Next Steps: Helping Youth and Workforce Professionals Thrive After Training Program Transitions

As workforce training programs shift or restructure, young people and the professionals working with them, face key moments of change in their career paths. This listening session invites workforce professionals, youth advocates, educators, and those with lived experience to share insights and identify opportunities to better support youth and workforce professionals during these transitions. Together, we’ll explore what’s working, uncover gaps, and co-create strategies to build a more inclusive, youth-centered workforce system. Your voice matters—join us in helping youth and workforce professionals move forward with confidence and support.

Hear from those on the front lines about how they are helping to support customers through transitions, including:

Lindsay Cale, Center Director of Ottumwa Job Corps
Cale will speak about how Ottumwa Job Corps mobilized community organizations and resources to put together a resource job fair.

Jessica Issoufou, Deputy Director of WorkSource Montgomery
Issoufou will speak about how WorkSource Montgomery support transitioning federal employees through their Federal Workforce Career Center.