10/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/09/2024 04:28
Iowa Workforce Development Communications
Date: September 10, 2024
Contact: Jesse Dougherty
Telephone: 515-725-5487
Email: [email protected]
New series will showcase winning models from various industries and employers across the state.
DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) today is announcing a new webinar series that will encourage growth in Work-Based Learning (WBL) Programs by showcasing the many ways they are building the workforce pipeline across Iowa.
The IWD-hosted series will begin next month and will run through early next year, with each new webinar focusing on a specific area within WBL and related perspectives on the same topic.
"This unique series provides an incredible opportunity to increase awareness about the advantages and value in creating a successful work-based learning program in your community," said Beth Townsend, Executive Director of Iowa Workforce Development. "The series will demonstrate different models of work-based learning that fit many different industries and occupations. It will also highlight the benefits of work-based learning in helping build soft skills, creating awareness of opportunities in our own backyard as well as provide additional tools for employers building their current and future workforce. We hope the series will spur creation of new work-based learning programs across Iowa."
Details on the first webinar are below, which will focus on high school work-based learning and will feature the perspectives of employers, educators, and other partners talking about the successful models involving students. Iowa Work-Based Learning Coordinators, which represents school work-based learning coordinators across Iowa, is co-sponsoring the Oct. 1 webinar.
The full schedule of the webinar series can be found below. More details will be added in the weeks ahead.
Full Schedule: IWD Webinar Series on Work-Based Learning
Additional Webinars (View Full Schedule)