workforce development committee
objectives and responsibilities
- facilitate sharing of member best practices
- provide and steward industry partnerships
- offer industry education opportunities for workforce development
2023 priorities
goal 1: facilitate sharing of member best practices
- determine the best medium to facilitate best practice sharing
- streamline workforce best practice sharing to one medium which will be the advisor
- consider offering best practice breakout sessions at annual conference.
- explore the use of the toolkit to create a “bank” of best practices
- review the toolkit to see if we can make any revisions to convey best practices faster or with an easier user experience.
goal 2: provide and steward industry partnerships
- provide ideas for manufacturing month
- promote engagement with the curriculum for agriculture science education programs
- technician program
- teacher scholarship
- promote engagement with project mft
- promote and continue engagement with ffa, afa, skills usa
goal 3: provide workforce development education through webinar(s) and at annual conference
leadership
- the chair is elected by the group and serves a two-year term.
- the vice chair is elected by the group and serves until chair succession.
composition
- executive-level representatives from aem member companies.
meetings
- at least one face-to-face meeting annually, in conjunction with other meetings/events if possible.
- virtual meetings every quarter. (a hybrid meeting in november if possible)
group leadership
chair
deb franklin
claas of america inc.
vice chair
jeff fitch
caterpillar inc.