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Georgia-BLU Dialogue

September 8, 2016


Welcome

Scott BurtonPresident,

Whitaker-Taylor


BLU Overview

Jessie Hogg LeslieDirector

Business Leaders United


Who is Business Leaders United?



BLU is comprised of business leaders from a range of industries who are

concerned about our nation’s skills gap, who are working with local

partners to train and hire community residents for skilled jobs, and who

want our country’s policymakers to follow suit and invest, aggressively and

effectively, in the skills of America’s workers.



-Policy and Practice-


Shaping Job-Driven Policy


Advancing Job-Driven Policy


Making Asks that Make Sense


Why BLU?


Good workforce development is

good economic development!


WIA/WIOA

WIB’sIntermediaries

CBO’s

Sector Partnerships

Providers

Employers

Funders

Front-line workers

The ‘skills gap’

Middle-skills workers

WBL

CTE

Perkins

LTE


Workforce“System”


Employer’s Role?


SectorPartnership?


Join us! GA BLU 4WP!

Follow us on Twitter: @GeorgiaBLU4WP

Tweet today: #GeorgiaBLU4WP


Panel Discussion

Jessie Hogg LeslieDirector | Business Leaders United

Cinda Herndon-KingDirector | Atlanta CareerRise

Mike KenigVice Chairman | Holder Construction Company


Facilitated Table Discussions


Wrap Up

Scott BurtonPresident,

Whitaker-Taylor


Next Steps

Amy LancasterDirector Workforce Development,

Metro Atlanta Chamber

[email protected]

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Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Georgia-BLU Dialogue

September 8, 2016

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