WWA Workforce: Stronger Together
Call for Presentations

November 14-16, 2023

Washington Workforce Association is accepting proposals for breakout presentations at their upcoming fall conference, WWA Workforce: Stronger Together. We are seeking presentations that showcase best practices, innovative programs, and projects with proven results.

Conference overview: Local area leaders, industry experts, elected officials, and workforce and economic development professionals come together to network with one another and take home solutions that can help put learning into action.

Breakouts can be either 60 or 75 minutes long and should address one of these four learning session themes:

1. Partnerships and Coalition Building
Suggested sub-topics include:
-Economic development + workforce development
-Higher education + workforce development
-Employers/Labor + workforce development
-Regional and local collaboration

2. Building a More Inclusive Workforce
Suggested sub-topics include:
-Advocacy for a better workforce system
-Population specific service delivery models
-Best practices for outreach to community
-Trauma informed care

3. Performance and Operations
Suggested sub-topics include:
-Fiscal operations
-Evaluation + monitoring
-Utilizing and understanding local workforce performance
-Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) and mapping technologies
4. Industry Engagement
Suggested sub-topics include:
-Innovative business workforce practices
-Industry sector partnerships
-Increasing good/quality jobs across sectors
-Demand-driven investment strategies

We are looking for interactive breakout sessions that involve active learning. Conference participants should go home inspired while gaining practical tools to apply what they learn.

Click "Join Now" below to begin the submission process. The deadline for submissions is July 21, 2023.