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.
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/
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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