During our last MAX Minutes session of 2020, MAX Board Chair Amy Lancaster-King discussed MAX’s exciting transition into a professional membership association for metro Atlanta’s workforce developers beginning in 2021. Lancaster-King provided a detail review of the membership benefits workforce developers can expect from MAX in the days ahead. The session was prefaced with an […]
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MAX Minutes with Amy Lancaster-King to Focus on Exciting Developments for MAX and Our Workforce Development Community
The Metro Atlanta eXchange for Workforce Solutions (MAX) was launched in December 2014 by a team of regional leaders who recognized that increased collaboration across the Atlanta region’s workforce development arena empowers all stakeholders to positively influence each other’s efforts and realize greater collective impacts through stronger cohesiveness. MAX has since served as a convener and connector […]
MAX Academy Connects Workforce Developers with Ideas for Improving Employer Engagement
On Thursday, December 3rd, workforce developers convened virtually to hear from Adam Forrand, Vice President – Education, Talent, & Leadership Development for the Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett, and Howard Arden, Talent Acquisition Specialist with Novo Health Services, Inc. on how to build highly effective partnerships with employers. Forrand shared how-tos for better understanding employer needs and for […]
MAX Data Council Reviews Opportunities for Reskilling and Upskilling Individuals in the Atlanta Area
During the September convening of the MAX Data Council, council members were provided an inside look into the data behind the Atlanta MSA Regional Skills Analysis, a July 2020 report that provides a snapshot of opportunities for reskilling and upskilling individuals in the Atlanta area labor force. The report was produced through a partnership with […]