The Future of Work

Presenters: With Candy Slocum, Executive Director of North Central Texas InterLink

Description: Slocum talks about how career and technical education is preparing our future workforce. Several North Texas schools offer programs that teach applied, hands-on skills for jobs many regional employers need. These programs have low dropout rates and prepare students for higher education and the workforce. Slocum will discuss how North Texas employers can get involved with these programs, and will provide a peek into future technologies and industries paving the way for new, expanded career opportunities.