KCTCS NEWS RELEASE – for immediate release
Contact: Jackie Bondurant, (859) 246-3219
KCTCS and partners sponsor business to business workforce conference April 22
Lexington, Ky. (March 25, 2004) –Business and industry leaders from across the commonwealth are invited to participate in a statewide Business to Business: Workforce Conference – Increasing Productivity Thought a Skilled Workforce scheduled for April 22 at the Louisville International Convention Center.
Sponsored by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) in partnership with the Associated Industries of Kentucky, Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Education Cabinet, and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the conference provides an opportunity for Kentucky business and industries to hear the success stories of their peers on skills and tactics that have put them on the competitive edge.
“An educated and trained workforce is Kentucky’s best resource,” Michael B. McCall, KCTCS president, said.
Included on the agenda are representatives from Louisville’s Ford Motor Assembly Plant, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Citigroup, Jewish Hospital, Osram Sylvania, Frisch’s Restaurant Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Emerson Power Transmission, and more.
The conference will provide a forum for business people from the health care industry, large and small manufacturing companies, automobile corporations, service firms and restaurant businesses.
“Representatives will describe, firsthand, the work force training challenges they solved and present success stories on how the resulting improvements in their workers’ skills increased productivity and enhanced their companies’ return on their investments,” McCall said.
Breakout sessions are scheduled that will focus on a variety of successful operational practices. Included are how to make use of lean manufacturing concepts to improve efficiency, the latest training models to move workers smartly from entry level to higher skill jobs, as well as how to apply the principles manufactures use to save time and money.
Overall, the conference will be of particular interest to those firms that want to build a highly skilled workforce and save money through improved employee retention and productivity.
Registration and continental breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The early registration fee is $99. After April 15, the fee is $149. For more information and registration forms visit www.kctcs.edu/kywins on the web.
KCTCS colleges change lives by providing academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized training for business and industry; and distance learning. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu .