Donna Bailey, vice president of human resources at RoyOMartin, joined ACT at the 2022 Workforce Summit held in New Orleans. She was the keynote speaker during the lunch awards ceremony where she highlighted the company’s WoodWorks program, which works with high school students looking to enter the wood products manufacturing field.
Watch the video to hear more from Donna about:
the apprenticeship program’s success;
why a community-based approach to economic and workforce development is important and effective; and
post pandemic, how focusing on skills helps with workforce resiliency and recovery.
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VIDEO:
Watch and
learn more about the WoodWorks program from RoyOMartin leaders.
VIDEO: See what
WoodWorks graduates have to say about their time in the program.