Join the webinar Skills Based Talent Accelerator: Industry Intensive - Manufacturing on Thursday, September 24th from 12 pm to 3 pm.

Today's manufacturing careers require a blend of technical expertise, problem-solving, adaptability, and continuous learning. This Accelerator helps manufacturers identify the skills driving success in advanced manufacturing while exploring strategies to recruit, train, and retain employees in an increasingly automated environment.

Participants will discover how competencies, skills, work values, and proficiencies can be aligned with employee potential and development to build a ready and successful workforce. Participants will also examine the building blocks of training and career pathways, along with strategies for strengthening industry talent pipelines and partnerships.

Ideal for: Manufacturers, production leaders, operations managers, HR professionals, technical colleges, and workforce partners.

 

Lead Facilitator: Allen Mavis, MEd, Workforce Development Training Coordinator at Goodwill Easter-Seals MN
Allen brings a 16-year history of providing individual and group employment development services to a vast demographic. Educationally, he holds a Master’s in Education with a specialty in career and technical curriculum, a Bachelor’s in Behavioral Science, and a Human Resources Generalist certification from the University of Minnesota. His current position as a workforce development training specialist has him supporting 140 professional staff in competency onboarding and professional development. Allen is also actively engaged as a business instructor, teaching skills-based hiring, retention, and employee advancement practices to HR and C suite positions while also acting as a thought partner/consultant.