Workforce Forum & Re-Entry Job Fair Oct. 12th

WORKFORCE FORUM &

RE-ENTRY JOB FAIR

October 12th | TD Convention Center | 8:00am-12:30pm

Workforce development is the Upstate business community's biggest concern.

Let's work together to develop solutions.

The Workforce Forum will...

Explore the issues facing businesses in hiring
Highlight the work being done by local agencies
Share possible policy solutions
Focus on how to expand our workforce by expanding employment for ex-offenders and the disabled, including simulations to provide real-world examples of their barriers to employment

Attendees will leave armed with information on how to improve their workforce pipeline.

The Workforce Forum will cover the following topics:

The Business Case for Hiring Ex-Offenders

Success Stories of Hiring Ex-Offenders

How to Understand Criminal Background Records

Project Search - Hiring Individuals with Disabilities

Disability Etiquette for Hiring Managers and Supervisors

Resources for Hiring Nontraditional Workers

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A workforce re-entry simulation to better understand the many challenges of ex-offenders re-entering the labor market and Re-entry Job Fair immediately following the Forum.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

Contingent Resource Solutions

Greenville County Workforce Investment Board

SC Works

The Greenville News

Upstate Workforce Board

BRONZE SPONSOR

BB&T

Waldrop