NCWorks Partnership Conference

October 9 - 11, 2024

Sheraton Four Seasons - Greensboro, NC

The NCWorks Partnership Conference traditionally draws hundreds of Workforce Development Professionals from across the state.  Attendees represent labor, state and federal government, education, community-based organizations, community colleges and the private sector.  In its 37th year, the Conference continues to offer timely topics and networking opportunities.

Theme and Goals

Unleash the Power of Tomorrow:

A Future Shaped by Ideas, Connections, and Community

This year our event will continue efforts on inclusion, with an additional focus on North Carolina’s booming economy and how the workforce system ensures opportunities for everyone to participate in and benefit from that economic growth. Our goals are: 

• Build an inclusive workforce: Continue to share ideas and strategies that lead to inclusion in the growing workforce for untapped demographic groups, with emphasis on the justice-involved, Opportunity Youth, those on public assistance (incl Medicaid Expansion), people with disabilities, and veterans.   
• Increase community outreach: Identify and use new ideas and strategies to educate the community – job seekers, businesses, and workforce partners - about our services.    
• Highlight the critical role of quality workforce services: Educate staff and the public about how workforce services intersect with and support NC's robust economic growth.   
• Understand the clean energy sector: Inform staff and the public about employer needs, available jobs at all skill levels, training for jobs, and impact on areas of the state where a manufacturer is not located. Includes: EV, wind, solar, green construction.  

The 2024 Preliminary Agenda and additional details are HERE. Register at: TRAIN.NCWorks.gov.

Exhibitors

Join the 37th NCWorks Partnership Conference and connect with hundreds of workforce development professionals from across NC! View registration details HERE.

Governor’s NCWorks Awards of Distinction

Nominations for the 2024 Governor's NCWorks Awards of Distinction have officially closed. The nomination results and the recipients for the Governor's NCWorks Awards of Distinction will be posted later this summer. 

This year’s awards include the following categories:

• Outstanding Adult

• Outstanding Young Adult

• Outstanding Teen

• Outstanding Employer

• Outstanding Family-Friendly Employer

• Outstanding Innovative Partnership

• Bill Ragland – Private Sector

• Wayne Daves – Customer Service

Please check back periodically for additional updates. For questions or more information about this year's conference, contact us at ncworksconference@commerce.nc.gov