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2016 UIC Urban Forum
September 15, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT
SAVE THE DATE: 2016 UIC Urban Forum
Jobs and the Labor Force of Tomorrow: Migration, Training, Education
September 15, 2016
Dynamic metropolitan economies require a diverse, trained and available work force that adapts to the needs of commerce, industry, government and the service sector today as well as in the future. The rapidly changing economy demands that the workforce be adaptable and flexible by continuously increasingly skill levels, providing training opportunities, and recognizing the quick pace of job shifting. The quality of the workforce and supply of human capital in US urban areas have been shaped by a variety of forces throughout the industrial and post-industrial eras, most notably the enactment of compulsory public education, inducement of internal migration, massive demands for a rapidly increasing workforce via immigration, and the enactment of public policy regulations concerning wages, working conditions and collective bargaining. The 2016 Urban Forum focuses the lenses on human capital development to address the contemporary challenges that shape human capital in metropolitan regions by examining the role of migration and immigration, K-12 education preparedness, post-secondary workforce training and development efforts, and recruitment and professional development of Millennials.
White papers for the 2016 UIC Urban Forum:
The Overview White Paper.
Nik Theodore, University of Illinois at Chicago
White Paper 1: Migration/Immigration
Xóchitl Bada, University of Illinois at Chicago
White Paper 2: Post-secondary education
Gregory Larnell, University of Illinois at Chicago
White Paper 3: Jobs, Wages, working conditions and public policy.
Laura Dresser, University of Wisconsin at Madison
White Paper 4: Continuous professional development and Millennials.
Brad Harrington, Boston College
For full abstracts on the white papers visit www.uicurbanforum.org.
