Peer Learning Meetings
Washington, DC, March 3-4, 2010
Meeting Materials
Presentations
- Opening Presentation
- Employer Engagement
- Financing Workforce Development
- Advocating for Innovative Funding Sources
- Strategies for Financing Workforce Development
- Work-based Learning
Seattle/Redmond, WA, April 2009
Meeting Materials
First Day Resources
- The State of the Economy: ARRA Job Training Provisions, ARRA Unemployment Insurance Provisions
- Spotlight on Seattle: How do You Evaluate a Complex Project? (Presentation) 1.6mb
- The State of the National Fund (Workforce Learning Strategies Presentation)
Second Day Resources
- Welcome Slides Welcome 6mb
- Opening Plenary Presentation (Video embedded) 50mb Presentation (WMV Video Only) 35mb
- Strategic Planning for Technology: How to Know What you Have and Plan for What you Need (Presentation) 7.4mb
- Social Media Technologies: Why They Really Matter to Nonprofits (Presentation) 180k
- Now Learn This! technology Tools, Training Options and Special Offers from Microsoft (Presentation) 5.1mb
- Technology Solutions for Data Collection and Management (Presentation) 1.2mb
- Using Technology for Asset Building (Presentation)
- Expanding Options for Entry Level Workers: Technology Skills Competencies in the Health Sector (Presentation) 2.7mb, (Health Informatics Project)
- Connecting Learners to Online Literacy Tools and Other Learning Resources (Click Here to Download Resources List)
- Making Technology Work: Technology Skills Competencies in the Advanced Manufacturing Sector (Piedmont Triad Partnership) 1.1mb, (ABCO Automation) 1.4mb
- Building Proficiency: Technology Skills Competencies in the Construction Sector (Resources List)
Speed Geek Sessions:
- The Beehive 3.5mb
- Closing Plenary (Slides) 120kb (Find Here Useful Resources From Microsoft), (NGO Connection Fact Sheet)
Presentations
- Click here for all presentations (ZIPed) (PDF) 110mn
Other Resources
The following are general resources related with topics discussed during the NFWS Peer Learning meetings.
- NFWS: A History of Collaboration
- NFWS Fact Sheet
- NFWS Experience and Evidence
- NFWS Principles and Policy Implications
- Exploring Rural Context and Opportunities
- Evaluation Guide
- Strategies for Financing Workforce Intermediaries
- Sector Strategies for Low-income Workers
- Systems Change: A Survey of Program Activities
- Workforce Partnerships Guidelines
- Skills2Compete Presentation
- Expanding Options for Entry-Level Workers: Technology Skills Competencies in the Health Sector
