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Economic Development Training Class
Workforce Development
Date: September 23-24, 2010
Location: Columbus, OH
 Register (PDF) for both this course and the Annual Conference and receive a 15% discount off of each.
Skilled workers are the backbone of a productive and efficient economy. Policy makers often face challenges in meeting business demands for skilled workers on one hand and potential employees in a welfare setup on the other. Economic developers can play a strategic role in bridging this gap. Learn about the basics of workforce development including the structure of the workforce system and sources of funding. Learn how economic developers can better integrate workforce strategies into their development plans.
Course Highlights:
• Objectives of the workforce development system
• Sources of local, state and federal funding
• Understanding occupational data analysis
• Recruitment and retention of a skilled labor force
• The role of higher education in workforce development
• Integrating workforce development into regional economic development strategies
Agenda
September 23 |
8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration |
9:00 - 9:15 am | Introductions and CEcD Presentation |
9:15 - 10:30 am | Introduction: Why Workforce? Why now?
This session will focus on the connection between workforce and economic development and their relationship to regional competitiveness and wealth creation. Getting the workforce component right is one of the most important aspects in a globally competitive world and an economy increasingly driven by knowledge and innovation. Workforce is the primary concern of businesses when looking to re/locate in any area and increasingly more important than some traditional ED factors. Discussions will include why workforce development is important for economic developers as well as how workforce development is related to business retention, attraction and entrepreneurship activities – the three-legged stool of economic development. The session will also cover major issues and challenges faced by workforce and economic developers. |
10:45 am - 12:15 pm | Understanding the Workforce System
This session introduces the attendees to the workforce system and how economic developers can apply it to their benefit. The workforce system and its ability to evolve and adapt to the emerging trends will also be a factor in the regional competitiveness of communities. Topics will include: • Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Workforce Investment Boards, how they work and why it is critical to understand and engage in this system (30 mins)
• Actors and their roles in the System (federal, state, regional, local, educational institutions, unions) (30 mins)
• Workforce Categories: Emerging, Transitional, Incumbent, Talent, Retirees/Free Agents (30 mins)
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12:15 - 1:30 pm | Lunch on your own |
1:30 - 2:45 pm | The Role of the Economic Developer in the Workforce System – Challenges and Opportunities to Alignment
Traditionally economic developers and workforce developers approach the same issues from different perspectives. Sometimes it is as if we speak different language, live in different geographies and follow different clocks. The challenge is creating common ground for increased effectiveness. This session will discuss the role of the economic developer in the workforce development system. Part I:
a. What’s the role of the ED practitioner in the workforce system?
b. Where do workforce and economic development activities align?
c. What are the opportunities for collaboration between economic and workforce development?
d. What are the challenges and obstacles to collaboration?
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3:00 - 4:00 pm | The Role of the Economic Developer in the Workforce System – Talent Recruitment and Retention
Part II:
e. How economic developers can be actively engaged in talent recruitment and retention?
f. How can we build relationships and partnerships within the community of the creative class?
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4:00 - 4:30 pm | Interactive Workforce Development Discussion |
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September 24 |
9:00 - 10:30 am | Integrating Workforce Development into Economic Development and Innovation Strategies
Traditionally workforce development and economic development strategies have operated in silos, with economic development strategies focusing on targeting businesses and industries, and workforce strategies focusing on human development. This session will explore the merger of these two fields and will outline strategies directed at different types of workers that can aid in spurring local and regional innovation. |
10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Accessing Workforce Resources to meet Economic Development Goals
In this session, participants will learn how to navigate the workforce system to access resources for economic development purposes. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA’s) Workforce Innovation for Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative has helped to integrate workforce and economic development throughout 26 different regions in the country. What could this mean for your community? What about resources beyond WIRED? This session will answer all these questions. |
12:00 - 1:15 pm | Lunch on your own |
1:15 - 2:45 pm | Understanding Occupational Analysis
Clusters have evolved into a complex facet of economic development. Cluster development is now becoming an integral strategy in the ongoing merger of workforce and economic development. This session will explore cutting edge cluster strategies used in addressing the workforce challenges as part of an economic development agenda. |
3:15 - 4:15 pm | New Alliances, New Models: Best Practices in State and Local Initiatives
This session provides an overview of best practices between economic development and workforce development programs. Attendees will learn how economic development strategies can integrate workforce development as an important component. Examples include: a. Organizational approaches to integrating workforce and economic development such as merging workforce and economic development departments or creating a new organization that addresses workforce and economic development issues under one roof
b. Economic development departments working directly with an educational institution(s) to meet workforce development needs/goals
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4:15 - 4:30 pm | Conclusions, Wrap-up and Certificates |
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* Agenda subject to change |
**PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive full IEDC certification credit for this course and a certificate indicating course completion, participants must attend the entire course and stay through the final session on the last day. Please make travel plans accordingly.** |
Instructors
Jeffrey Alexander, Ph.D.
Senior Science & Technology Policy Analyst
Center for Science, Technology & Economic Development
SRI International
 Jeffrey Alexander is a Senior Science & Technology Policy Analyst in the Center for Science, Technology & Economic Development at SRI International. He has over 15 years of experience in conducting in-depth analyses of high-technology markets, tracking and evaluating R&D strategies and policies, and advising on technology investments and program implementation. His past clients include research institutes, telecommunications service providers, major technology vendors, and government agencies from the local to national levels. He is an expert on corporate and government R&D management, science & technology policy, and collaborative innovation networks. Jeff’s research articles are published in Research Policy, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Technovation, Nikkei Information Strategy (Japan), and the International Journal of Technology Management.
