Wednesday, December 12, 2018 to Friday, December 14, 2018| 9:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM ET
Join National Association of Workforce Development Professional (NAWDP) in Chicago, December 12-14th, for their annual Youth Symposium. Attending the symposium is an excellent investment for your Youth program. For more information click the reserve a seat link.
Description
Academic Training Initiatives: Strategies for offering basic academic training to promote literacy/numeracy gain and educational attainment, financial literacy best practices, pre-apprenticeship training, entrepreneurial opportunities, etc.
Serving the Needs of Priority Populations: Serving youth with disabilities, youth in traumatic situations, court appointed youth, parenting teens, homeless youth, rural youth, LGBT, etc.
Creating and Strengthening Career Pathways: Youth apprenticeships, collaborating with training providers, recruitment and motivation, use of industry-recognized credentials, using industry specific assessment tools and career interests, etc.
Improving Work Based Learning and Employer Engagement: Improving connections with industry partners, implementing sector strategies, creating career pathways, successful placement, apprenticeships and other work-based learning strategies, etc.
Leadership and Personal Development: Stress management, career management for professionals, finding different funding opportunities to serve youth, finding inspiration, etc.
Early bird registration is now open. The Registration fees are $435 for members and $525 for non-members. These rates are only available through November 9th. Registration fees to register for Pre-Con's are $150 each.
If you wish to register for someone other than yourself or more than one person for the event, please call (877) 202-2472.