SAVE THE DATE!   TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008
8:30am - 2:30pm
Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

Hosted by
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Southwestern Workforce Development Board
AdvantageWest Economic Development Group
Partners In Education

 

                                Keynote Speakers:


Secretary Jim Fain
NC Department of Commerce
(bio)


Phyllis Eisen
Executive Director of the Center
for Workforce Success: Emerging Technology In The Workplace
(bio)

                                
                                Please join us on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 for the first Regional Workforce Summit for the
                                11-county area of Western North Carolina. We need your knowledge, ideas and leadership
                                as we address these topics:

                ●  Workforce challenges and business needs of the advanced manufacturing, health
                    care, tourism/hospitality and construction industries.
                ●  Preparing the current and future workforce for career opportunities available in
                    these industries.

                ●  Connecting workforce development and economic initiatives in WNC.

                ●  Implementing a strategic plan for strengthening the workforce and economy of
                    Western North Carolina.

 

Cost for attending is $40.00 per person

Click here to register online

Click here for a registration form to mail in