Across the country, more than 70 million Americans are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) – like military service, on-the-job training, or community colleges – rather than a bachelor’s degree. These workers have the skills to succeed in higher-earning roles, but consistently face barriers to opportunity due to unnecessary degree requirements in job postings. The result is that STARs face limited opportunities for economic mobility — and employers in both the public and private sector continue to grapple with perceived talent shortages.
An economy that works for STARs is an economy that works better for everyone. In this presentation, learn about STARs in Louisiana and the groundbreaking Tear the Paper Ceiling campaign to discuss the role that HR leaders can play in shifting to a skills-first approach to hiring and talent development. Attendees will learn how their own organizations can chart a course from awareness to behavior shifts to sustained change.
About our speaker:
Meagan West believes in service, which is why she chose the HR field. In her current role as an HR business partner for Flowers Baking Company, she coaches, leads, and directs to help employees align their success with organizational outcomes. She also supports the HR profession by volunteering with GBR SHRM, Empower 225, and other service organizations. Meagan believes the most successful organizational development initiatives come from the top. During our session, she will share her best practices to establish rapport and gain buy-in with the C-suite.
ATDBR strives to align our programming with the ATD Capability Model. This workshop supports the "Impacting Organizational Capability."
ATDBR is a pre-approved provider and is authorized to provide continuing education programs that qualify for initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. ATDBR provides high-quality programming that has been developed and delivered by subject matter experts.
As soon as you complete the registration process, you will be guaranteed a seat at this event. The completed registration process initiates an invoice from ATDBR to you that may be paid online, by mail, or on the day of the event. Be sure to register using a valid and accessible email address to receive automated event confirmations, invoices, and Zoom links for virtual events. ATDBR is not responsible for undeliverable communication due to registration errors.
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Pre-registration required. No walk-ins.
