Workforce Re-entry Workshop
Prepare Your Workforce System for the Next Wave of Workforce Re-entry
Across the country, workforce boards, career centers, and workforce agencies are preparing for significant changes driven by evolving workforce policies, labor shortages, and new federal work requirements.
Many organizations anticipate serving growing numbers of individuals returning to the workforce after extended employment gaps—including people affected by SNAP and Medicaid work requirements, caregivers returning to work, veterans, displaced workers, justice-involved populations, and others rebuilding their careers.
The challenge is not simply helping people write resumes.
It is helping workforce organizations redesign workflows, preserve counselor capacity, recognize transferable skills, and create practical pathways that move people from workforce re-entry toward meaningful employment.
The Gobekli Workforce Re-entry Workshop brings workforce leaders together to explore practical strategies, supportive technologies, and collaborative approaches that strengthen workforce systems while keeping people—not technology—at the center of every decision.
Participants leave with practical frameworks that can immediately support workforce planning, career center operations, and future workforce initiatives.
Format:
Executive workshop
Duration:
Eight hours
Participants:
Up to 25 Leaders
Delivery: In Person or Virtual Workshop Series
Who Is This Workshop For?
This workshop is designed for workforce leaders responsible for preparing their organizations to serve changing populations while strengthening workforce outcomes.
It is especially valuable for:
- Workforce Board Leadership
- Career Center Directors
- State Workforce Agencies
- Workforce Development Organizations
- Economic Development Organizations
- Human Services Organizations
- Community-Based Workforce Partners
- Regional Workforce Collaboratives
No technical background is required.
Why This Workshop?
Career centers have always helped people find work.
Today’s challenge is different.
Workforce organizations are increasingly serving individuals with complex employment histories, extended work gaps, changing skill requirements, and multiple barriers to employment.
Federal policy changes surrounding SNAP and Medicaid work requirements are expected to increase the number of individuals entering workforce systems after years outside traditional employment. At the same time, career counselors face growing workloads, limited resources, and increasing expectations to deliver personalized services at scale.
Many organizations are asking:
- How do we help people explain significant employment gaps?
- How do we identify valuable skills developed outside traditional employment?
- How do we preserve counselor capacity while improving service quality?
- What technologies can support—not replace—career counselors?
- How do we redesign workforce workflows for changing populations?
- How do we strengthen partnerships across workforce, education, and human services?
The Workforce Re-entry Workshop provides practical frameworks for exploring these questions while helping leadership teams prepare for the next generation of workforce services.
Rather than focusing on technology demonstrations, the workshop emphasizes Human Intelligence, workforce system design, practical service delivery, and organizational readiness.
Workforce Re-entry Framework
The Workforce Re-entry Framework helps workforce leaders examine how people move from extended employment gaps toward meaningful employment while strengthening organizational capacity and preserving the human relationships that make workforce systems successful.
Throughout the workshop, participants explore workforce re-entry through four complementary lenses: understanding changing populations, evaluating current systems, measuring organizational readiness, and planning practical improvements.
Learning Outcomes:
In this workshop, you will…
Understand
Develop a practical understanding of the changing workforce landscape and the challenges facing individuals returning to work after extended employment gaps.
Participants explore:
- Workforce re-entry trends
- SNAP and Medicaid work requirement impacts
- Human Intelligence and workforce development
- Skills developed outside traditional employment
- Emerging workforce populations
- The evolving role of career centers
Evaluate
Learn practical frameworks for evaluating workforce services, workflows, and technology opportunities.
Participants examine:
- Intake and assessment processes
- Career counseling workflows
- Skills identification approaches
- Resume and work-gap strategies
- Technology support opportunities
- Cross-agency collaboration
- Workforce ecosystem partnerships
Measure
Learn how to evaluate organizational readiness and workforce system effectiveness.
Topics include:
- Counselor capacity
- Client outcomes
- Service delivery efficiency
- Workforce readiness
- Partnership effectiveness
- Organizational adaptability
- Technology readiness
- Continuous improvement
Plan
Translate workshop learning into practical organizational improvements.
Participants identify:
- Priority workflow improvements
- Workforce re-entry opportunities
- Partnership strategies
- Technology priorities
- Staff support needs
- Next-step initiatives
Workshop Flow
1. Prepare
Understand organizational priorities, workforce challenges, and current service delivery models.
2. Learn
Build a shared understanding of workforce re-entry, employment gaps, Human Intelligence, and changing workforce expectations.
3. Collaborate
Engage in facilitated discussions using practical workforce planning frameworks and real-world case studies.
4. Apply
Evaluate current workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, and explore supportive technologies.
5. Plan
Develop practical next steps that strengthen workforce services while preserving counselor capacity.
6. Continue
Explore optional Launch Partnership opportunities to implement workforce innovations through TalentSync and related Gobekli capabilities.
