Business Service Webinars

If you aim to stay competitive through evolving industry trends, it is essential to collaborate with local educational institutions in shaping the skills of your future workforce. We will highlight success stories and public-private partnership models to showcase the impact of collaboration that advances economic opportunities by building marketable skills for students and creating a resilient workforce pipeline starting with our K12 partners.

Presenter
Chantel Jones, Opportunity Pipeline Director
Dr. Greg Morris, Academic Services Sr. Vice Provost

Hiring locally doesn’t just showcase your focus on community investment; you may even be eligible to receive financial incentives and receive purchasing preferences when employing a specific percentage of local workers. Dallas College is the second largest college in the country with an average 100k+ annual enrollment; a massive homegrown, qualified, skilled, and diverse talent pipeline is in your backyard. Learn about your access to the student recruitment platform “Handshake,” student connection opportunities, and more talent acquisition solution offerings. Let us help you simplify and expand your options to tap into the local talent pipeline.

Presenters
Sam Anderson, Career Placement Director
Clint McClain, Project Lead
Tim Samuels, Corporate Partnerships Regional Director
Derek Soper, Associate Dean, Career and Transfer Skills Development

Historically US apprenticeship models have trailed behind Europe and had limited focus on “trade” occupations. Since 2009, grant, contract, and tax credit opportunities have been driving an increase of modern “earn and learn” models across all industries as employers experience the benefits of shaping their workers and seeing improved innovation outcomes. You will learn about apprenticeships, co-ops, work-study, internships, and potential funding sources. We’ve partnered with companies ranging in size from Fluffy’s Chicken in Cedar Hill to being the national mechatronics trainer for Amazon. Join the movement by innovating work-based learning opportunities to sow your workforce.

Presenters
Anita Bedford, Experiential Learning Director
LaKesha Raynor, • Workforce Development Apprenticeships Director

We are working to ensure that Dallas County is vibrant, growing, and economically viable for future generations. One way we are achieving this is by supporting the nonprofits that are entrenched in doing the grassroots work to empower and elevate local communities. In this session, learn about Dallas College resources and networks that you can leverage to maximize your nonprofit’s outreach and grow your impact.

Presenter
Dr. Kathy Acosta, Community Outreach Sr. Director
Jonathan Estrada, Community Relations and Solutions Director

In today's fast-changing economy, businesses need a competitive advantage to keep up with challenges and stay successful. Training and development have proven to have positive impacts on employee success and retention. The Dallas College Ascend Institute partners with businesses to develop customized training programs for new and existing employees that align with your current and future needs. This session will explore customized training successes and how eligible organizations can use Skills Development Funds and Skills for Small Business grants to cover the cost of training.

Presenters
Kimberly Wilkins, Ascend Institute Client Relationship Mgmt Project Lead
Konley Kelley, Ascend Institute Business Development Project Lead
Julie Carey, Ascend Institute Grant Manager
Matt Buttacavoli, Epiroc Drilling Solutions Production Manager
Sheri G Clark, Instructional CE Coordinator

There are many benefits to being a highly data-driven organization including reducing risk, increasing efficiency and revenue, and being able to demonstrate progress toward organizational goals. Our Labor Market Intelligence Center provides data on the labor market and socioeconomic barriers to enhance data-informed decision-making. Stakeholders apply the research to inform design equity initiatives, strategic planning, economic development efforts, and business retention and expansion. The LMIC has conducted study partnerships with organizations like the Child Poverty Action Lab and the City of Dallas and is expanding these efforts. In this session, the team shares the kinds of data they obtain, recent project successes, and how to ask great research questions that can ensure you get the data you need to calculate your next step.

Presenters
Camille Gilchriest, Director of Data Visualization & GIS
Rogers Oliveira, Director of Future of Work
Jema Lomas, Director of Schools of Instruction