September 3

Summit Agenda

Building Bridges to North Carolina’s Future Workforce: The Innovations in Work-Based Learning Summit will feature:

7:30 Registration

8:00 - Welcome/ Introduction

8:10 Promoting Work-Based Learning

8:20 - 8:40 Assessing the Current State of Work-Based Learning in NC

8:40- 12:00 Group Discussions- Trends in Impacting Work-Based Learning

12:00- 12:45 Lunch

12:45- 2:00 Goal Development- Work-Based Learning in 5 Years

2:00- 2:15 Break

2:15- 4:15 -Strategy Development

4:15 Wrap Up & Next Steps

4:30 Conclusion

Hosted By:

This event is hosted by NC State University in partnership with the NCBCE, the Community College System, DPI, NCWorks and the Department of Commerce.

Meihui Bodane, Assistant Secretary of Policy, Research and Strategy, NC Department of Commerce, LEAD

Geoff Coltrane, Governor Cooper’s Senior Education Advisor

Jess Englert, Governor Cooper’s Workforce Advisor

Marc Hoit, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO, NC State University

Annie Izod, Executive Director, NCWorks Commission

Matthew Meyer, Associate Vice President, Business Engagement, National and International Partnerships, NC Community College System

Phil Mintz, Executive Director for Industry Expansion Solutions, NC State University

Atkins “Trey” Michael, Director of Career and Technical Education, NC Department of Public Instruction

Caroline Sullivan, Senior Advisor, NC Business Committee for Education