BEAD:

Examining Workforce Planning Requirements

In this webinar replay, you’ll learn about:

Required components of a Workforce Plan for the BEAD program as outlined by NTIA in its recent Workforce Planning Guide
NTIA’s and the telecom industry’s vision for a skilled workforce
How the state of Ohio is building its skilled broadband workforce
How WIA acts as an Industry Intermediary for the Broadband and 5G Sector-based Partnership commissioned by the Ohio Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation; and
How service providers and their contractors can benefit from Registered Apprenticeship and how WIA can assist through its Department of Labor-approved registered apprenticeship program, TIRAP.

Learn from prominent voices on broadband workforce development about BEAD requirements and proven strategies from a federal, state, and industry perspective.

Did you know the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program requires eligible entities to develop a broadband workforce plan? The goal is for states to achieve a diverse, skilled, and sufficient workforce for building and maintaining high-speed internet infrastructure, including specialized telecom and construction jobs. This webinar aims to explain the requirements outlined in the Workforce Planning Guide recently released by the NTIA.

Watch Tim House, Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) EVP and COO, Lucy Moore, Special Policy Adviser at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Eric Leach, Deputy Director of the Ohio’s Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, and Deb Bennett, Vice President of Apprenticeship at WIA’s Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP).

Tim House

Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) EVP and COO

Tim House is Executive Vice President of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA). As Executive Vice President, he leads the teams responsible for the association’s workforce development, meetings and events and membership initiatives and oversees day-to-day operations directing the finance and administration team. Tim joined the association in 2007 and has been a key contributor to the evolution of the organization to the industry’s leading voice on all things connectivity.

Lucy Moore

Special Policy Adviser at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Lucy Moore joined NTIA as Special Policy Advisor in January 2022. She most recently served as Associate Staff Secretary in the White House. Prior to joining the Office of the Staff Secretary, she worked as an Appointments Associate on the personnel team of the Biden-Harris transition. Lucy previously served as a Policy Associate for Middle-Class Economics and as Co-Editor of the Biden Forum at the Biden Foundation. Before joining the Biden Foundation, she served as Special Assistant to U.S. Secretary Thomas E. Perez at the Department of Labor and as a White House intern with the National Economic Council, focused on climate and workforce policy.

Eric Leach

Deputy Director, Ohio Office of Workforce Transformation

Eric Leach joined the Ohio Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation in February of 2021 and currently serves as the Deputy Director. The Office of Workforce Transformation's mission is to connect Ohio’s business, training, and education communities to build a dynamically skilled, productive, and purposeful workforce.

Deb Bennett

Vice President of Apprenticeship - Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP) at Wireless Infrastructure Association

Training tomorrow’s leaders in the infrastructure workforce is Deb Bennett’s specific challenge and inspiration. In her current role with WIA, she not only serves as the Director of Apprenticeship for TIRAP(Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program), she also consults on education/workforce development issues, and advises WWLF(Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum).

BEAD:

Examining Workforce Planning Requirements

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