By Kylie Parks, Arvada Chamber Director of Talent Pipeline Development Last week, I had the opportunity to join Chambers from Williamsburg, Baton Rouge, and Ft. Collins in a meeting with the Stadler company in Salt Lake City, Utah. The goal of our visit was to learn...
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Mark Your Calendar: August Work-Based Learning Workshop Series
By Kylie Parks, Arvada Chamber Director of Talent Pipeline Development Last week, I was fortunate to sit in on the Future of Work conversation hosted by Colorado Succeeds and the Colorado Business Roundtable. While there was a lot of great information, there were a...
Five Takeaways from the State of Education
The Arvada Chamber hosted the State of Education on June 16 as part of its Community Impact Forum series. Tracy Dorland, Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools provided the keynote address, offering an inside look at the current state and future vision of...
Industry Leaders at Metro-West Advanced Manufacturing Alliance Identify the Top 3 Critical Positions
By Kylie Parks, Arvada Chamber Director of Talent Pipeline Development On Thursday June 8th, the Arvada Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Jefferson County Business and Workforce Center hosted the second all partner meeting for the Metro-West Advanced...
Jeffco Schools “Career Hub” Leaders Provide Year-end Update + Employer Engagement Opportunities
By Kylie Parks, Arvada Chamber Director of Talent Pipeline Development Career Hubs have launched at four Jeffco High Schools over the past year through G.R.O.W. (Get Ready for Opportunities to Work) Jeffco efforts developed in collaboration with Jeffco Public Schools...
Arvada Chamber Releases Third “Work-Based Learning Toolkit” to Complete Series on Workforce Skill Development
(August 3, 2021) Arvada, CO – Today the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with an action team of education, business and non-profit partners, announced the release of a Work-Based Learning Toolkit to help guide businesses through the terminology, data, roles, benefits and action steps of work-based learning (WBL).