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Connecticut Learns & Works Conference
  Connecticut Learns and Works Last Updated: February 22, 2023  
Return to Water's Edge for a dynamic All-Day Conference for
educators, workforce development professionals and employers.
2023 CT Learns & Works
2023 CT Learns & Works

If you have any questions, please send an email to ccrn@ct.gov

Keynote speaker: Dr. Chaka Felder-McEntire is a 20-year education leader Keynote speaker: Dr. Chaka Felder-McEntire is a 20-year education leader
  • How to connect education systems and the labor market to support a diverse and inclusive workforce
  • How to prepare students to succeed in a diverse economy
  • what can leaders do to ensure that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is happening in schools and organizations

Workshops topics include the following:

  • Early College Advanced Manufacturing Program (ECAMP)
  • Labor Market update and projections
  • Autism and Work
  • CareerConneCT, Industry Sector Partnerships
  • Community College Consolidation
  • Building Meaningful School/Business and Industry Partnerships
  • Skills21/Ed Advance Project-based CTE Learning
  • CT Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program with the CT DOT
  • LinkedIn/social media for job search and career planning
  • Waterbury Career Academy Surgical Technologist Program with Hartford Health Care
  • Diversity and Inclusion


If you have any questions, please send an email to ccrn@ct.gov



Symposium for educators, counselors, employment and training specialists, and business persons
interested in career and workforce development issues.



Presentations from the April 2022 Symposium
CTLW Discussion Topics
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Gateway Community College, New Haven

Labor Market Update Connecticut Labor Market Update (PDF)
Patrick J. Flaherty | Director of Research and Information
Connecticut Department of Labor

Increasing Participation of All Students in MFG/STEM Fields CT Learns and Works - Increasing Participation of All Students in MFG/STEM Fields (PDF)
Eileen Candels | Director of Partnerships
Kristi Oki | Program Innovation Manager, Mechanical Engineer

Wednesday, April 20, 2021 photos





Presentations from the October 2021 Symposium
CTLW Discussion Topics
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Tunxis CC, Farmington | Founder's Hall

Labor Market Update Connecticut Labor Market Update (PDF)
Patrick J. Flaherty | Director of Research and Information
Connecticut Department of Labor

Debunking the Mysteries of Women in Modern Manufacturing CT Learns and Works - Debunking the Mysteries of Women in Modern Manufacturing (PDF)
Millie Hemming | Education & Workforce Specialist
Kristi Oki | Mechanical Engineer, Adv. Design, Automation & Metrology

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 photos

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