Webinar
Workforce Development Board and Post-secondary Education
As the labor market evolves and technology rapidly advances, traditional workforce training methods often fall short. Join workforce, education, and industry leaders for a dynamic discussion on how immersive technologies, like virtual and augments reality, and competency-based learning are closing skills gaps, streamlining pathways to employment, and expanding access for underserved communities.
Attendees will:
Whether you’re leading a workforce board, shaping CTE strategy, or building regional talent pipelines, this session will spark ideas and strategies you can put into action.
- Explore the role of XR in accelerating skill acquisition and improving learner engagement.
- Understand how tech-enabled, job-aligned training can support underserved populations and expand access to high-wage career pathways.
- Learn about braided funding strategies (e.g., WIOA, Perkins, apprenticeship expansion) that support scalable, tech-driven workforce initiatives.
- Hear examples of public-private partnerships that are aligning training models with real industry needs.
Ron Painter
Dana Hudgins
Jaime Wadowiec
Emily Decatur