Executive Summary Event Title: Supporting Successful Placement Through Staffing and Partnerships 2/6/2018 Moderator(s): Jeff Hunt Speaker(s): Phoebe Reeves-Murray, Kurt Von Stetten, Felicia Garvin-Pierce, Michael Quigley, Amber Palmeri, Jason Vaughn Run of Show Objectives 1:50 Supporting Successful Placement Through Staffing and Partnerships – Big Picture Aims 4:25 The New Placement Toolkit – A Team Approach 8:48 Review and Discussion of the creation, purpose, and specific components of the DOL YouthBuild Staff for Placement Toolkit (Phoebe Reeves-Murray) 10:00 Continued review of Placement Toolkit (Kurt Von Stetten) 25:20 Model #1: North Shore CDC and YouthBuild Northshore, Salem, MA 46:20 Model #2: Mile High Youth Corps and Mile High YouthBuild, Denver, CO 1:03:30 Summary of Key Takeaways 1:24:09 Resources and Contacts 1:24:24 This webinar will introduce attendees to the DOL YouthBuild Staffing for Placement Toolkit. This toolkit will assist YouthBuild grantees with developing a strong placement staffing component with a specific focus on the required job developer position and building partnerships with employers and the American Job Centers. On this webinar we hear from YouthBuild grantees and leaders from local workforce development agencies who have successfully staffed and partnered for strong placement and retention Grantees and workforce development agencies answer among others, the following key questions:       What specific Job Developer duties in a DOL YouthBuild Program should center around employer and postsecondary education partner development?     What are the options for a DOL YouthBuild Program staff can staff its required Job Developer position(s)?       What makes for a strong engagement between a DOL YouthBuild Program and its American Job Center with regard to successful placement of participants?       How can a DOL YouthBuild Program calendar out its Job Development activities to offer strong placement and retention practices?   WFGPS Event Page Link