The Agenda can be downloaded here.
Day One - Strengthening Partnerships
Time
| Session Title
| Presenter(s)
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9:00am-9:15am
| Opening Remarks
| - Caroline Portlock, Director, LWIA 10 and President, Illinois Workforce Partnership
|
9:15am-10:00am
| Apprenticeship Fundamentals
| - Nate Carlson, TA Program Director & Apprenticeship Illinois State Mentor
|
10:00am-11:00am
| Learning Session #1: Working with High-Impact Intermediaries & Community Colleges | - Danielle Kuglin-Seago, College of DuPage
- Dr. Gina de Rosier-Cook, Elgin Community College
- Veronica Inselmann, Heartland Community College
|
11:00am-12:30pm
| Lunch Break
|
|
12:30pm-1:15pm
| Integrated Business Services Team Model Review
| - Dr. Justin Arnold, Director, LWIA 17
|
1:15pm-2:30pm
| Learning Session #2: Apprenticeship Works! A Case Study of Program Success
| - Tony Fuhrmann, Director, LWIA 22
- Katie Johnson, West Star Aviation
- Mike Conley, Southwestern Illinois College
|
2:30pm-2:45pm
| Break Period
| |
2:45pm-4:45pm
| Regional Strategy Session #1: Strengthening Local Partnerships
| - Nate Carlson, TA Program Director & Apprenticeship Illinois State Mentor
|
4:45pm-5:00pm
| Day One Close
| - Apprenticeship Illinois Team
|
Day Two - Building Opportunities
Time
| Session Title
| Presenter(s)
|
9:00am-9:15am
| Day Two Welcome
| - John Barr, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
|
9:15am-10:15am
| Learning Session #3: Collaborating with K-12 on Work-Based Learning
| - Terry Stroh, North Kane County Regional Vocational System
- Marci Johnson, Illinois State Board of Education
|
10:15am-10:30am
| Break Period
|
|
10:30am-11:15am
| Learning Session #4: Partnering for Opportunity with Illinois Labor Apprenticeships
| - Robert Hattier, IBEW Renewable Energy Fund
|
11:15am-12:00pm
| Learning Session #5: Pursuing Excellence in Local Apprenticeship Infrastructure | - Rebecca Ryan, Madison County Employment & Training
|
12:00pm-1:30pm
| Lunch Break
|
|
1:30pm-3:00pm
| Regional Strategy Session #2: Building Local Opportunities
| - Nate Carlson, TA Program Director & Apprenticeship Illinois State Mentor
|
3:00pm-3:30pm
| Call to Action/Next Steps
| - Regional Managers, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
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