Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Berkshire Community College
Tickets: $75
BCC is committed to providing universal access to our events. Contact workforce@berkshirecc.edu to request disability accommodations.
Are you a Berkshire employer excited to take on our workforce challenges to create a thriving local economy for us all? Tickets are limited, so don't wait until the last minute to reserve your spot!
JD Chesloff, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, will provide an overview of the challenges facing local employers and how employers around the Commonwealth are finding alternative solutions for their recruiting, retention and employee work readiness challenges.
This one-day conference convened by Berkshire Community College, MassHire, Berkshire Innovation Center, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and 1Berkshire will focus on the workforce challenges and opportunities facing Berkshire employers from attracting the right talent to ensuring their employees flourish in a supportive and dynamic work environment.
Are you struggling to fill positions?
Tired of hiring workers who aren't ready for the workplace?
Unsure of how to meet the needs to today's employees?
Wish you had applicants banging down your door?
If you responded "Yes" to two or more of those questions, there are several speakers and sessions you won't want to miss!
Recruiting and Retention
Are you finding it challenging to find qualified job candidates? In this track, discover
overlooked sources of workers, how to maximize existing hiring resources and strategies
for retaining new hires longer.
Communication and Workplace Culture
Most people leave their jobs because they are unhappy with the workplace culture or
a lack of opportunities. In this track, hear from employees about their work needs
and what keeps them in their jobs longer. Discuss how to minimize distractions from
digital communications and how to make employee communications more effective. Learn
the ingredients for creating a thriving culture within your organization, so people
are banging down your door to work there!
Workplace Readiness Skills
You might be able to find candidates that possess the right "hard skills," but won't
thrive in their role due to their lack of "soft skills" or "workplace readiness skills."
In this track, learn how to incorporate workplace readiness skills into your existing
employee training, how to improve employee tech literacy and how to build self-sufficient
teams.
Employees from the following organizations have registered for this Summit:
Stephen Warley, Conference Manager
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