Skill development in a fluid work environment is a challenge for employers and employees. This session will focus on the specific skills needed for a specific job and how to obtain them. Participants will become familiar with examples of companies that have programs in place and their incentives for completion and successful delivery. 

Learning Objectives

• Participants will differentiate reskilling, upskilling, and rightskilling
• Participants will discuss and evaluate the responsibilities of continuing education by employers and employees
• Participants will delve into three contrasting industries by exploring the continuing education opportunities valued in each industry

About our Speaker

Ellen Weaver Paquette, NCC, CSSP, NCDA Fellow and FCD Master Trainer Preceptor has taught career development to graduate students in counseling for 35 years while teaching the US NCDA FCD credential to those in agencies, government, business and education in the United States and abroad. She has taught in Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Turkey and the UAE establishing a fluidity of teaching and cross cultural sensitivity. She has been recognized for her contributions to NCDA in two prestigous awards, has served on the FCD original Advisory Council and on the NCDA Board of Directors.