Strengthening Pathways: Partnerships to Advance Literacy & Workforce Development

• About the Conference
• Who Should Attend
• Location
• Directions
• Agenda and Schedule
• Vendor Showcase Hours
• About the Speakers
• Vendors/Exhibitors
• Additional Information

About the Conference

Please join The Literacy Cooperative for a day long conference to discuss and explore strategies to connect educational and training programs and support services that prepares and enables individuals to secure a job and advance over time to successively higher levels of education and employment.

Three themes guide the focus for the conference:

• Foster collaborations between businesses, community organizations, educators, nonprofit organizations, and workforce development agencies to open doors to better careers and employment opportunities to improve standards of living in the region.
• Convene community stakeholder groups to discuss new paradigms to increase literacy rates and regional economic development through education and training.
• Raise awareness among businesses, educators and community-based organizations about available employment training resources and literacy services to increase employee performance.

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Who should attend

• Businesses
• Educators
• Community Groups
• Non Profits
• Workforce Development Agencies

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Location

Tri-C Corporate College East

4400 Richmond Road

Warrensville Heights, OH 44128

8:00a.m to 3:00p.m.

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Directions

By automobile:
Corporate College East is easily accessed by traveling south on I-271, exiting at 28B Harvard Road. Proceed turning right off of the exit ramp, traveling west on Harvard Road. The entrance to Corporate College East is located on Richmond Road.

By bus:
Routes #14 Kinsman and #94 East 260th – Richmond, destination sign Tri-C, provide direct service. Route #15F Warrensville Hts. flyer provides service to and from Emery and Richmond.

By rail:
Ride route #67X -Van Aken Blue Line to Van Aken and Warrensville and board the #14 Kinsman, destination sign Tri-C, from Warrensville and Chagrin. Or ride route #67AX Shaker Green Line to Shaker and Green and board the #94 East 260th – Richmond, destination sign Tri-C. For additional information and assistance call the RTAnswerline at (216) 621-9500, TDD service (216) 781-4271 or visit www.riderta.com.

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Agenda and Schedule

Please click here to review the schdule

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Vendor Showcase Hours

8:00a.m to 3:30p.m.

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About the Speakers

 

• Barbara Endel, PhD, Senior Associate, Workforce Strategy Center, Brooklyn, NY

• Gloria Gillette, Director, Northeast ABLE Resource Center, Euclid, OH

• Linda Harris, Director of Youth Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC

• Omobola Lana, Director, The Literacy Cooperative, Cleveland, OH

• Robert Paponetti, Vice President, Workforce and Economic Development, Cuyahoga County

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Vendor/Exhibitors

Textbook resource companies and workforce training providers are invited to reserve a table to share your products and services with conference attendees without charge.

Click Here For Vendor Registration Form

Vendors and exhibitors are welcome to attend any concurrent session and the keynote luncheon. Vendors may feel free to offer candy and souvenirs at their tables. They may also hold prize drawings open to all conference attendees.

Display set-up begins at 7:15 am. and must be completed by 8:00 am. Tear down may begin at 3:30 pm. Conference attendees will be encouraged to visit vendor/exhibitor tables throughout the day. Expect high traffic during Registration, Break Periods, and 30 minutes after closing remarks.

Signs-Vendors may bring their on signs or request them from us. If requested, a black-on-white display will be made with the company or organizations name printed exactly as indicated on the Vendor Registration Form.

Electricity-Power arrangements can be made by indicating your request on the Vendor Registration Form.

Display Information- Each vendor/exhibitor will be provided with one 6ft. table with skirt, tow folding chairs, and a display sign if requested. If vendors or exhibitors plan to bring their our booths; the booths shall not be taller than 10ft. high and wider than 3ft.

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Additional Information
For additional information about the event, please call Erika Mason 216.393.4545. Please click here to register online.
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