Jeff was previously Chief Knowledge Officer at New Economy Strategies, an economic development consulting firm. He earlier served as Vice President & Director of Research at Washington CORE, which provided technology market research and policy analysis to numerous international clients. He holds a Ph.D. in management of science, technology and innovation from The George Washington University. His dissertation studied trends in public-private R&D alliances involving organizations in the U.S. and the European Union. He received a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University, where he completed the honors program in science, technology and society. He has lectured at the GWU School of Business and at Georgetown University.
Keith Ewald
Bureau of Labor Market Information (LMI)
Office of Workforce Development
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
 Keith Ewald, Bureau of Labor Market Information (LMI), Office of Workforce Development, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, has over 30 years of experience in public information management and dissemination. Since 1990, he has been with Labor Market Information, where one of his major responsibilities is managing the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment and Training Administration’s workforce information programs for the State of Ohio. As part of this process, the LMI Bureau is a primary provider of public information regarding industry, occupational and general workforce statistics. Keith’s prior experience includes management of the Office of Research, Ohio Department of Development. He has a doctorate in sociology from The Ohio State University.
Bill LaFayette, Ph.D.
Vice President, Economic Analysis
Columbus Chamber
 Dr. Bill LaFayette is vice president of economic analysis for the Columbus Chamber. As the Chamber’s chief economist, he analyzes and interprets economic and demographic trends for Chamber staff, civic leaders, and the Columbus region, and helps determine the implications of those trends for policy formation within the Chamber and in the broader community.
Prior to joining the Chamber in 1999, Dr. LaFayette worked for Rickenbacker Port Authority and served on the finance and real estate faculties of Ashland University and the University of North Texas. More recently, he has been an adjunct faculty member of the Capital University School of Management and The Ohio State University’s Departments of Finance and Workforce Development. He serves on the boards of the Columbus Metropolitan Club, Community Research Partners, and the Short North Arts District, as well as various volunteer groups benefiting the state, the region, and the historic South Side neighborhood in which he lives.
Dr. LaFayette earned a Ph.D. in real estate economics from The Ohio State University in 1994. He also holds an M.B.A. in investment management and a B.S., Summa cum Laude, in finance and accounting, both from Wright State University. He is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Columbus.
Dan Reynolds
Director of the Workforce and Talent Division
Ohio Department of Development
 Dan Reynolds is the Director of the Workforce and Talent Division at the Ohio Department of Development. He has served in that position since joining Development in December, 2009. Dan came to Development from the law firm of Bricker & Eckler LLP, where he focused on economic development projects and public/private partnerships. Dan has also served as Vice President of Real Estate for the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation. Dan has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Sharon Sewell
Vice President, Workforce Development Services
Wadley-Donovan GrowthTech, LLC.
 Ms. Sewell is vice-president of workforce development services for Wadley-Donovan GrowthTech, LLC, a Wadley-Donovan Group company offering economic development, workforce development, and related consulting services. Sharon has over 18 years experience in workforce development. She has expertise in program development and implementation, strategic planning, business development, education and training development and delivery, program evaluation, research and policy analysis.
In her former role as interim executive director of National Association of Workforce Boards, Sharon worked closely with the nation’s 620 workforce boards which included 15,000 business leaders. She built and maintained relationships with key leaders of national associations, companies and funders, designed, developed and implemented education and training programs as well as capacity building initiatives for over 12,000 public and private sector leaders in the workforce development field. Sharon also worked with local elected officials and Congressional representatives on workforce related issues that impacted the business and workforce communities.
Currently, Sharon consults regularly with leaders from the workforce and economic development fields to help communities create innovative solutions for building a strong workforce and a vibrant local economy.
Sharon is a graduate of State University of New York, where she earned a B.A. in English, and of the University of Maryland, where she earned her MBA in International Business. She also holds a certificate in International Business Studies from the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Sharon is chairman of Learning for Life’s National Business Career Exploring Committee. She is also a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the ASAE Future Leaders Program.
Iain Watt
Account Supervisor, Economic Development
Development Counsellors International
 Iain Watt serves as an account leader at DCI, a New York City-based marketing firm specializing in economic development and tourism. He works with economic development organizations across the country to develop talent and business attraction campaigns to spur investment in local economies. In 5 years at DCI, he has worked with more than a dozen communities in the United States and abroad developing marketing programs to target key industry sectors and promote inward investment.
He has been published in the Economic Development Journal discussing talent attraction initiatives in communities around the United States and ways that cities and states have addressed labor shortages. Iain has been featured in PR Week magazine for his work promoting communities around the country for economic growth.
He holds a degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania.
Hyatt Regency Columbus
350 North Hight Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 463-1234 or 1-800-233-1234
Website: columbusregency.hyatt.com
IEDC room rate: $166 single/$176 double
Cut-off date: Monday, August 30, 2010
Registration
| By Aug 12 | Aug 13 - Sept 9 | *After Sept 9 | |
IEDC Member | $425 | $525 | $565 | |
Non-member | $525 | $625 | $665 | |
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