Strengthening the Manufacturing Industry: Recruit, Re-Train, and Retain Valuable Workforce Talent
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Strengthening the Manufacturing Industry: Recruit, Re-Train, and Retain Valuable Workforce Talent
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External Event: Hosted by Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN). Send all questions, issues, or requests to: earn@askearn.org
Join the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) and the Manufacturing Institute for a free webinar exploring today's manufacturing landscape and practical strategies for strengthening the workforce.
Presenter(s)
Ellice Switzer, Extension Associate, Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability
Jordan Morang, Director, Workforce Innovation & Policy, Manufacturing Institute
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving the overall economy, with healthcare being an early adopter of innovative strategies. From hospital wings to clinics to back-office operations, AI tools are changing how care is documented, how diagnoses are reached, and how clinicians spend their time. These shifts are redefining roles and raising a pressing question: How do we prepare workers to thrive in an AI-enabled healthcare sector
Moderator(s)
Sean Ruddy, Workforce Analyst, U.S. Department of LaborPresenter(s)
Jen McKay, Staff Clinical Specialist / CMIO, Google for HealthPhilip R.O. Payne, PhD, Founding Director of Center for Health AI, BJC Healthcare and Washington University MedicineTyler S. Wallace, PhD, Principal Consultant, Scale StreetSusan H. Fenton, PhD, Professor and Vice Dean for Education, UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics -
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In December 2025, DOL announced the availability of YouthBuild funding via FOA-ETA-26-38, which closed on March 2, 2026. DOL anticipates announcing these awards in late spring / early summer 2026, and invites those awardees to this session, which will walk you through everything you need to know as you prepare to launch your program and begin enrolling participants.
Moderator(s)
Jeff Hunt, YouthBuild Program Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training AdministrationPresenter(s)
Amanda Brenner, Workforce Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Michelle Lee-Jones, Workforce Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Stephanie Peña, Workforce Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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This orientation is led by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Apprenticeship, and will provide State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula - Round 4 (SAEF4) grantees with an overview of their new grant award including allowable activities, performance reporting resources, federal and grantee staff roles and responsibilities, and more!
Moderator(s)
Ayreen Cadwallader, Workforce Analyst, Office of ApprenticeshipPresenter(s)
Marek Laco, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration
Megan Baird, Acting Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship
Mary Ricchezza, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship
Kyle Maguire, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship
Shelia Lewis, Program Analyst, Office of Apprenticeship
Brinda Ruggles, Grant Officer, Office of Grants Management
LaQuisha Barnes, Grants Management Specialist/Team Leader, Office of Grants Management
