The COVID-19 crisis has quickly accelerated the demand for skilled workers, with the World Economic Forum predicting 54% of all employees requiring significant upskilling by 2022. Add on top of that the rise of automation and AI, a familiar threat for one-quarter of American workers whose jobs are at a high risk of automation by 2030. This changing job landscape is threatening for workers who have been dislocated from their jobs by the pandemic and those who have been disenfranchised by a system that has lacked support for Black and brown workers.
For our region to inclusively recover and prosper once again, the business community must embrace this demand and set out to upskill and reskill workers from within our community. Join this conversation to learn how your business can invest in workforce development programs, to fill roles in booming sectors, and to inclusively grow our economy from within. Hear from industry experts on initiatives that are working to reskill and improve the prospects of unemployed and underemployed Philadelphians, such as the Philadelphia Skills Forward Initiative.
Roadmap for Growth Partnering Organizations*
- African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ & DE
- Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
- Fishtown Kensington Area Business Improvement District
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative
- Graduate! Philadelphia
- Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- New Kensington Community Development Corporation
- North Broad Renaissance
- Philadelphia Works
- The Enterprise Center
- West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution
*Members and clients of partnering organizations are able to attend the program at the Chamber member price. Please contact your respective organization for a coupon code.
If you are interested in becoming a partnering organization, please contact Brooke Leshak at bleshak@chamberphl.com.
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