Meeting Workforce Demands: Aligning Employers and Workers Post-COVID

Texas faces record-breaking unemployment in the wake of COVID-19. How can educational institutions and the state help meet the demands of a changing workforce? How do we align employer demand with pathways in the skilled trades and career and technical education? How can lawmakers address the crisis of students getting degrees with low ROI and high student loan debt?

Speakers

• Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. (Moderator) – Executive Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Senator Larry Taylor (Panelist) – Texas State Senate, District 11
• Scott Norman (Panelist) – Executive Director, Texas Association of Builders
• Mike Reeser (Panelist) – Chancellor, Texas State Technical College