Upskilling Connecticut

Thanks to everyone who joined our Upskilling Connecticut: Bridging the Gaps Between Educators and Employers webinar on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

Here is a video of the complete webinar:

This webinar, based on NEBHE’s recent white paper, focused on real-time labor-market data and consumer insights data from Strada Education Network to highlight successes, challenges and opportunities for upskilling in Connecticut. Additionally, a robust panel discussion illuminated effective upskilling programs in Connecticut, including those associated with Goodwin University, Trinity College and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. The discussion addressed questions including:

• Who benefits most from upskilling programs in Connecticut?
• How are successful upskilling programs built, scaled and maintained?
• How can small- and medium-sized businesses initiate upskilling programs?
• Who must contribute to the sustainability and advancement of upskilling?
• How have the impacts of COVID-19 affected the upskilling landscape in Connecticut?

The panelists were:

• • Vicki Bozzuto, Director of Career and Transfer Readiness, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System
  • Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, Faculty Director of Innovation Initiatives for Infosys, Trinity College
  • Mark Scheinberg, President, Goodwin University
  • Candace Williams, Director of Policy Research & Strategic Initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education
  • Charlotte Peyser, Policy & Research Analyst, New England Board of Higher Education

	Click here to download NEBHE’s PowerPoint presentation (in PDF format) featured at the beginning of the webinar.
	Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation (in PDF format) featured in the webinar, featuring information from Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, Faculty Director of Innovation Initiatives for Infosys, Trinity College.