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Skills Gap Symposium-Madison/Buncombe Employers
Date: Monday, March 5th 2012
Time: 8:00am to 10:00am
Description:
Buncombe County has an unemployment rate of 8% and yet there is a shortage of qualified local employees. How do we bridge the skills gap?
Join us on Monday, March 5 for a symposium on the skills our workforce needs today and especially as we plan for the future. Business input is critical to identifying crucial skills needs of our area’s workforce and in determining the best way to address the skills gap and position our community for future business success.
The symposium will be held from 8-10 a.m. in the Haynes Center, Room 200 at A-B Tech Enka Site at 1459 Sand Hill Road.
Event is FREE, but please reserve your seat by RSVPing to Shaana Norton at 254-1921 ext. 7566 or snorton@abtech.edu.
For more information contact ude.hcetba@notrons
For general inquiries email us at: gro.rebmahcellivehsa@rebmem
Directions:
AB Tech Enka Campus Haynes Center, Room 200 1459 Sand Hill Rd
Event Location:
1459 Sand Hill Road
Candler, NC 28715
Phone: (828) 254 1921 ex 7566