The three day NERETA Summit (April 27-29) was not enough time to provide regions with all of the information, tools and resources they will need to do a well-thought out strategic plan that is actionable. Therefore, NERETA is providing an eight session follow-up course to further support the goals of the conference, which is to help regions develop a collaborative strategic plan to grow manufacturing in their region. The concepts and processes from this course can then be used for other industries they may wish to grow.
The course described below was introduced at the Summit on Friday, April 29th by Eric R. Hansen from the Economic Transformations Group, Inc (ETG) who reviewed Potential Pipeline Clog #1 with conference attendees. He will review this material and go much more in depth in the first webinar of ths course series on Thursday, May 19th. Then, every month, a new highly regarded expert will teach you and your team the next step in creating your strategic plan. See the list of trainers below and the topics they will be covering.
A written workbook for that class will be made available for each session. Participants will also be invited to join a Linked In group only for Summit attendees and post conference course participants so that they can share and learn from one another and the experts from the Summit!
The course for these webinars will be $159.00 for each webinar class. Or you may purchase the entire course for just $799 for the entire 8 session course (May through December).
WEBINAR SESSION DESCRIPTIONS:
Thursday, May 19 at 1pm est:
Instructor: Economic Transformations Group, Inc. – Dr. Eric Rolf Hansen
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG ONE:
ESTABLISHING THE VISION, MISSION AND GOALS
Thursday, June 16 at 1pm est
Instructor: EMSI – Brian Points
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG TWO:
GATHERING SECONDARY RESEARCH DATA
Which employers to engage?
Secondary research: Homework about target businesses
Analyzing business needs and trends – Deeper dive into LMI
How do clusters relate to sectors?
Thursday, July 21 at 1pm est
Instructor: Talent Crosspoint – Blane Canada – Eric Canada
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG THREE:
ENGAGING EMPLOYERS – GATHERING PRIMARY RESEARCH DATA
How to engage employers (Focus panels, interviews, questions to ask, who to ask)
Facilitating communications between employers
Analyzing common issues
Thursday, August 18 at 1pm est
Instructors: Nelse Grundvig- Center of Education and Work, University of Wisconsin and Colleen LaRose – NERETA
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG FOUR:
ENGAGING SUPPORT FOR MANUFACTURING FROM ORGANZIATIONS AND COMMUNITY
EXTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONS
Extending the initial inward looking analysis to an external perspective, reviewing markets, technologies and the cluster’s competitive position
Manufacturing Assocs/Business and Industry Assocs., Chambers, Economic Development
Thursday, September 15 at 1pm est
Instructor: NIST – MEP – Maryann Pacelli
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG FIVE:
STAFF AND PARTNER BUY-IN
INTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONS
Staff Development
Becoming experts in manufacturing
Thursday, October 20 at 1pm est
Instructor: The Aspen Institute – Catherine Katona
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG SIX:
DEVELOPING A PLAN OF ACTION –OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, TACTICS
Workforce Development
K-12 (career awareness – students, parents, teachers)
Out-of-school youth/College (career pathways, internships/apprenticeships, career placement, etc.)
Unemployed workers (veterans, people w/disabilities, literacy issues, non-traditional workers, long-term unemployed, social services customers, jobseekers, etc.)
Job development networking forums (jobseeker club for manufacturing, job developer club for manufacturing)
Attracting businesses and talent
Community Development (Quality of life, volunteering, recreation, etc.)
Economic Development (Infrastructure, taxes, transportation, CEDS planning, etc.)
Retaining talent
Customized training
Mediation Services
Assessment Services
Worker networking forums
HR Focus panels, networking forums. Worker strengths and engagement issues
Thursday, November 17 at 1 pm est
Instructor: The Council on Adult and Experiential Learning – Joel Simon
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG SEVEN:
EVALUATING THE PLAN
Revisit the plan based on new information and input
Who is the competition? What is our competitive value?
Thursday, December 15, at 1pm est
Instructor: Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) – Ron Kelly
POTENTIAL PIPELINE CLOG EIGHT:
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE – BUILDING IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Providing ongoing industry support
Moving on from the initial, often short-term tactical projects, to more strategic, longer-term undertakings (maybe developing the sector/cluster’s brand, upgrading logistics, forming a sector/cluster-specific incubator, etc.)
Establishing a business-led task force for the clustering initiative that over time morphs into a governance Board.
Co-resourcing a dedicated person/team as the catalyst resource to continually move the sector/cluster forward.