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Employer’s Council Events

Kari Webb ECI Presentation

The Lakes Area Employers’ Council of Iowa (ECI) and the Kossuth County ECI met jointly on March 20, 2013, for a presentation by Kari Webb on “Understanding The Role of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and Its Interface With A Skilled Workforce.”

Kari serves as the Regional Manager for the Governor’s STEM Initiative in Northwest Iowa. Her goal is to promote STEM educational pathways for Iowa’s students, in collaboration with business partners and higher education. Prior to her position with the Governor’s STEM Initiative, Webb taught chemistry and advanced placement chemistry for Spirit Lake High School. Recently, Webb worked in the areas of academic innovation and technology integration, spearheading pilot programs in project-based learning and competency-based pathways.

Council Bluffs ECI Meeting

The Southwest Iowa Employers’ Council of Iowa met on February 13, 2013, at the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce to hear Teresa Wahlert, Director of Iowa Workforce Development, present information about the Skilled Iowa Initiative. Following her presentation, business representatives were invited to the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC )Testing Open House at the Iowa Workforce Development office located across the street from the Chamber office. Both events were well received.

More information on the Skilled Iowa initiative can be found at http://skillediowa.org/

ECI Event in Council Bluffs

On January 31, 2013, eighty-one (81) employers attended a one-day Supervisor Training workshop held in Council Bluffs sponsored by the Southwest Employers’ Council of Iowa (ECI) and IowaWORKS Loess Hills. The trainer for the workshop was Dan DeSlavo, Rockhurst University’s Continuing Education Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

Among a number of workshop topics, attendees learned how to increase their productivity every quarter, how to delegate work and multiply their skills, how to better understand the role of a supervisor, team building and goal-setting.

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