This program is a collaboration among Central Carolina Community College, Bharat Forge, and UNC World View. It will provide community college educators a unique opportunity to hear from a UNC Kenan-Flagler business professor and industry leaders in North Carolina about meeting workforce needs in the competitive and ever-evolving economy. With a focus on employability skills, this program will provide insights on the changing nature of industry, the skill sets and traits needed and required by current and future workers and the role of community colleges in meeting the needs of the modern workforce. Educators will become better equipped to meet the challenge of preparing their students and curriculum for the global marketplace.