2025 | Training & Events | Regional Convenings

ABOUT THE SUMMIT:

We invite you to attend our upcoming dynamic in-person Regional Summit focused on partnership development to align systems and key actors in the workforce, education, and employment landscape, all aimed at bridging the gap for adult learners to access meaningful careers and drive social and economic mobility. This Summit serves as a unique opportunity to bring together thought leaders and diverse stakeholders to learn from each other, forge relationships, and work collaboratively to accelerate the region's talent agenda.

CAEL Military Community of Practice- Half Day Event

CAEL's Military Community of Practice is a national network of educators, employers, and mission-aligned organizations that share knowledge and initiatives that support military-connected individuals. This half-day event will allow attendees to hear from fellow practitioners about best practices and successful programs. CAEL will also present findings from the 2025 needs assessment and will facilitate a community of practice planning session. There will be ample time scheduled for networking.

SNAP E&T SUMMIT

Learn about utilizing SNAP E&T to advance equity and economic mobility to create education to career pathways that center the needs of adult learners and workers. CAEL, along with our partners, Seattle Jobs Initiatives, Grant Associates, and American Public Human Services Association, will highlight innovative ways for community colleges to support student basic needs through SNAP E&T.

Objectives for SNAP E&T Summit

An overview of SNAP student eligibility and emerging policies
Explore strategies to promote awareness of SNAP E&T
Why community college partnerships are important to a quality E&T program
Identify best practices in case and data management of SNAP E&T
Examine services states can make available through E&T
Explore how SNAP E&T can increase educational attainment and connection to quality jobs

REGIONAL SUMMIT

CAEL's Annual Regional Summit gathers experts to address the challenge of building an inclusive workforce for the rapidly-developing knowledge economy. The summit provides a platform for sharing strategies and resources, focusing on creating an effective education-to-workforce system. Sessions highlight innovative initiatives to align the workforce with adult learners' needs, offering insights from experts shaping the region's education and employment landscape.

OBJECTIVES FOR THE REGIONAL SUMMIT INCLUDE:

Examine the current state of the regional workforce, exploring policies that are working for underserved populations - and what more can be done
Unlock stakeholder perspectives on serving underserved populations
Explore what’s new in workforce-postsecondary education partnerships as well as employer-postsecondary education partnerships and how these programs meet employer needs
Examine how these types of partnerships support improving equity for individuals to access education and career pathways that lead to good jobs in in-demand fields
Identify and explore ways to overcome barriers for individuals to access workforce education, training programs, and postsecondary programs
Examine employer-sponsored education and training programs and explore best practices that are scalable for upskilling, reskilling, and cross-skilling
Unpack skill-based hiring practices that work
Networking, learning, collaborating, celebrating

Interested in a discounted rate to attend? Join as an individual member and save.

Members enjoy discounted access to our annual conference, professional development and training, and other opportunities to interact directly with the network that ensure you have the latest tools to effectively support adult learners and workers. CAEL’s membership support team engages with new members to ensure a seamless onboarding process that allows them to take immediate advantage of all their exclusive benefits.

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Training & Events

Regional Convenings

2025 Thriving Communities and Economic Mobility Regional Summit

March 11-13th