Description

Gather with Pennsylvania leaders in workforce development!

The Workforce Leaders Symposium provides a platform for leaders from various fields such as economic development, workforce development, education, and training to engage in discussions regarding policy, peers, and practice.

Attendees can network, learn, and exchange ideas on in-the-moment trends, hot topics, and insights that impact workforce development. The Symposium also offers an opportunity for attendees to shape their strategies, program designs, and capacity-building needs to enhance their skills and knowledge.

Who Should Attend

The audience includes workforce leaders, management, and next-generation professionals including but not limited to Local Workforce Development, Education & Training Providers, Career Development, Education (P-12) and Post-Secondary Institutions, Economic Development Organizations, Chambers, and Industry Trade Associations.

 REGISTRATION

The 2024 Workforce Development Symposium provides a platform for professionals from various fields such as workforce development, education, and training to engage in discussions regarding policy, peers, and practice. Attendees can network, learn, and exchange ideas on topics that impact workforce development. The symposium also offers an opportunity for attendees to shape their strategies, program designs, and capacity-building needs to enhance their skills and knowledge.

September 17-18, 2024
Wind Creek 
77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem, PA 18105

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

 PWDA Member: $370 | Non-Member: $430

Click Here to Register

Early Bird Pricing closed on July 19th; Registration Closes August 26, 2024

HOTEL ROOM BLOCK 

Wind Creek, Bethlehem, PA 

Conference Rate is $159 a night 

plus taxes & fee

To make hotel reservations, please book directly through the Wind Creek website, click here: https://book.passkey.com/e/50831882 to receive the conference rate. If booking via phone, call 877-726-3777 and indicate that you are with the PA Workforce Development Association Symposium. Reservations must be made on or before August 6, 2024, to receive the conference rate. See their website: https://windcreek.com/bethlehem

AGENDA 

*subject to change 

 SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

Are you interested in sponsoring the Symposium? View our prospectus here!

 Ready to submit for a Sponsorship? Click on the Sponsorship button

Ready to submit for an Exhibitor? Click on the Exhibitor button

Contact Lisa Moyer at lmoyer@pawork.org or call (717) 395-3244 to secure your sponsorship!

GENERAL SESSIONS

Tuesday, September 17

ALICE, Meet Workforce Development
"Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed" - Did you know that 41% of working Pennsylvania Households earn less than the ALICE and Federal Poverty Level (FPL) thresholds?  What is ALICE and how does it relate to your workforce development plans, priorities, and needs? Learn the latest information about Pennsylvania's workers who struggle to financially survive, discuss opportunities for workers to improve their livelihood (increase their employment success!), and explore how the United Way of PA and PWDA are working together to support local efforts.  

Additional General Session topics to address

Legislative Watch: 

• Workforce Development Interests
• WIOA Reauthorization, and more 

Pennsylvania's Economic Development Strategy and Workforce Development Implications 

WORKSHOPS

The Workforce Leaders Symposium brings together the change-makers across Pennsylvania workforce development ecosystem. Workshops are geared towards Solutions - sharing insights, resources, discussion and more! 

Announced the week of July 29th!