Agenda

Agenda by Topic Category

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Changes to the Trade Act: An Overview
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Enhancing Employability: Certification Preparation Training
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Greening of America and the World: Training and Careers
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

BRAC

Meeting the Needs of a Defense Community: The Role of Workforce Organization
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 pm

Business Services

The ADA Amendments Act: Understanding Its Impact on Workforce Development
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Assistive Technology in the Workplace: Tools to Accommodate Employees with Disabilities
November 6th 1:45pm-3:00 pm

Beyond Traditional Job Development: The Art of Creating Opportunity
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Building Strong Teams to Create Positive Outcomes
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Business Services: Don’t Work Outside the Box – Stand On It!
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Changes to the Trade Act: An Overview
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

The Changing Role of Leadership Part I
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

The Changing Role of Leadership Part II
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Essentials of Employer Engagement
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Meeting the Needs of a Defense Community: The Role of Workforce Organizations
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 pm

Networking: A Key to Job Seeker Advancement
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Rapid Response A to Z: Lifeline to the Career Transition Pipeline
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Working with Hearing Loss: Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Innovative Practices

Education and Workforce Services: Partnering to Empower our Future Workforce
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Improving Service Delivery: A Proven Model for Innovation & Improvement in Workforce Development
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Is Re-Entry Working: Meet the Success Stories
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: The New Face of Homelessness and How Workforce Services Can Help
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

PROMISING PRACTICES: Rapid Response A to Z: Lifeline to the Career Transition Pipeline
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Re-Entry Secret: Prison Industries, MCE, and C.A.R.E.S.
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Universal Design for the Workforce Development System
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Using the Internet for Career Entry Preparation
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Virtual Recruiting: Reaching More People, In More Places, For More Job
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Job Seeker Services – General

The ADA Amendments Act: Understanding Its Impact on Workforce Development
November 5th 1:15 pm-2:30 pm

Changes to the Trade Act: An Overview
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Coach Your Customers through the Federal Application Process
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Create Your Vision Part I
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Create Your Vision Part II
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Crisis Management for Job Seekers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Cultivating the Spirit to Work
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 pm

Customers with Limited English Proficiency: Effective Strategies for Lowering Cultural and Language Barriers
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Enhancing Employability: Certification Preparation Training
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

5 Tips to Aid Your Customers with the Federal Job Search Process
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Greening of America and the World: Training and Careers
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

IT Trends and IT Related Job Trends
November 6th 10:45-12:00

Just Desserts for Workers with Disabilities: The Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program (EID)/Never Work Without a Net: SSDI/SSI Work Incentives
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Motivating TANF Participants: Meeting Participation Rates
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

PROMISING PRACTICES: The New Face of Homelessness and How Workforce Services Can Help
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Networking: A Key to Job Seeker Advancement
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Quick Steps to Success for Dislocated Workers
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am
November 6th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Rapid Response A to Z: Lifeline to the Career Transition Pipeline
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Re-Careering: A Holistic Approach to Career Planning
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Simplified Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Part I
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Simplified Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Part II
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Stress: Yours, Mine and Theirs
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Surfing the Silver Tsunami
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Transferable Skills: The Often Un-tapped Tool for Desperate Job Seekers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Using the Internet for Career Entry Preparation
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Using the Maryland Community Services Locator and 211.com to Make Effective Referrals
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Virtual Recruiting: Reaching More People, In More Places, For More Job
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Women and Work: Considering Non-Traditional Options
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Workforce Literacy for Non-Native English Speakers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Working with Hearing Loss: Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness Training
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Leadership/Management

Balance – Got Some?
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Building Strong Teams to Create Positive Outcomes
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

The Changing Role of Leadership Part I
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

The Changing Role of Leadership Part II
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Improving Service Delivery: A Proven Model for Innovation & Improvement in Workforce Development
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Making More Successful Decisions at Work
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Simplified Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Part I
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Simplified Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Part II
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Turning Challenges into Victories: Learning to SOAR in Times of Uncertainty
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Universal Design for the Workforce Development System
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 pm

