Conference Presentations

View the submitted workshop presentations from the 2025 NCWorks Partnership Conference. Click on a link to view or download a copy of the PDF file. Please check back frequently as the presenters continue to share them with us.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

• A Long Way to Go: Conversations on NC's Helene Recovery
  • Additional Information: Town of Lake Lure Storm Recovery Summary
• Building Partnerships to Strengthen Economic and Workforce Development
• Early Talent Recruitment for the Transportation Industry
• Economic Impact Award: Just the FACTS!
• Exploring Work-Based Learning with NC Career Launch
• Ready to Work
• Washington Update: The Next Wave in Workforce Policy
• Who's Missing? Completing the Puzzle to Create the Skilled Workforce

Thursday, October 16, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

• Building Social Capital Through Youth Employment Initiatives
• Designing Smarter Systems: How AI is Reshaping Workforce-Education Partnerships
• Grow Your Own: Cross-Sector Partnerships Driving Local Talent Pipelines
• Practical Tools for Every Employer
• Stakeholders Reimagined: Navigating Shifting Priorities
• Stronger Together: Resilience Through Mental Health
• Untapped Employee Pool: Reintegrating the Justice-Involved into the Workforce
• What's Happening in Our Economy and What It Means for You

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• Artificial Intelligence in the Workforce: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain
• Bridging the Skills Gap: Aligning Education with Industry Needs
• Disability Disclosure and the ADA
• Empowering Workforce Professionals with Essential Networking and Career Engagement Skills
• How Team Synergy Elevates Service Delivery
• Hurricane Helene: Strengthening Local Workforce Recovery
• My WDB Story: From Member to Director
• NC Healthcare Workforce: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

• AI and the Workforce: Navigating Opportunities and Potential Disruptions
• Fearless Teams: Building Psychological Safety Together
• Overcoming Employment and Education Barriers for At-Risk Youth
• Registered Apprenticeships: The Right Tool for the Workforce System
• The Roadmap That Works: Career Coaching Tools That Connect with Teens
• Unlocking Potential: Workforce Strategies That Work for the Justice-Involved
• Veterans Are Superheroes!
• Workforce Development IS Economic Development

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• Building Healthy, High-Performing Teams: Strategies for Alignment & Success
• Creating Lasting Community Partnerships
• Future-Proof Your Career: Insights from the Hiring Side
• Healthcare Solutions: A Win-Win Strategy
• Hurricane Helene: Lessons Learned Through Rapid Response
• Pathways to Reentry Success: Welcome Home Program Strategies
• Rural Successes: Strategies and Stories from the NC Rural Center
• Will AI Take or Make Jobs?

Friday, October 17, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

• Building Bridges: Reentry Programs in Action
• Building Hope and Creating Opportunities for Youth
• Empowering Career Professionals: Resume Train-the-Trainer Launch
• Innovative Partnership Award: Lincoln County Health Academy Leads the Way
• RESEA Future: Insight for Tomorrow
• Small Businesses Drive NC's Economic Growth
• Work-Based Learning That Works: Supercharging Apprenticeships with WIOA
• Your Brand, Your Power