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CalMatters higher-education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn moderates our first “Future of Work” discussion, about how the Golden State can better connect students to employers, develop strong cross-sector skills and career pathways in its public colleges, and innovate workforce development programs for jobs of today and the future.

PANELISTS
- Lance Hastings, President of California Manufacturing & Technology Association
- State Senator Connie M. Leyva, representing the 20th Senate District
- Eloy Oakley, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
- Omar Rashad, CalMatters Reporting Fellow and Editor of El Camino College Union Newspaper

WHO SAID WHAT WHEN
* O to 5:50 min - CalMatters and the Milken Institute introduce this discussion
* 5:50 min - Mikhail introduces the panelists, and asks them what's the role -- and the future -- of California's community colleges preparing their students for employment
* 14 min - What employers want, and need, from community colleges
* 17 min - A student's take on how community colleges are doing in workforce development
* 19 min - What types of jobs -- and wages -- are we talking about?
* 30:05 min - Lessons learned from the Great Recession about job training and placement
* 43 min - How the coronavirus has changed learning, workforce development and hiring trends
* 55 min - How do we overcome the bias of "a four-year college degree required" in job hiring?
* 56:20 min - How are schools and employers addressing biases, racism, and inequity?
* 1 hr, 2:20 min - How can we close the technology gap?
* 1 hr, 6:10 min - Why can't the community colleges hire more instructors?
* 1 hr, 7:40 min - How to get employers to go to community-college students rather than vice-versa
* 1 hr, 12:05 min - How quick and easy is it for colleges to create courses that meet workforce demands?
* 1 hr, 15:55 min - Can colleges guarantee employment upon graduation -- and how?