Director
Genentech Foundation
Dawn Karber
Chief Operations Officer
Spokane Area Workforce Development Council
Joe Kiani
CEO
Masimo
Sarah Kiani
Spouse
PSMF
Alexis King
Program Assistant
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
John V. Ladd
Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and
Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Brigid Lang
Executive Director
Grace Institute
Jeannine La Prad
President
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Tim Lawrence
Executive Director
SkillsUSA
Howard A. Liebman
Superintendent of Schools
Career Online High School
Tom Loder
Vice President, Business Development,
Workforce and NGO
Bluedrop Performance Learning
Tina Lowe
President
Mercy Housing Southeast
Kathy Mannes
Vice President
Jobs for the Future
Eduardo Martinez
President of the UPS Foundation/ UPS Chief
Diversity & Inclusion Officer
The UPS Foundation
Angela Mason
Associate Vice President, Urban Agriculture /
Windy City Harvest
Chicago Botanic Garden
Kate McAdams
Senior Advisor to the Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
Autumn McDonald
FUSE Corps Executive Fellow & Senior Advisor
Office of the Mayor, City of San Francisco
Cristina McGlew
Global Strategist, CSR
Cisco Corporate Affairs
Carrie McKellogg
Managing Director, Programs
REDF
Clyde McQueen
President and CEO
Full Employment Council
George Mensah
Director, Community & Economic Development
City of Miami
Jennifer Miller Rehfeldt
Employment Program Officer
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Alan Morgan
Chief Executive Officer
National Rural Health Association
Brad Neese
Associate Vice President, Economic
Development
Sc Technical College System
April Odom
Director of Communications
Office of the Mayor, City of Birmingham
Eduardo Padron
College President
Miami Dade College
Rachel Peric
Deputy Director
Welcoming America
Brian Poland
Director, Lifelong Learning
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Emad Rizkalla
Founder and CEO
Bluedrop Performance Learning
Bill Rudman
Executive Director
AHIMA Foundation
Veronika Scott
Founder and CEO
The Empowerment Plan
Alby Segall
President
Emily Griffith Foundation
Marlena Sessions
Chief Executive Officer
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-
King County
Scott Shelar
Chief Executive Officer
CEFGA
Mary Sliwkowski
GNE Foundation Board Member
Genentech
Michelé Smith
Special Assistant to President for Diversity &
Inclusion/Assistant Provost
Harper College
Courtney Spence
Founder and CEO
CSpence Group
Michael T. Sterling
Executive Director
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency
Lori Strauss
Program Manager
AARP Foundation
Keith A. Strother
Economic Development Manager
Jefferson County Workforce Development
Laura Swinchock
Program Manager, Workforce Development
UPMC
Laura Thompson
Associate Director, Grads of Life
Grads of Life
Carl Van Horn
Distinguished Professor, Public Policy;
Director, Heldrich Center for Workforce
Development
Rutgers University
Thomas Vozzo
Chief Executive Officer
Homeboy Industries
Peg Walton
Executive Director
Presence Group
Shelly Weir
Vice-President
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Educational Institute
Sean Wenham
Community Development Manager
Freeport-McMoRan
Eric Woods
Entrepreneur in Residence
The Workers Lab
Dion V. Wright
Deputy Executive Director
Civic Works, Inc.
Mary Wright
Senior Director
Jobs for the Future
Kevin Xu
President
Mebo International
Larry Yarrell
Chief Operating Officer
Marcus Graham Project
Jennifer Zeisler
Program Director, Career Readiness
ECMC Foundation