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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Learning Lab: The Case for Quality Jobs\, Skills-Based Hiring and Apprenticeships
DESCRIPTION:Struggling to fill open positions? Facing high turnover? You’re not alone. Join workforce development leaders from across Arkansas and Oklahoma for a learning lab focused on hiring strategies that drive retention\, results\, and labor force resilience both locally and regionally. \n\n\n\nExplore data-driven tools for career advancement and skills development. Discover steps you can take to strengthen workforce initiatives in your organization or community. This highly interactive session will equip you with practical solutions you can put to work. \n\n\n\nThis learning lab is designed to move beyond discussion and help employers explore practical solutions to workforce challenges.  \n\n\n\nRegistration dealine: Monday\, Aug. 10\, 2026. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact the Community Development team at communitydevelopment@stls.frb.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat will you gain?\n\n\n\n\n\nApprenticeship resources—Get access to strategies and tools to launch or expand apprenticeship programs in your organization\n\n\n\nData-driven workforce insights—Understand more about how skills-based approaches can help employers staff the hardest-to-fill jobs in the Fort Smith\, Ark.\, and northeast Oklahoma region\n\n\n\nJob quality solutions—Discover how public benefits intersect with job quality and what you can do to help workers move beyond the benefits cliff\n\n\n\nReal employer examples—Learn from real-world case studies of skills-based hiring and apprenticeship strategies being used successfully by employers\n\n\n\nInteractive problem-solving—Participate in guided table discussions that turn ideas into practical strategies you can apply in your own organization\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n\n\nHR managers and talent acquisition leaders\n\n\n\nManufacturing plant operations managers\n\n\n\nBusiness owners and executives\n\n\n\nWorkforce development professionals\n\n\n\nAnyone tackling hiring or retention challenges\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://fedcommunities.org/event/workforce-solutions-learning-lab-fort-smith-arkansas/
LOCATION:Peak Innovation Center\, 5900 Painter Lane\, Fort Smith\, Arkansas\, 72903\, United States
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