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2016 NJCA & FYO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

LEADERSHIP TRAINING SUMMIT

Monday, September 19th – Tuesday, September 20th

Monday, September 19, 2016

7:45 a.m. Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m. Review of Meeting Objectives and Vision

9:00 a.m. Trends Shaping the Labor Market

~ Neil Ridley, Director of the State Initiative, Georgetown University Center

on Education and the Workforce

9:30 a.m. Trends Shaping Employment and Workforce Development

Panelists:

~ Ron Busby, President/CEO, US Black Chambers, Inc.

10:30 a.m. Networking Break

11:00 a.m. Breakouts

Breakout on Career Pathways

~ Mamadou Ndiaye, Associate Director, Jobs for the Future

~ Erik Hensley, Managing Director of Workforce and Government Solutions,

Penn Foster

Breakout on TechHire

~Tom Ogletree, Director of Social Impact, General Assembly

12:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own

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1:30 p.m. Trends Shaping Youth Education and Empowerment

Discussion: Challenges and opportunities facing youth educators and

advocates. Policy priorities for the next administration and service providers.

2:30 p.m. Networking Break

2:45 p.m. WIOA and Best Practices for Cross-Systems Collaboration

~Hannah Lantos, Youth Development Research Scientist, Child Trends

~ResCare NYC One-Stop & Job Corps Reps

4:00 p.m. Networking Break

4:30 p.m. Looking Ahead to 2017

5:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Job Corps Moving Forward

~ Eric Seleznow, Deputy Assistant Secretary, ETA

~ Sandra Foster, OCM Administrator

~ Robert Pitulej, Deputy Director of Job Corps

10:00 a.m. Networking Break

10:15 a.m. Town Hall on Student Safety & Security

~ Eric Seleznow, Deputy Assistant Secretary, ETA

~ Robert Pitulej, Deputy Director of Job Corps

12:00 p.m. Networking Lunch

1:30 p.m. Monster.com Portal Update

Monster.com Representatives

2:00 p.m. Employers Investing in Job Corps

Panelists:

~Melissa Stirling, Director of Military, Youth, and Campus Programs, Hilton

Worldwide

~Hyundai Representatives

3:00 p.m. Networking Break

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3:30 p.m. Innovation Labs

Short presentations followed by roundtable discussion and report out.

Outreach and Admissions: Increasing OBS & Retention

Robert Pitulej, Deputy Director of Job Corps

Edna Jackson, President, Jackson-Pierce Public Affairs

Academic Rigor: College and Career Readiness

Marcus Gray, Chief, Division of Education Services, Office of Job Corps

Dara Warn, Chief Outcomes Officer, Penn Foster

Mamadou Ndiaye, Associate Director, Jobs for the Future

5:00 p.m. Conclusion

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

8:30 a.m. Congressional Reception

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.* Individually Scheduled Meetings & Activities

*11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. NJCA OAC Meeting