Workforce Development Meeting JANUARY 24, 2012

Approximately 100 educators from Ohio’s for-profit career colleges and schools met with representatives of manufacturing and the oil and gas industry to explore employers’ training needs to fill jobs of today and tomorrow. This meeting was Initiated by Governor Kasich's lead person for Workforce Development, Rich Frederick. The following organizations made presentations. (to see their powerpoints, click on presentation)

• ·        Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Foundation: Rhonda Reda, Executive Director, presentation
• ·        Ohio Chamber of Commerce: Linda Woggan, Executive Vice President     
• ·        Cleveland Industrial Training Center, Tim Duffy, Director and Panel Chair
• ·        Concentic Corporation: Marc Klecka, President, presentation
• ·        Bordon and Oliver, Inc: Tracy Mack, HR Director, presentation
• ·        National Tooling and Machining Association, Ken McCreight
• .        Pearson Learning Solutions, Dan Jones, Program Director, presentation
• .        Ohio Association of Career Colleges and Schools, David Rankin, presentation

In addition, Rich Frederick discussed ways in which career colleges and schools can play a role in solving the employment and training challenges in Ohio.

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