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Events
Date: May 1, 2008
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Lunch provided on-site)
Topic: Massachusetts WIA Youth Basics
Location: Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board, 34 School Street,
Brockton, MA
Contact: Samuel Martin at (617) 727-8158, ext. 2226 or smartin@commcorp.org
Direction: Click here for directions to the Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board
Event Description: The Massachusetts WIA Youth Basics provide an overview of the Massachusetts Workforce Investment Act youth
program. The target audience for this training are youth staff (administrators, frontline workers or vendors) who are
new to the Massachusetts Workforce System and who have little or no knowledge of the WIA youth program as well
as those needing a refresher.
Click here for the full event description.
Event Registration:
https://www.123signup.com/event?id=tmvzn
Date: May 9th
Time: 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Location: Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, Shrewsbury, MA
Event Description: Understanding Labor Market Trends and Identifying Career Pathways for Youth.
Gain an understanding of labor market information and learn to identify growing industries in your local workforce area. Become aware of what jobs are in demand and the skills and education that youth need to obtain these jobs. Learn how other areas use this information to create career pathways.
Event Registration: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tjtsg
Contact: Florrie Reddish, freddish@commcorp.org or visit https://www.123signup.com/event?id=tjtsg
Information/Directions: https://s07.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?P=1529817191156751800&PG=1529817182300&Info=
Date: May 14, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Topic: Literacy/Numeracy Digital Workgroup
Location: Virtual Meeting Space
Event Description: The purpose of this workgroup is to bring together field practitioners, career center staff and other stakeholders in the youth workforce development system to explore issues and share ideas related to teaching literacy/ and numeracy skills in a non-classroom setting.
Contact: Samuel Martin at (617) 727-8158, ext. 2226 or smartin@commcorp.org or Amewusika Sedzro at (413) 582-9054, ext. 104 or asedzro@commcorp.org
Information: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=tvsby
Registration: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tvsby
Date: May 23, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch provided on-site)
Topic: Practical Application for Literacy/Numeracy in Local Youth Programs
Location: Hoagland Pincus Center 222 Maple Ave, Shrewbury, MA
Event Description: The purpose of this session is to explore ways to maximize community resources to support literacy/numeracy gains for out of school youth enrolled in Title I WIA programs. Through interactive activities and structured dialogues, this session unpacks the challenges that programs have understanding and meeting standards created to demonstrate basic skill gain. The training explores different strategies that infuse literacy/numeracy into traditional and non-traditional learning environments. The intended audience for this training are WIA youth vendors.
Contact: Samuel Martin at (617) 727-8158, ext. 2226 or smartin@commcorp.org or Amewusika Sedzro at (413) 582-9054, ext. 104 or asedzro@commcorp.org
Information: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=tvmkc
Registration: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tvmkc
Date: June 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch provided on-site)
Topic: Practical Application for Literacy/Numeracy in Local Youth Programs
Location: Hoagland Pincus Center 222 Maple Ave, Shrewbury, MA
Event Description: The purpose of this session is to explore ways to maximize community resources to support literacy/numeracy gains for out of school youth enrolled in Title I WIA programs. Through interactive activities and structured dialogues, this session unpacks the challenges that programs have understanding and meeting standards created to demonstrate basic skill gain. The training explores different strategies that infuse literacy/numeracy into traditional and non-traditional learning environments. The intended audience for this training are youth service providers.
Contact: Samuel Martin at (617) 727-8158, ext. 2226 or smartin@commcorp.org
Information: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=tvsck
Registration: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tvsck
