Workforce Development Colleagues,

This (free, I think) conference call seminar may be of interest.

David J. Rosen

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> From: Ladan Sobhani <ladan at greenforall.org>

> Date: October 7, 2009 7:46:47 PM EDT

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> Please forward the announcement below to workforce development  

> practitioners in your networks.

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>> Ladan,

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>> Next week, Green For All will host a call on how to develop  

>> relationships with employers in order to connect participants of  

>> green job training programs with jobs after graduation.

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>> Connections with Employers

>> A Community of Practice Learning Call

>> Wednesday, October 14

>> 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern

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>> Click Here to RSVP

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>> On the call, we will hear from two training providers from our  

>> Community of Practice:

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>> Connie Ashbrook, Executive Director of Oregon Tradeswomen - Connie  

>> will discuss how relationships with employers and unions have  

>> provided placement opportunities for the women this program serves.

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>> Patrick Brown, Program Coordinator and Instructor at OAI, Inc. /  

>> Greencorps Chicago - Patrick will talk about how relationships with  

>> employers, combined with progressive city policy, has resulted in  

>> phenomenal placement rates for Greencorps Chicago, a program that  

>> largely serves individuals with criminal records and multiple  

>> barriers to employment.

>> Discussion Forum

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>> We'd like to hear about the successes and challenges you've faced  

>> in connecting your graduates with jobs. Post your own comments,  

>> questions and best practices about how to develop relationships  

>> with employers to the Green Pathways Out of Poverty Discussion  

>> Forum.*

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>> Best,

>>

>> Ladan Sobhani

>> Program Manager - Communities of Practice

>> Green For All

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>> *In order to post to the Discussion Forum you will need to create  

>> an account by going to this Registration Form. If you have already  

>> created an account previously, click here to log in.

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