Schedule Sessions Sponsors Strands Preconference Workshops / Tour Keynotes

Preconference Workshops and Tour

Thursday, October 20, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Career Pathways Leadership Certification Workshop I (CPL I): Introduction to Career Pathways

This workshop is designed for those involved in career technical education, adult education, counseling, corrections, or workforce development whose duties have expanded to include Career Pathways. CPL I will help you assess where you are and what your next steps should be.

Topics:

Need for Career Pathways Partnerships
Sector Identification and Employer Engagement
Initial Professional Development

Program Design and Delivery
Funding
Need for Communication

Career Pathways Leadership Certification Workshop II (CPL II): Deep Dive into Career Pathways

This workshop is designed for those involved in career technical education, adult education, counseling, corrections, or workforce development whose duties have expanded to include Career Pathways. CPL II will help you gain strategies for making your existing pathways even better.

Topics:

Academic Achievement
Career Planning
Professional Development with Stakeholder
Career Pathways Refinement and Implementation

Beginning with the End in Mind
Full Career Pathway Assessment
Strong Postsecondary Connections

Thursday, October 20, 9:00 a.m.–Noon

LEADERSHIP MATTERS
Eight to Great: Pathways to Leadership

In the workforce development arena, professionals are often on Career Pathways that lead from practitioner to the administrative conference room without the benefit of essential leadership development. Many may have been thrust into leadership roles at the state or local level or have those aspirations. If so, a foundational knowledge of core skills in preparation to LEAD is critical. This workshop will explore eight key areas of leadership and why they are necessary to achieve success in this new era of excellence. It’s never been more important in our lifetime to provide individuals the education and skills needed to compete and thrive in today’s workforce. You can play a game-changing role.

Beyond Dual Credit Courses: Creating High School Academies that Offer Stackable Credentials

Gateway Technical College created a High School Academy Model where high school students are dually enrolled in courses that lead to certifications and stackable credentials with the opportunity to graduate from Gateway Technical College before graduating from high school. Learn how the academy model was developed and has grown from 35 students in 2019 to over 120 students in 2021 to meet community needs and student interests.

Thursday, October 20, 1:30–4:30 p.m.

Foggy Headlights: A Renewed Perspective for Seeing and Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Career Pathways

Meeting the needs of a diverse workforce can been challenging. In this three-hour session, participants will get an accelerated understanding of what diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is, and how to prepare their respective workplaces for this shift. Through imagery and several activities, participants will leave with a renewed sense of DEI initiatives and how to turn policy into practice.

Adopting a Career Pathways Framework that Supports and Sustains Innovation

This workshop will immerse career pathways professionals in best practices and insightful discussions centered around three focus areas: Strategic employer engagement, designing career pathways with stackable credentials, and facilitating non-credit/credit alignment. Participants will benefit from cohort experiences of the recent Pathways to Credentials initiative and receive tools and resources they can deploy immediately with their K-16, community, and employer partners.

Forum and Tour at Atlanta Technical College

Participants will tour the Atlanta Technical College Aviation Center and Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Center followed by a presentation on the college’s innovative programs to prepare students for technical careers.

Participants will board a motor coach at 1:30 p.m. at the Atlanta Marquis Hotel for the short ride to the college campus; the motor coach will return participants to the hotel by 4:30 p.m.