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Career Pathways/Ladders Conference Can Accept A Few More Participants for September 17 Round Table

Posted August 2014

The Transportation Learning Center is offering the opportunity for a limited number of interested transit agency and labor representatives to participate in a cutting-edge Career Pathways/Career Ladders conference on Wednesday,  September 17 in Silver Spring, Maryland.  The conference format will be a series of roundtable discussions, with short presentations and intensive group interaction designed to:
*  Engage participants in discussions of innovative Pathways and Ladders work being done by agencies, unions and community partners in states and cities across the country
*  Create dialogue between local programs on the ground with key players in government and national non-profit organizations on a range of initiatives related to Career Pathways and Ladders
*  Establish an understanding of a range of best practices and strategies on national, state and local levels
*  Develop a vision for future work on career pathways and ladders

Currently-committed participants include management and union representatives from several major transit agencies across the country who have been involved in work connected to the Center’s Innovative Workforce Development Project.  Other invited participants include representatives from the U.S Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S Department of Education, as well as participants from major organizations including the American Public Transportation Association, the Economic Policy Institute, the AFL-CIO, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Jobs for the Future, the American Federation of Teachers and Wider Opportunities for Women. Together, we will examine critical questions on topics that include: best practices for community outreach to diverse populations; effective mentoring for incoming, youth and incumbent workers; models apprenticeship and training models and modules; and opportunities and challenges for strong labor-management partnerships. 

If you are interested in joining us for this day of stimulating working discussions or learning more about the roundtable conference, please contact Pat Greenfield no later than August 29.  Because the Center is designing this program for maximum interaction and engagement, participant space is limited.