IBEX 2011: MITEC Seminars
Register for any of the sessions by going to www.ibexshow.com!10/17/2011
11:30 to 12:50 p.m.
Session 304 Apprenticeships: Learning from New Zealand
Home to one of the most successful and widely respected marine-industry apprenticeship programs in the world, New Zealand has more than 600 apprentices and 185 sponsoring companies. In this session, we’ll answer the key question: “How’d they do that?” We’ll share how the apprenticeship program works, starting with an explanation of how New Zealand defines, recruits, and trains apprentices. Next, we’ll describe how companies support and benefit from the program, and we’ll tell you how the New Zealand Marine Industry Training Organisation keeps it all moving forward in a thoroughly sustainable fashion. Finally, we’ll welcome your questions and observations about apprenticeship programs in the U.S. and in other countries.
Speakers:
Susan Swanton (Maine Marine Trades Association)
Chris van der Hor (New Zealand Marine Industries Training Organisation)
4:00 to 5:20 p.m.
Session 604 Lifelong Learning: The Importance of Personal Development
To be truly effective, your training program should include a mix of targeted job skills, personal effectiveness tools, and academic competencies. For example, for your employees to learn time management, organization, and communication, they first need to know basic workplace skills. If you want your production team to be more efficient, you might need to teach them better communication skills so they can work together effectively and eventually contribute innovative and constructive ideas on the job. In this session, we’ll explain how you can motivate your employees by teaching them new skills and by helping them improve their existing abilities. Not only will they be more satisfied at the end of their workday, they’ll experience greater self-worth as they continue their professional development. We’ll show you how establishing an attitude of continual learning can lead to a culture of continuous improvement in your workplace.
Speakers:
Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts)
Steve Kitchin (New England Institute of Technology)
Pam Lendzion (Legendary Marina Management)
10/18/2011
11:30 to 12:50 p.m.
Session 904 Professional Development
Not sure why professional development for your employees—and yourself—is important? Think about it: Are the latest trends in global competition, new technology implementation, product development, production techniques, and the always-present threat of government rules and regulations on your horizon? Are you retaining or losing your key personnel? Join us to discuss how effectively training and developing your employees is critical to your firm’s economic survival. We’ll help you build and implement a successful professional development plan at your organization.
Speakers:
Steve Kitchin (New England Institute of Technology)
Pam Lendzion (Legendary Marina Management)
Bill Yeargin (Correct Craft Inc.)
4:00 to 5:20 p.m.
Session 1204 Finding Public Funds for Workforce Training
Your business plan should include your strategy for worker development, including how you plan to fund that program. If you are letting your training program slide because you feel it puts too much strain on your budget, perhaps you are missing out on funds and services that could relieve that pressure. In this session, we’ll describe a number of federal, state, and local funding sources that can mitigate your worker-development expenses. You’ll leave this session with a good understanding of how to identify and target these valuable resources and how to integrate them into your training and employee-development plan—and your budget. These resources were developed with your firm in mind, so join us to learn how to utilize them and make yourself a workforce development leader.
Speakers:
Shirley Adams (Correct Craft Inc.)
Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts)
Steve Kitchin (New England Institute of Technology)
Susan Swanton (Maine Marine Trades Association)
10/19/2011
11:30 to 12:50 p.m.
Session 1504 Train the Trainer
As your business moves into the new economy, you are probably already investigating how to provide much needed training for your workers, while also reducing cost and downtime. Increasingly, marine businesses are adopting in-house methods where key staff members provide the training for new and incumbent workers. But is this the best method to maximize your team’s learning potential? While many workers and supervisors are top-notch at their own jobs, you might need to provide them with some new teaching skills before they can become effective instructors. During this session, we’ll offer some insight into what goes into a productive in-house training program and how you can create one for your shop. We’ll also share some real-world case studies and initiatives that illustrate how training your trainers can pay off for your company.
Speakers:
Shirley Adams (Correct Craft Inc.)
Steve Kitchin (New England Institute of Technology)
Ken Rusinek (The Landing School)
Ed Sherman (American Boat & Yacht Council)
