Re-Educating Our Workforce In Detroit

Posted on January 27, 2011 WRITTEN BY Hajj E. Flemings
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Michigan it is time to Re-Educate Our Workforce.

The Detroit Region economy has been impacted greater than any other region in the nation. There are many drivers that have gotten us to this point. One of the most glaring was our dependence on the automotive industry. We are transitioning to a more diversify economy in Michigan: Film industry impact was approximately $648million and $1.3 billion in federal stimulus funds for battery production. At the same time it is an interesting time to discuss opportunities to transform our workforce and to prepare them with the skills to have sustainable careers in Michigan.

Stats

  • Michigan Unemployment Rate: 11.7% (December 2010)
  • National Unemployment Rate: 9.1% (December 2010)
  • Today, 48 million of the 137 million U.S. workers are knowledge workers, making them the fastest growing talent pool in most organizations.

Opportunities

  • New Industries coming to Michigan
  • Employers reducing spending on employee training
  • Moving towards a Knowledge-Based Economy

Re-Educating Our Workforce Workshop

On Tuesday, February 1st come and listen to some of the top industry minds discuss how to ‘Re-Educate Our Workforce including:

Speakers/Panelist

• Dr. Ann Marie Sastry – CEO of Sakti3
• Dr. Terry J. Woychowski – GM VP of Vehicle Programs
• David B. O’Ryan – Recruiting Consultant at Linkedin.com
• Lauren Rosen – Michigan Works, Business consultant Automotive Career Transition Center
• Hajj Flemings - Tech MBA Online Program Ambassador

This event is FREE! (RSVP Required)

Registration Starts: 5:00pm
Event Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Location: Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD)
20700 Civic Center Drive Suite 450
Southfield, MI 48076

Link: http://careerretool.eventbrite.com


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Hajj E. Flemings

Author: Hajj Flemings is the founder of Brand Camp University . He has been featured on Fox 2 News (http://bit.ly/Hajj_Fox2News), ESPN.com and BusinessWeek.com on the subject of Personal Branding. His clients include Walt Disney, Ford Motor Company, Skechers Footwear, U.S. Department of Defense (Telecom Division). He has spoken at Iowa State University, Davidson College, University of Michigan and numerous colleges and universities around the nation on personal branding, social media and career development to crowds of 3,500 plus.

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