Hello Library Directors,

There is an upcoming convening, described in the invitation below, that you or staff may be interested in attending. The central question is, how do our communities of practice work together to create pathways for jobs that offer family sustaining wages. I believe libraries are an important part of the statewide conversation, and hope that you are able to attend. 

 

 

As we move forward from the pandemic, we find that the challenge of career pathways resulting in family sustaining wages for the adult learner may benefit from a deep collegial discussion. To that end, we have scheduled a webinar on the morning of Thursday, August 12, 2021. This event comes as the result of a dialogue including a number of stakeholders involved in the adult literacy and workforce development space with a goal of improving local and regional dialogues, maximizing resources and developing coordinated area ecosystems.

The event is a joint venture under the auspices of the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission (SETC) and the State Council for Adult Literacy Education Services (SCALES). It has been developed in with local and state representatives from across the partnership spectrum including adult literacy, education, community colleges, workforce development and business.

Jane Oates, President of Working Nation will kick-off the morning. Ms. Oates is well aware of the environment as she has also served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration and as the Executive Director of New Jersey’s Commission for Higher Education. Ms. Oat6es will be joined by Wendell Dallas. Mr. Dallas is the Vice-President for Sales and Marketing at Georgia Power and serves as the Chairman of State of Georgia Workforce Development Board, Co-Chair of the Georgia Literacy Commission and was a 2019 recipient of a Georgia Friend of Literacy Award. Mr. Dallas also serves as the Vice-Chair of the National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs under the National Governors Association.

The session will include employer perspective, opportunities to discuss innovations and best practices with your colleagues, a Call-to-Action and the beginning of this dialogue. We hope that you are able to join us on August 12. Please note that closed captioning will be available. If you are interested, please register here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movement-along-career-pathways-towards-family-sustaining-wages-adult-lite-tickets-165131898955).  

 

 

I don’t have a great deal of additional information, but please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions.
All best,
Jen

Jen Nelson
State Librarian
New Jersey State Library
609 278 2640 ext. 101 | jnelson@PROTECTED

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