The Great Reset II: Reimagining Workforce Development Policy

This is part-two of the NASWA SUMMIT breakout session, “The Great Reset: New Business Models for the Public Workforce Development System.” This session will continue to discuss roles state workforce development systems should play in this era of worker movement, labor shortages, rapid digitization, and a changing higher education landscape, including the acceleration of free college opportunities.

MODERATOR:

Maria Heidkamp, Director of Program Development, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University

PANELISTS:

Dr. Mardy Leathers, Director, Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development

Kathy Krepcio, Executive Director and Senior Researcher, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University

Deniece Thomas, Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development