Workforce Summit
2019-10-24 11:30 - 16:00 UTC | Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance 300 Lucado Place Lynchburg, VA 24504
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2019 Workforce Summit. . .

Connecting Education & Workforce

Guest Speaker: Latitia D. McCane, Director of Education for The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, located in Newport News, VA.

Workforce development IS economic development. And workforce development doesn't happen without education. How can our region ensure our workforce is able to meet current and future needs?

Join business & education leaders industry experts and workforce champions for our 2019 Workforce Summit. . .Connecting Education & Workforce.

Why attend?

Hear key updates and outcomes since our 2018 Workforce Summit
Learn about the progress of our region's Talent Solution Team
Hear from Jamie Hasty, Sesco Management Consultants about The top five ways to ruin your recruitment and retention efforts
Engage in regional conversations about solutions to win the talent war to be economically competitive

Cost to attend is $55 per person for Alliance members, $75 general admission and $25 for educators. Reservations are required by October 18. Please call (434) 845-5966, email info@lynchburgregion.org or register online.

More about the speaker...

Named to this position in 2018, McCane is responsible for overall leadership, vision and strategic direction of craft training, academic delivery, student services, accreditation and recruitment for a student body of 800 in addition to staff and faculty. The school, founded in 1919, has produced more than 10,000 graduates with four to eight year apprentice program certificates.
