How
companies
help
their
employees
learn
new
skills
and
thrive
at work
The 5th
Annual
PULSE
Conference
DETROIT,
MI –
Reading
Works
and
Wayne
State
University
Harris
Literacy
Program
announced
today
they
will
host on
Nov. 15
the 5th
Annual
PULSE
Conference.
It's
an
interactive,
day-long
forum
with
expert
speakers,
discussions,
and
workshops
– open
to
literacy
providers,
educators,
employers,
public
officials
and the
general
public.
PULSE
stands
for
Updates
for
Literacy,
Skill
development
&
Employment.
Conference
topics
will
include
best
practices
in adult
literacy,
emphasizing
reading,
writing,
math
application,
data
interpretation,
technology,
integrated
education
and work
readiness.
Jeff
Donofrio,
Michigan’s
Director
of Labor
and
Economic
Opportunity,
will
keynote
the
conference
and
provide
a
practice-based
update
on the
state’s
workforce
development
efforts.
Representatives
from
Flagstar
Bank,
Walgreens
and
Milton
Manufacturing
will
highlight
how they
partner
with
adult
education
agencies
to help
employees
learn
new
skills
to apply
in the
workplace.
Other
issues
to be
explored
include
digital
literacy,
trauma-informed
teaching,
ESL
challenges,
and
diversity
in the
workplace.
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