Upskilling, continuous learning, and lifelong learning have long been important tools for workforce development in knowledge intensive organizations. The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of organizations including the nature of knowledge work, such as the shift to remote work and adapting to environmental change.
There is now renewed interest in reimagining workforce development, especially the role of on-the-job training and professional development. Institutions are taking a fresh look at all aspects of the workforce development ecosystem, including motivation, inclusion and diversity, recruitment, development, engagement, culture, placement, lifelong competency, certification, measurement, and delivery.
The Digital Transformation of Workforce Development summit consists of two featured keynote panels by renowned national experts mixed with interactive brainstorming and discussion sessions. The half-day summit will focus on:
- Best practices in applying current digital solutions such as portals, development programs, certification, credentialing, and others.
- Evolving recruitment, evaluation, and development practices to respond to changes in workforce development.
- Exploring new approaches and business models for university based and other workforce development programs.
- The business, educational and policy opportunities and challenges spawned by the digital transformation of workforce and executive development.
The summit will address the opportunities and challenges of workforce development focusing on digital innovation and solutions including:
- Workforce development from entry level college graduates through the executive suite
- Corporate training
- Evaluation and measurement