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    SHRM Portage County Workforce Development Learning Series: Preparing for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)

    Date: September 4, 2024, 9:00am – 10:30am
    Organizer:
    PCHRA / ConxusNEO
    Location:
    Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities
    2606 Brady Lake Rd.,
    Ravenna, OH 44266

    This will also be offered as a remote option particularly for our Summit County partners!
    Price:
    Free
    Event Type:
    SHRM Portage County Workforce Development Learning Series (Virtual)
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    In partnership with the ConxusNEO, SHRM Portage County invites you to join the ConsuxNEO September Meeting titled:

    "Preparing for National Disability Employment Awareness Month” (NDEAM)"

    ABOUT THE EVENT:  September is Natiolnal Disability Awarenss Month This is part of our SHRM Portage County 2024 Workforce Development Learning Series. We are partnering with the ConxusNEO to provide business owners and HR  professionals information and support on programs and funding opportunities available in the manufacturing, healthcare and technology sectors.  

    For this event, participants can learn and earn 1 SHRM PDC.

    ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is October, we have invited leaders from the Portage, Summit and Medina Boards of Developmental Disability to help spread awareness about the importance and objective of NDEAM; providing attendees with a clear understanding of its impact.  They will explain the resources and services available to local companies; highlighting how they can assist your business in achieving workforce diversity and inclusion.

    Attendees will leave the session:

    • Understanding how local partnerships can be leveraged to attract diverse talent and foster an inclusive company culture.
    • Practical knowledge and strategies to implement inclusive recruitment and workforce development initiatives within their organizations.
    • Recognizing how NDEAM can be celebrated as a month-long initiative to drive change and inspire businesses to commit to long-term diversity goals

     ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Our speakers for this session Tiffany Jones, Community Employment Coordinator for Portage DD; Jan Dougherty, Manager Community Supports & Development for Summit DD and Jason Dresden, Employment Navigator for Medina DD. .

    ABOUT THE ConxusNEO: Our role is to convene employers, educators, workforce programs, economic development, and community-based organizations to make that vision a sustainable reality.   Our work is based on the supply chain management model where workforce system strategies are innovated among partners to deliver the in-demand skills local companies need as the ultimate end-users in the supply chain.  As collaboration evolves, partners across the talent supply chain experience shared value.  Educators and workforce training programs are better able to align curriculum with in-demand skills, economic development efforts can benefit from more strategic workforce assets, and community-based organizations can leverage relationships and a variety of program partners to recruit and support residents in their job preparation efforts.

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