Briefing with the Department of Employment and Workforce
Workforce development and the role of nonprofits
Landmark legislation, known as Act No. 67 of 2023, the Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act (the Workforce Development Act), recently became law due to overwhelming support by the House, Senate, and Governor McMaster.
This law brings new responsibilities to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), including the transition of the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development (CCWD) and the Regional Workforce Advisors (RWAs) from the S.C. Department of Commerce to DEW.
This unified plan will bring long-lasting, positive changes to statewide education and workforce development. As part of this unified plan, the CCWD will create new tools and resources for businesses, students, educators, parents, and others that make workforce services more available.
These tools include an Education and Workforce Portal that provides access to labor market information and career-planning resources. Barriers like lack of childcare and transportation needs will be studied to develop strategies that better assist job seekers facing those obstacles, while a supply/gap analysis of the state’s current and projected employer demands will also be conducted.
Join SC DEW Executive Director William Floyd and Charles Appleby, Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development, to hear what's planned.
Bring your ideas and questions as we explore ways to strengthen the nonprofit sector's individual and collective efforts to support our state's concerted efforts to expand workforce development services.
Agenda
| September 28 | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM |
SC DEW Executive Director William Floyd
Welcome and Overview |
| 12:15 PM - 12:50 PM |
Charles Appleby, Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development
SC DEW Programming Opportunities |
| 12:50 PM - 1:00 PM | Open Discussion & Questions |
Attendees (57)
Nicole Bonilla
Director of Operations
Cancer Society of Greenville County
LaTonya Boyd
Executive Director
Chester County First Steps
Todd Buehrig
Executive Director
National Safety Council Southeastern Chapter (SCNSC)
Anita Case
Executive Director
Affinity Health Center
Andrea Clements
HR Consultant
Harper Human Resources Consulting
Susan Crooks
President
Walt's Waltz
Tamara Dourney
Executive Director
Pickens County Habitat for Humanity
Casey Edmonds
Executive Director, Officer of Expansion
Ccc
Lisa Freudenberger
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Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Claire Gibbons
Executive Director
Power:Ed
A'Netra Hardy
Regional Outreach Paralegal
South Carolina Legal Services
Brian Itzkowitz
President & CEO
Palmetto Goodwill
Christine (Chris) A. Keefer
Immediate Past Board Chair
Turning Pages of SC
Lelia King
Executive Director
Build Carolina
GP McLeer
Partner
Pecan Public Relations
Regina Moore
Executive Director/CEO
South Carolina Christian Action Council
Jonathan Nazeer
Capacity Building Program Director
Victory Gardens International
Cheryl O'Donnell
Executive Director
Florence Crittenton Programs of SC
Casey Pash
President
Junior Achievement of Greater SC
Stig Rasmussen
Staff Attorney
Fact Forward
Brooke Robertson
Director of Strategic Communication & Member Experience
Together SC
Brenda Shaw
Chief Development Officer
Lowcountry Food Bank
Alyssa Smith
Executive Director
Charleston Wine + Food
Keisha Stewart
Founder/Executive Director
Infinite Possibilities Inc
Janisha Thomas
Chief Human Resource Officer
The Ritedose Corporation
Natalia Valenzuela Swanson
Senior Program Director
Mary Black Foundation
Kayla Williams
Executive Director
Automotive Service Assistance
Naomi Zeiset
Grants Manager
Trident United Way
Tanaya Matthews
Program Coordinator
Gullah Traveling Theater Inc
William Floyd, SC DEW Executive Director
Charles Appleby, Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development
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