Workforce Development Strategies
October 1-2, 2015 │ Anchorage, AK

AICP Certification Maintenance points: CM | 16

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Skilled workers are the backbone of a productive and efficient economy, and a critical decision point in today’s business location decisions. This versatile course explains the essential relationship between economic and workforce development through case studies, practical examples, and current research. Course participants will learn what programs currently leverage federal, state/provincial, and local financial resources to support workforce development. Learn about what you can do through collaborative programs to build the workforce pipeline and upgrade the skills of your community's existing workforce. Other topics will include: the emerging demand-driven model in workforce development, sector strategies for targeted industry clusters, K-12 development and integration, occupational analysis, talent attraction, and more.

Course Highlights:

• The core components of the workforce development system and its essential role in economic development 
• Understanding occupational data analysis 
• Assessing qualifications, skills and abilities of current workforce 
• Recruitment and retention of a skilled labor force 
• The role of higher education in workforce and economic development 
• New alliances, new models, federal funding and best practices in regional & local initiatives

Instructor:

Diane Lupke, CEcD FM 
President 
Lupke & Associates

Ms. Diane Lupke, CEcD, FM is President of Lupke & Associates, Inc., Consultants in Community Economic Development. Lupke & Associates, Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in market-based solutions for communities in economic transition. Since its founding in 1990, Ms. Lupke, her Associations, and Staff have helped more than 100 communities to identify niche opportunities, build consensus, and transform lagging economies with “new economy” methods. Ms. Lupke is an authority on the use of enterprise zones and other special tools for development, and she has twenty-five years experience in designing and implementing development strategies.

Accommodations/Training Location:

Training Location: 
The Hotel Captain Cook 
939 West 5th Avenue 
Anchorage, AK 99501 
Phone (800) 843-1950

Accommodations: 
Hilton Anchorage 
500 W Third Avenue 
Anchorage, AK 99501 
Phone (907) 272-7411 

IEDC Group Rate: $135 single/double 
Group Rate Cutoff: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 
» Reserve your room online

This Training is Held in Conjunction with the 2015 IEDC Annual Conference: