Workforce Conference for IAWP – Learning and Experiencing Conference for IAWP

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When

June 16 -19, 2019

Where

Omni La Mansion Del Rio Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, Texas

Host

Intl Assoc of Workforce Professionals

About the Conference

Now in its 106th year, the Workforce Development Conference is a comprehensive, multi-day conference offering educational training, continuing education and networking events targeting professionals from all walks of the workforce development community.

Who Should Attend?

Programs at the 2019 Workforce Development Conference target the needs of workforce boards, training providers, WIOA partners, workforce agency personnel, employers, youth and veteran organizations, human resource professionals, industry providers, and more.

Why Attend

Our thought leaders offer new and innovative approaches to workforce practices while educational programs address what’s new in the workforce profession, strategies to improve your work and what others are doing to tackle challenges faced by today’s workforce communities. During your stay, meet and share ideas with an international community of workforce professionals.

Culture Matters: Managing Unconscious Bias

Oregon Employment Department

Elevating Workforce Development Efforts through Deeper Partnerships with Business and Economic Development

Greg Wilson – Carl Vinson Institute of Government University of Georgia Workforce development plays a critical role in helping job-seekers find employment and help businesses find talent in a tight labor market. This new paradigm in the workforce development ecosystem requires new approaches, different skills, and deeper partnerships with business and economic development. Workforce development […]

Discovering Your Unique Training Persona

Fia Fasbinder – Moxie Institute – Beyond simply skill and style, Discovering Your Unique Trainer Persona is a completely original active workshop designed to empower participants with high level interpersonal communication skills to improve workplace engagement and productivity. We provide effective skills training through a unique and modern methodology designed to arm you and your […]

An Inclusive Approach to Workplace Learning

Serilda Summers Mcgee – Workplace Change, LLC – The expectations of our workforce are rapidly changing and employers, small and large, must adapt to remain relevant and competitive. Today, employees switch companies quicker with the average tenure at an organization being 2.7 years; employees want career progression more rapidly; younger professional are seeking greater work/life balance; […]

What You See is Not Always What You Get: Perceptions, Attitudes, & Communication

Rebekah Wilkes, Washington Employment Security Department During this session you will learn about how your perceptions, attitudes, and communication effect how you interact with co-workers, customers, and community members. Participants will be encouraged to “think outside the box” in this session. We will explore the benefits of positivity and the cost of negativity in the workplace, […]

The Family Self Sufficiency Program: A Pathway to Success

Rebecca Stancil, RS Consulting Sierra Lowney, Missoula Housing Authority During this session, you will learn about one of HUD’s most innovative programs, The Family Self Sufficiency Program. As a WIOA partner, the FSS program offers creative ways to ensure success for our workforce. You will leave the session knowing the background of the FSS Program, […]

Be the Reason Everyone’s Meeting

Kristin Geez, Advising Generation Z This breakout session focuses on why it’s important for millennials/young professionals to become more strategic when attempting to move up the corporate ladder. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss 5 essential steps they need to embody in order to obtain the career they’ve always wanted. In this popcorn generation it’s […]

Difficult Conversations that Empower Team Relationships & Performance

Amy Hart, Hart Training Connection You’ve been there – a frustration on your team “brews” until it becomes an active resentment or explodes into unhealthy conflict. Disagreements and frustration happen, and when they aren’t dealt with, it affects both morale and productivity. What if we can show our teams simple tools to handle difficult conversations before […]

Fair Chance Hiring: A California Model to Increase Employment of People with Conviction Histories

Cassandra Little & Sonja Tonneson, Root and Rebound In the United States 1 in 3 Americans now has a criminal record. Over 85% of those who are system impacted will return to their communities and the workforce. Our session will provide empirical data, legal advocacy information and workforce development skills for best practices to assist […]

Innovative Talent Management for the Future of Work

Maryanne Spatola, C3 Talent Strategies How prepared is your organization to capitalize on the opportunities and challenges the new world of work has to offer? This workshop will offer a combination of the latest research, theory and practical application on topics fundamental to innovative talent management practices in a rapidly changing complex business environment. Participants will […]

Resumes: Should They Go or Should They Stay

Nancy Fink, Maryland Professional Outplacement Assistance Center Are résumés really a thing of the past? Will they soon go the way of the pterodactyls? Not so fast…. The résumé continues to exist as a viable marketing document… but the old rules may not apply anymore. Come learn what’s new – and be prepared to learn […]

The Human Centric Workplace: Simple and Highly Effective Practices to Create People First Culture

Karen Milsap, Karen Milsap, LLC Research studies show that employees who feel valued, inspired and cared for are more loyal and productive; but moreover, it’s simply the right thing to do. When you take care of your people, your people will take care of your business. In this session, participants will learn how to apply emphatic […]

The Secret Sauce to Millennial Engagement: It’s Not About Happy Hour and Avocado Toast

MaryBeth Hyland, Spark Vision By 2025 millennials will make up 75% of the workforce. Love or hate them, they’re taking over. Learn strategic and tactical techniques, based on our national High Achieving Millennial Research Project, to engage the next generation of leaders, empowering you to build a team of advocates for your work. Learning Objectives Discover […]

“What a great event! I learned so much and met so many wonderful people. Everyone was welcoming and willing to answer my many questions. The keynote speakers were awesome. The breakout sessions were relevant to today’s workforce needs. This was such a great opportunity to network.”