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Upskill Works: Apprenticeship

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Partnership Tower
701 Avenida de Los Americas, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77010

Save to Calendar 2024-11-20 08:30:00 2024-11-20 10:00:00 Upskill Works: Apprenticeship During National Apprenticeship Week, UpSkill Houston and the Greater Houston Apprentice Network will explore the benefits and importance of apprenticeships as a talent strategy for employers. Apprenticeships are valuable tools employers are using to to tap diverse talent pools and develop talent with specific skills with a good return on their investment. Though traditionally associated with construction trades, the apprenticeship model lends itself well to paraprofessional roles ranging from tax preparers to insurance underwriters to photovoltaic installers — and yet, they are underutilized.  Over the past decade, UpSkill Houston has cultivated a distinguished, nationally recognized collaborative network comprising business, industry, education, and community leaders. This alliance has fostered robust relationships and fostered an environment ripe for innovation, aimed at cultivating a workforce primed for success in Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast region. To sustain the region’s economic growth and competitiveness, the Greater Houston Partnership has a concerted focus on talent driven economic development to support the talent needs of the region’s key industry sectors. Furthermore, , the imperative to address skills gaps has intensified as our region undergoes a profound shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based, technology-driven economy.   Partnership Tower 701 Avenida de las Americas, Suite 900, Houston, TX, 77010 Houston.org ghp@houston.org America/Chicago public
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About this Event

During National Apprenticeship Week, UpSkill Houston and the Greater Houston Apprentice Network will explore the benefits and importance of apprenticeships as a talent strategy for employers. Apprenticeships are valuable tools employers are using to to tap diverse talent pools and develop talent with specific skills with a good return on their investment. Though traditionally associated with construction trades, the apprenticeship model lends itself well to paraprofessional roles ranging from tax preparers to insurance underwriters to photovoltaic installers — and yet, they are underutilized. 

Over the past decade, UpSkill Houston has cultivated a distinguished, nationally recognized collaborative network comprising business, industry, education, and community leaders. This alliance has fostered robust relationships and fostered an environment ripe for innovation, aimed at cultivating a workforce primed for success in Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast region. To sustain the region’s economic growth and competitiveness, the Greater Houston Partnership has a concerted focus on talent driven economic development to support the talent needs of the region’s key industry sectors. Furthermore, , the imperative to address skills gaps has intensified as our region undergoes a profound shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based, technology-driven economy.
 

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ccogdill@houston.org

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713-824-2403

Agenda

Meet and Greet
8:30 -9:00 a.m.
Program
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Attendance

Open to

Members

Non-members

Title Sponsor

Collaborator Sponsor

Advocate Sponsor

Event Supporter Sponsor

INEOS O&P USA
Lee College
San Jacinto College
Silver Eagle Distributors Houston Inc.

Platinum Signature Sponsors

Signature Sponsors

Executive Partners