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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)
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Session 110
Marine Training from a Shipbuilding Perspective
Work-force development programs and training resources are now being established for the recreational boat building-and-repair industry. Among shipbuilders, though, job descriptions, career ladders, skill sets, and other benchmarks of successful training and work-force development have long been in place. What can we learn from the shipbuilding industry about growing our work force and creating an atmosphere of career and industry awareness? Join us to discuss the differences and similarities in how our two industries approach the task of recruiting, training, and sustaining a competitive labor base.
Speakers: Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts); Byron Dunn (Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium)
Session 210
Work-Force Development 2010
The marine industry’s work force is built around a huge variety of skills and trades. How do you find and retain the best laminators, painters, mechanics, welders, carpenters, technicians, and managers for your operation? Here, we’ll discuss proven methods and resources for designing and implementing a work-force building plan to provide you with the career-oriented, skilled people you need. To help you keep your incumbent workers with you, we’ll look at new trends and innovative programs, including on-site training, diversification of activities, and community interaction. Finally, since economics are key to any work-force development program, we’ll share some ways to mitigate the costs of developing a core group of skilled, ready, and available employees.
Speakers: Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts); Steve Kitchin (New England Institute of Technology)
Session 310
Connections: Marine Educators and the Marine Industry
When the economy started to crash, a number of people blamed not just business and financial managers, but the way they’d been taught. “Business schools have to change,” they said. Well, if business schools have to change, what about marine-industry schools? We have a different world now, too, and employers may not be looking for the same skills and attitudes they did a decade ago. In this seminar, you’ll discover how marine technology education stays connected to the industry as a whole. We’ll also look at how technology and the marketplace influence our schools as they prepare their students to work effectively in today’s boatyards, boat plants, and service centers. Our panel of educators welcomes your questions and comments on this topic.
Speakers: Ann Avary (Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology); Clark Poston (International Yacht Restoration School); Roger Hellyar-Brook (The Landing School)
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MITEC (Marine Industry Training & Education Council)
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ($35)
PC3 Innovation Technology for Trainers
Not that long ago, the marine industry was just starting to explore the universe of the Internet. Now, we all have websites, and many of us have blogs, Facebook pages, and even Twitter accounts. Our new generation of workers expects communication and information to be instant. Tools such as podcasts, webinars, social networking, smart phones, netbooks, iPads, and more may be your key to training new workers in the 21st century. In this half-day workshop, you’ll learn how to employ new technology effectively—and economically—in your training program, whether in a classroom or in the shop.
Agenda
1:00 – Welcome / Intros – Steve Kitchen
1:15 – Emerging Technology for Trainers (overview) – BJW
1:30 – Case Study: ABYC’s Adoption of New Training Technologies – Ed Sherman
2:00 – The Shift to Mobile Learning (Smart phones, Blackberries, iPads, and more) – BJW
2:15 – Beyond Blogging (WordPress 3.0, Moodle, Wikis, and other eLearning tools) – BJW
3:00 – Break
3:15 – Audio (Internet Radio and Pod Casting) – Ann Avary
3:30 – Effective Online/Offline Presentations (PowerPoint, VoiceThread, Prezi) – BJW
3:45 – Video Made Simple (YouTube, Vimeo, Animoto, TokBox, EyeJot, and other tools) – BJW
4:00 – OPEN DISCUSSION – David Veech — What barriers do you see for using some of these new technologies? What are your most pressing concerns are where the rubber meets the road? HOw do you manage to serve your clientele, and what are your clientele asking for that you are not able to deliver. How can MITEC help you fight those battles?
5:00 – Conclusion
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Recruiting, training, and retaining top-notch employees is an ongoing concern addressed in this annual event. Produced by MITEC (Marine Industry Training & Education Council), COMITT is an ideal opportunity for educators, employers, and others to explore and adopt methods, tools, and techniques that result in a stronger, more effective workforce. This year’s COMITT includes two dynamic workshops led by Valerie Ziebron of Yamaha University and VRZ Consulting, as well as a thought-provoking luncheon presentation by Volvo Penta President Clint Moore –and an evening of socializing and networking at Shake-A-Leg Miami‘s waterfront facility in Coconut Grove.
A G E N D A
8:00
Registration at IBEX / Miami Beach Convention Center
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome
Speaker: Steve Kitchin, Chair, Marine Industry Training & Education Council
8:45 – 11:45
Worker Competence: Being Effective at Your Work Tasks
In this interactive workshop, we’ll provide you with a variety of productivity and training tools to bring out the best in yourself and in your team — no matter what your job descriptions or positions may be. You’ll learn what triggers the brain to strive for best possible actions as we investigate at how these training techniques apply to yourself and to your coworkers in the marine industry.
Speaker: Valerie Ziebron (Yamaha University)
12:00 to 1:30
COMITT Annual Luncheon. Keynote address by Clint Moore (Volvo Penta)
1:45 – 4:45
Enhancing Your Marine Human Resources for Customer Satisfaction and Profitability
2009 has put a strain on every marine business, and people are wearing more hats than ever before. In this dynamic session, we’ll lay out precisely how you can gain high profitability and customer loyalty by strengthening your human-resources processes for maximum effectiveness. Join us to discover some of the very best human-resource management, implementation, and training tools available to the marine industry.
Speaker: Valerie Ziebron (Yamaha University)
4:45 – 5:00
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Steve Kitchin, Chair, Marine Industry Training & Education Council
6:00 – 10:00
Reception & Barbecue at Shake-A-Leg Miami
Shake-A-Leg Miami (SALM) invites all COMITT attendees to spend the evening at their beautiful waterfront facility, socializing and networking. Also, during the remainder of the week, attendees and their families will have access to the SALM waterfront to enjoy boating in Biscayne Bay.
Shake-A-Leg Miami helps children and adults with physical, developmental and economic challenges; liberating them from the realm of imagination into the realm of experience. The group has successfully created an inspirational haven, where people of all backgrounds and abilities find common ground. SALM is South Florida’s “Gateway to Biscayne Bay.”
In addition, Shake-A-Leg is working with Coral High School and Dade Marine to develop a track program designed to teach an array of skills for new workers (including veterans) who want to pursue marine-industry careers such as marine mechanics, fiberglass technicians, marine carpenters, yacht painters and more.
SALM’s continued partnership with the City of Miami, plus more than 100 community organizations, both public and private, is the ultimate confirmation of the power of unity and collaboration.
RSVP for the BBQ & Reception HERE.
COMITT . R E G I S T R A T I O N
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PC2A
Worker Competence: Being Effective at Your Work Tasks ($75)
PC2B
Enhancing Your Marine Human Resources for Customer Satisfaction and Profitability ($75)
PC2C
Full Conference, Including Both Workshops and the COMITT Annual Luncheon ($125)
For individual luncheon tickets ($35), send email to mymitec@gmail.com.
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Council Members Staff the MITEC Booth at IBEX 2008
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