Dr. Chris King traveled to New Brunswick, NJ, to participate in the Transforming US Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century conference from October 15-17, 2014. The conference was sponsored by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Kansas City. He participated in a panel discussion on effective strategies for engaging employers in workforce development programs moderated by Bob Giloth of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The session titled “Aligning Employers and Workforce Development Strategies” was held on the second day of the conference, and other panelists for the session included Dr. Burt Barnow of George Washington University and Dr. Kevin Hollenbeck of the Upjohn Institute. Other RMC researchers attending this conference include Dr. Heath Prince. Photos courtesy of Patrick Rodio.
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