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Designing and Managing Effective Youth Workforce Development Programs
Measure Performance
Develop & Implement Performance Measures, while Complying with WIA Requirements and Regulations. 
Improve Educational Quality
Forge Public-Private Partnerships to Create Seamless "One-Stop Delivery Centers" for All Youth, with a "No Wrong-door" Approach.
Manage Employment Options and Information
Learn Proven Strategies for Providing Effective Case Management & WIA Outcomes with At-Risk, Hard-to-Serve & Diverse Youth. 
Innovations for Solving Hard-to-Tackle Issues in Youth Workforce Development
Take Your Youth Council to the Next Level with a Business-like Approach.
Plus: Join us for the tailored workshop in Developing Resources to Sustain & Enhance Youth Programs, specifically designed to give you hands-on experience in applying what works to your own programs
April 14-15, 2003 - Wyndham City Center Hotel Washington, D.C.
Agenda and Speaking Faculty
Day One: April 14, 2003
 
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30

Keynote Address: The Future of Youth Workforce Development Programs
Lorenzo Harrison, Administrator, Office of Youth Services, Employment Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

9:30 Leadership Panel: Key Perspectives and Issues in Developing and Improving a Successful Youth Development Program
Marion Pines, Director, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Suzanne Potts, San Diego Workforce Partnership,
Jan Magill, Senior Program Officer, Center for Workforce Preparation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
10:45 Break and Refreshments
11:00

Performance Measurements for Youth Workforce Development Programs
Carl DeMaio, Senior Fellow, RPPI

12:00 Luncheon
1:15 Taking Youth Councils to the Next Level
Suzanne Potts, San Diego Workforce Partnership
2:15 Effective Program Design: Performance-Based and Outcome-Oriented Youth Development Programs that Reach, Register, and Retain Clients with Barriers to Employment
3:15 Break and Refreshments
3:30 Youth with Disabilities: Critical Success Factors for Forging Effective Partnerships for their Training and Economic Development
Joan Wills, Director, Center for Workforce Development, Institute for Educational Leadership, Partner in the Workforce Development Collaborative for Youth with Disabilities
4:45 Adjourn
 
 Day Two: April 15, 2003
8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:30 Successful Case Management for YWDP's: Report WIA Outcomes in Integrated Case Management
Jim Callahan, Consultant to the Sar Levitan Center, Johns Hopkins University, Callahan Consultants
9:30

One-Stop Resource Center Marketing Strategies: Reach Local Youth
John Milisauskas, Job Center Manager, Kenosha County Job Center, WI

10:30

Break
10:45 Workforce Development Programs for Young Offenders and At- Risk Youth
David Brown, Executive Director, National Youth Employment Coalition, and Lane Roos, Project RIO-Y Director, Texas Youth Commission
12:00 Networking Luncheon Exchanging Best Practices:  Facilitated by Christi Crovato, Associate Director, The Performance Institute
1:30 Application Workshop: Developing Resources to Sustain &
Enhance Youth Programs
4:00 Adjourn

Exhibiting and Sponsorship Information:
To learn more about exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at Performance Institute educational seminars and conferences, please call James Simpson at 703-894-0481.

Or by calling us at
703-894-0481
Hotel

The 2003 Youth Workforce Development Summit will be held at the Wyndham City Center. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Wyndham City Center Hotel, at a discounted rate of $150.00. Please contact the hotel at 202-775-0800 for reservations. Be sure to ask for the Performance Institute conference rate.

Wyndham City Center Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Tel: 202-775-0800
Wyndham City Center Hotel

Tuition

The fees to attend the 2003 Youth Workforce Development Summit are as follows:

Conference Only $995
Conference & Workshop $1,295
Workshop Only $300
Group Discounts
Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling James Simpson at 703-894-0481, or emailing him at [email protected].
 
Administrative Note:
A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charges for cancellations received less than three weeks from the sate of the conference. As speakers are confirmed 6 months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.