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UpSkill Works: Advancing Skills-First Hiring

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Partnership Tower
701 Avenida de Los Americas, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77010

Save to Calendar 2025-08-20 14:30:00 2025-08-20 16:00:00 UpSkill Works: Advancing Skills-First Hiring Join the Greater Houston Partnership for the next installment of the UpSkill Works Series, featuring a timely conversation on skills-first hiring, an approach that prioritizes candidates’ capabilities over traditional degree requirements. Employers and talent leaders will share strategies to implement skills-based practices that expand access to opportunity, strengthen talent pipelines, and support business growth. This session is part of an ongoing series highlighting current workforce trends and innovations shaping Houston’s future. Partnership Tower 701 Avenida de las Americas, Suite 900, Houston, TX, 77010 Houston.org ghp@houston.org America/Chicago public
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About this Event

Join the Greater Houston Partnership for the next installment of the UpSkill Works Series, featuring a timely conversation on skills-first hiring, an approach that prioritizes candidates’ capabilities over traditional degree requirements. Employers and talent leaders will share strategies to implement skills-based practices that expand access to opportunity, strengthen talent pipelines, and support business growth.

This session is part of an ongoing series highlighting current workforce trends and innovations shaping Houston’s future.

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Individual

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Meet and Greet
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Program
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Community Health Network - MYCHN 
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