What You’ll Walk Away With
Every participant leaves with practical tools and frameworks that can immediately support workforce planning, service delivery, and organizational improvement.
Workforce Re-entry Readiness Assessment – A structured assessment that helps workforce leaders evaluate organizational readiness for serving individuals with extended employment gaps, changing workforce requirements, and emerging service demands.
Workforce Workflow Mapping Toolkit – A practical framework for examining intake, assessment, referral, and career counseling workflows to identify opportunities for greater efficiency while preserving high-quality human support.
Skills Discovery Conversation Guide – A structured conversation framework that helps career counselors identify transferable skills, life experiences, volunteer work, caregiving, military service, and other valuable capabilities that may not appear in a traditional resume.
Workforce Partnership Planning Framework – A practical guide for strengthening collaboration between workforce boards, career centers, education providers, human services agencies, employers, and community organizations.
Executive Action Workbook – A guided workbook containing workshop activities, planning templates, organizational assessments, and implementation exercises that leadership teams can continue using after the workshop.
Delivery Options
| Executive Workshop | Virtual Workshop Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | One-day facilitated workshop | Four live facilitated sessions |
| Duration | Approximately 8 hours | Four 2-hour sessions |
| Participants | Up to 25 | Up to 25 |
| Interactive Activities | Included | Included |
| Participant Resources | Included | Included |
| Follow-up Review | Included | Included |
What’s Included
Every workshop includes:
- Executive planning conversation
- Approximately eight hours of facilitated instruction
- Interactive planning exercises
- Workforce Re-entry Readiness Assessment
- Executive workbook
- Workflow mapping templates
- Digital participant resources
- Follow-up review session
Workshops may also be customized for statewide workforce systems, regional workforce boards, career center leadership teams, conferences, or multi-agency collaborations.
Funding & Implementation Support
Many workforce organizations already have funding available through:
- Professional Development
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) initiatives
- Workforce Development Programs
- Capacity Building Grants
- Foundation Funding
- Regional Workforce Partnerships
- Organizational Innovation Initiatives
- State Workforce Modernization Programs
Gobekli also works with organizations exploring grant-funded professional development, strategic planning, and workforce innovation initiatives.
If funding is part of your planning process, we are happy to discuss potential funding opportunities, partnership models, and implementation strategies during your Discovery Call.
No.
While AI is discussed as one of several tools that can support workforce organizations, the workshop focuses on workforce strategy, service delivery, organizational capacity, and improving outcomes for individuals returning to work.
No.
SNAP and Medicaid work requirements are used as one practical example of a broader workforce re-entry challenge.
The workshop applies equally to veterans, displaced workers, caregivers returning to work, justice-involved populations, long-term unemployed individuals, and others experiencing significant employment gaps.
The primary audience is organizational leadership.
Career center directors, workforce board executives, program managers, and workforce leaders attend together to improve systems, workflows, and organizational strategy.
Yes.
Each workshop follows a consistent framework while allowing examples, discussions, and activities to be tailored to regional workforce challenges, state initiatives, and organizational priorities.
No.
The Workforce Re-entry Workshop is a standalone executive education experience.
Organizations interested in continuing may choose to explore a Gobekli Launch Partnership after the workshop to implement workforce innovations and organizational intelligence capabilities.
The standard workshop is designed for up to 25 participants to maximize collaboration, discussion, and practical planning.
Many workforce organizations can leverage existing professional development funding, workforce innovation grants, foundation support, or capacity-building initiatives.
Gobekli is happy to discuss potential funding pathways during your Discovery Call.
Continue the Journey
The Workforce Re-entry Workshop is designed to stand on its own while providing a practical foundation for workforce organizations preparing for the next generation of workforce challenges.
Many organizations choose to continue beyond the workshop by developing strategic initiatives, pilot projects, grant-funded innovation efforts, or organizational modernization plans.
For organizations interested in continued collaboration, Gobekli offers Launch Partnerships that help translate workshop insights into practical implementation.
Workforce Re-entry Workshop ↓ Optional Launch Partnership ↓ Workforce Innovation Initiative ↓ Optional TalentSync Implementation
Every organization moves at its own pace.
Some simply leave with practical frameworks and action plans.
Others continue building long-term workforce innovation strategies with Gobekli.
Ready to Prepare for the Next Workforce Challenge?
Every workforce organization is experiencing change.
Whether your focus is workforce re-entry, counselor capacity, AI, workforce modernization, or preparing for changing federal requirements, the first step is bringing the right people together to build a shared understanding and practical plan.
A Discovery Call helps us understand your organization’s priorities and determine whether the Workforce Re-entry Workshop is the right fit.
During your Discovery Call we’ll discuss:
- Your workforce challenges
- Current service delivery models
- Workforce re-entry initiatives
- SNAP and Medicaid readiness
- Professional development goals
- Grant and funding opportunities
- Potential customization
- Appropriate next steps