Overcoming Barriers

The ADA Amendments Act: Understanding Its Impact on Workforce Development
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Assistive Technology in the Workplace: Tools to Accommodate Employees with Disabilities
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Create Your Vision Part I
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Create Your Vision Part II
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Crisis Management for Job Seekers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Just Desserts for Workers with Disabilities: The Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program (EID)/Never Work Without a Net: SSDI/SSI Work Incentives
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Is Re-Entry Working: Meet the Success Stories
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Motivating TANF Participants: Meeting Participation Rates
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

PROMISING PRACTICES: The New Face of Homelessness and How Workforce Services Can Help
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Re-Entry Secret: Prison Industries, MCE, and C.A.R.E.S.
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Surfing the Silver Tsunami
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Using the Maryland Community Services Locator and 211.com to Make Effective Referrals
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

PROMISING PRACTICES: Vehicles for Change: Addressing the Need for Independent Transportation for Low Wage Families
November 6th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Virtual Recruiting: Reaching More People, In More Places, For More Job
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Workforce Literacy for Non-Native English Speakers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Working with Hearing Loss: Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness Training
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Partnering For Success

Education and Workforce Services: Partnering to Empower our Future Workforce
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Is Re-Entry Working: Meet the Success Stories
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Re-Entry Secret: Prison Industries, MCE, and C.A.R.E.S.
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Surfing the Silver Tsunami
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Teaching Youth the Skills Employers Really Want
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Vehicles for Change: Addressing the Need for Independent Transportation for Low Wage Families
November 6th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Personal Development

Balance – Got Some?
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Be the Leader You Want to See in the World Part I
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Be the Leader You Want to See in the World Part II
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Building Strong Teams to Create Positive Outcomes
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

The Changing Role of Leadership Part I
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

The Changing Role of Leadership Part II
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Create Your Vision Part I
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Create Your Vision Part II
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Crisis Management for Job Seekers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Cultivating the Spirit to Work
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 pm

ROUNDTABLE: GCDF/OWDS Academy
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Making More Successful Decisions at Work
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Networking: A Key to Job Seeker Advancement
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Simplified Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Part I
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Simplified Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Part II
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Stress: Yours, Mine and Theirs
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Turning Challenges into Victories: Learning to SOAR in Times of Uncertainty
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Program Planning and Management

Greening of America and the World: Training and Careers
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Improving Center Processes to Increase Training Access and Enrollments
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Improving Service Delivery: A Proven Model for Innovation & Improvement in Workforce Development
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Quality is a Verb: Improving Practice in Youth Programs
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Teaching Youth the Skills Employers Really Want
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Universal Design for the Workforce Development System
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 pm

Women and Work: Considering Non-Traditional Options
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Technology

Assistive Technology in the Workplace: Tools to Accommodate Employees with Disabilities
November 6th 1:45pm-3:00 pm

IT Trends and IT Related Job Trends
November 6th 10:45-12:00

Using the Internet for Career Entry Preparation
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Using the Maryland Community Services Locator and 211.com to Make Effective Referrals
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Virtual Recruiting: Reaching More People, In More Places, For More Job
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Working with Hearing Loss: Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness Training
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Youth

Coach Your Customers through the Federal Application Process
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Crisis Management for Job Seekers
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Customers with Limited English Proficiency: Effective Strategies for Lowering Cultural and Language Barriers
November 5th 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

Education and Workforce Services: Partnering to Empower our Future Workforce
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

5 Tips to Aid Your Customers with the Federal Job Search Process
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

Greening of America and the World: Training and Careers
November 5th 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Innovations in Summer Youth Employment
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

IT Trends and IT Related Job Trends
November 6th 10:45-12:00

Quality is a Verb: Improving Practice in Youth Programs
November 6th 1:45 pm-3:00 pm

PROMISING PRACTICES: Teaching Youth the Skills Employers Really Want
November 6th 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Using the Internet for Career Entry Preparation
November 6th 9:00 am-10:15 am

Using the Maryland Community Services Locator and 211.com to Make Effective Referrals
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am

Working with Hearing Loss: Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness Training
November 5th 10:30 am-11:45 am