April ETHRA Monthly Meeting - How Workforce Ecosystems Help Employers, Schools and Communities

When
04/18/2023
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
209 S. Center Street, Longview, TX 75601
Registered
25 registrants

Registration

1 - ETHRA Member – $20.00
Existing member of East Texas Human Resources Association.
1 - ETHRA Member - Virtual – $20.00
Existing member of East Texas Human Resources Association.
2 - ETHRA Member Veteran/Student – $10.00
Existing veteran/student member of East Texas Human Resources Association.
2 - ETHRA Member Veteran/Student - Virtual – $10.00
Existing veteran/student member of East Texas Human Resources Association.
3 - Non ETHRA Member – $40.00
Non-member of East Texas Human Resources Association.
3 - Non ETHRA Member - Virtual – $40.00
Non-member of East Texas Human Resources Association.
99 - ETHRA Board Member

Registration is closed

April ETHRA Luncheon

April 18, 2023 - 11:30am –1:00pm

In person: Workforce Solutions of East Texas

209 S. Center Street, Longview, TX 75601
(located inside the Kilgore College building on Center St)

*Virtual participation available*

Join our discussion:

How Workforce Ecosystems Help Employers, Schools and Communities

Tony Garife, ACT Work Ready Communities

Agenda:

Welcome - Introduction

Work Ready Communities Overview

NCRC Overview

Sharing the NCRC Qualification Letter/Printed Certificate

MyWorkKeys.com

Credly Digital Badging

NCRC Credit for Prior Learning – ACE Recommendations

Aligning to Economic Development – Employer Engagement

WRC Boot Camp

About the Speaker:

Tony Garife

Tony Garife is the Regional Manager for ACT’s Work Ready Communities. In his current role, Tony’s focus is working with state and county leaders that are participating in the ACT Work Ready Communities initiative. Tony has also worked as a State Program Manager at ACT providing job skills assessment systems that helps employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce. In addition, Tony has over 20 years of experience with federal financial aid, assisting students with financing their college education. Tony has a Bachelor’s Degree from San Diego State University and a MBA from the University of Washington.

Michael Monson

After graduating in Chemical Engineering, Michael spent 35 years in the semiconductor industry, first as a Photolithography Engineer then transitioning into Sales & Marketing and then to a Business Management role. In 2012, Michael transitioned to ACT, Inc. to help individuals achieve their education and workplace success. For the past 6 years, Michael has worked exclusively in ACT’s Workforce department, helping educational institutions, government agencies, and companies better understand and use ACT WorkKeys assessments, ACT WorkKeys Curriculum and the other products and services associated with ACT Workforce product lines.

Michael has over 40 years of sales and marketing, product management, and project management experience.