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Building a Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities
December 3, 2020
Amid this unprecedented and uncertain period of change, providing workers with the tools they need to successfully navigate a changing labor market over the course of their careers is a national economic imperative. While it is impossible to know the full extent and duration of COVID-19’s impact on the labor market, the employment landscape will likely look substantially different than what existed before.
While lifelong learning was a critical component to building a competitive workforce long before COVID-19, the role that employers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders play today in helping people find employment, re-enter the labor market, or develop new skills and competencies, has become even more urgent.
Join the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and Cognizant U.S. Foundation to hear key findings from the Institute’s new report, Building A Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities. Expanding on conversations we’ve had with policymakers and experts on the frontlines of this lifelong learning challenge—in Phoenix, Chicago, and Hartford—you will hear from a range of stakeholders illuminating the barriers and opportunities of creating a system that helps, not hinders, lifelong learning.
Together, we hope to chart a path forward for cities that want to develop equitable, accessible lifelong learning systems.
Agenda:
Welcome & Overview of ReportKristen Titus, Executive Director, Cognizant U.S. FoundationZach Neumann, Senior Project Manager, Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative City Perspectives
Mayor Kate Gallego, Phoenix, AZ
Mayor Luke Bronin, Hartford, CT
Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
Employer PerspectiveBecky Schmitt, Chief People Officer, CognizantPanel Discussion: Local ViewpointsDuncan Harris, CEO, Capital Community CollegeMatthew Muench, Senior VP of Talent, P33 ChicagoRachel Yanof, Executive Director, Achieve60AZRick Wartzman, Head of the KH Moon Center for a Functioning SocietyClosing RemarksAlastair Fitzpayne, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative
