Workforce Development | Stimulus Learning Series

Date: 

Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

Zoom

On August 25 at 3:00pm EST, the GPL explored how governments can use ARPA to make transformative investments in their workforce. The learning session, entitled “Developing a durable workforce system for the future,” featured short presentations from select governments about what they are planning in this space, such as reforms designed to streamline application and enrollment processes, invest in employer-focused partnerships, and experiment with ways to more effectively help job seekers connect to, and persist along, good-paying career pathways. The session featured short presentations from:

  • Heather Johnson, Commissioner, Maine Department of Economic Community Development
  • Angela Carr Klitzsch, President and CEO, EmployIndy, Marion County’s Workforce Development Board
  • Catherine Moga Bryant, Director, Policy and Strategic Planning, North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office & Jonathan Meyer, Senior Analyst, North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management

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