Oct. 19, 2020 - On Oct. 8, 2020, 90 partners from across the state representing rural workforce development and K-12 education came together to explore strengthening partnerships for the TalentFOUND Network Conversation.
The virtual event included a panel highlighting promising partnerships and featured Josh Gibbs from the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium - Eastern and Ron Albo, M.Ed. from Brush School District; Bill Summers from Canon City High School and Andrew Dalton from the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium - Pueblo & Upper Arkansas; and Jennifer Nesselhuf from the Santa Fe Trail BOCES and Cindy Pulido from the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium - Southeast. A second panel highlighted the perspectives of students and young people in relation to their career preparation opportunities.
The morning closed with breakout sessions for each local area to come together to identify the steps they hoped to implement moving forward to best meet the needs of their communities. More than 90 percent of those who provided feedback said they planned to build on the conversation with their local partners.
Thank you to all the panelists and everyone who participated in the event.