Workforce Solutions Summit: Peer to Peer Learning
The summit is designed to offer real-world solutions for labor force issues that employers will be able to replicate in their industry.
All business owners (of any type & size), managers, HR professionals should attend if you want solutions for recruiting and retaining staff.
Cost for the event is $25, and includes lunch, keynote speaker Gardner Carrick, three break-out sessions featuring more than 10 presenters, and networking time for employers to share and discuss workforce issues in their companies.
Carrick is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at The Manufacturing Institute, a national organization that addresses current and future skills and workforce development gaps through its “Close the Skills Gap” framework.
For more information or to register Click Here: Workforce Solutions Summit.
The West Central Minnesota Labor Force Development Council is a voluntary association composed of leaders from business and industry, PreK-12 education, colleges and universities, economic development, government, jobs and training, labor and other organizations that have a critical interest in assuring that the region has a sufficient supply of skilled labor to facilitate long term economic vitality.
West Central Initiative is a regional community foundation serving the nine west central Minnesota counties of Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. WCI invests resources in our communities for regional success, using the tools of economic development and community development, and by promoting philanthropy. Learn more at www.wcif.org.

Date and Time
Thursday May 12, 2016
11:30 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Thursday, May 12, 2016
AGENDA
10:00 a.m. 2016 State of Manufacturing Report release, Enterprise Minnesota FREE, OPEN TO PUBLIC
11:30 a.m. Registration
11:45 a.m. Lunch, with keynote speaker Gardner Carrick
1:15 p.m. Breakout Session I:
- Organizational Culture: Vector Windows, EAPC Architects/Engineers, Douglas Scientific
- Nontraditional Employees: Productive Alternatives, Home Depot, M-R Sign Company
- Manufacturing: Trade Secrets Exposed! Alexandria Industries, Enterprise MN, Manufacturing Institute
- Organizational Culture: Vector Windows, EAPC Architects/Engineers, Douglas Scientific
- Innovative Partnerships:
- Healthcare Crunch
- Innovative Partnerships
- Healthcare Crunch
- Nontraditional Employees
4:30 p.m. Networking time with your peers. Appetizers and Cash bar available.
Location
Bigwood Event Center
925 Western Ave.
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Fees/Admission
$25
Contact Information
West Central Initiative 218-739-2239