Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Conference
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Conference will feature a series of presentations and workshops aimed at enhancing and improving workforce solutions in the State of Kansas.
Please watch this page for information on the 2019 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Conference
2018 Conference Schedule at a Glance:
| Sunday, October 7 | |
| 4:00 - 7:00pm | Registration |
| Monday, October 8 | |
| 7:30am | Check-In and Registration for Pre-Conference & Conference |
| Pre-Conference | |
| 8:15 - 11:00am |
Office of Civil Rights Compliance Training: |
| 8:15 - 9:00am (choose one session) |
Breakout Session 1: GED Update Breakout Session 2: KBOR Funding 101 |
| 9:15 - 10:00am (choose one session) |
Breakout Session 3: Adult Education Update |
| 10:15 - 11:00am (choose one session) |
General Session: WIOA Funding 101 WIOA Board Orientation: What Every Board Member Should Know |
| 11:00 - 11:30am (choose one session) |
Breakout Session 5: Kansas Council for Workforce Education Association Update Breakout Session 6: Kansas Adult Education Association Update |
| Main Conference | |
| 11:00 - 11:30am | Visit Exhibitors |
| 11:30 am - 1:15pm | Lunch Keynote: Dr. Michael Eric Wooten |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | Panel Presentation: Governor's Education Council |
| 2:45 - 3:45pm |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions Breakout 1: How Texas is Strengthening Student Persistence Through Guided Pathways Breakout 2: Using Innovation to Employ Persons With Disabilities Breakout 3: Key Strategies for Utilizing Impactful Digital Credentials Breakout 4: It Takes a Village (of Collaborators!) to Support Your Talent Development Pipeline Breakout 5: Making OJTs Work for You Breakout 6: Promising Practices in Business Engagement Breakout 7: Strategic Approach to Industry Attraction and Job Growth Breakout 8: Preparing Your Students for Today's Workforce |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions Breakout 9: Compulsory Attendance - Learn All About It Breakout 10: Digital Badges and Enhancing Employment Potential Breakout 11: The New K-12 Commitment to Workforce Breakout 12: Underutilized Funding Breakout 13: Youth Employment Program: Collaborative Approach Breakout 14: Put Your Employers to Work! Proven Strategies for Business Engagement in Talent Development Breakout 15: Panel: Four-Year Degree Programs for Workforce Development Breakout 16: One Good Reason |
| 5:00 - 6:30pm | Exhibitor Reception |
| Tuesday, October 9 | |
| 7:30am | Check-In and Registration |
| 8:15am | Welcome & Panel Introductions |
| 8:30 - 9:30am | Panel Presentation: Linking the Talent Pipeline |
| 9:45 - 10:45am |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions Breakout 17: Digital Literacy to Supply a Regional Workforce Breakout 18: The Kansas Vision: Building Our Future Workforce Breakout 19: Growing Your Own Workforce Breakout 20: New Campus Development Through Local Partnerships Breakout 21: How to Enhance Knowledge of WIOA Partner Programs Breakout 22: Registered Apprenticeship Breakout 23: Hire By Trial Breakout 24: Kansas CTE: How It Works for Kansas |
| 11:00 - 11:30am | Visit Exhibitors |
| 11:30 am - 1:00pm |
Remarks: Governor Jeff Colyer Lunch Keynote: Jeffrey A. Finkle |
| 1:15 - 2:15pm | Panel Presentation |
| 2:30 - 3:30pm |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions Breakout 25: Federal Grant Management 101 Breakout 26: Employee Engagement and Retention: Hitting the Moving Target Breakout 27: Collaboration Stimulates the Pipeline Breakout 28: Discover the Wichita Promise Move Breakout 29: How to Advocate Workforce Issues as a Board Member Breakout 30: GED Website: A Plethora of Resources For All Breakout 31: Getting Career Pathways to Work Breakout 32: Workforce Innovation Center - Envision Employment and Rehabilitation |
| 3:45 - 5:00pm |
General Session & Closing The Elite Leader: Jared Johnson Leadership |
Conference Contact
Paula Downs, Professional Development Manager
Wichita State University Public Policy and Management Center
paula.downs@wichita.edu
(316) 978-6678
