Program & Schedule
Thursday
| 10am-12pm | Pre-Conference Session – User Feedback and Features Request Session EMSI users get together and chat with the EMSI team about what they’d like to see us be doing with the tools. |
| 12pm-6pm | Registration Open |
| 1pm-5:30pm | Golf Tournament |
| 6:30pm | Hors d’oeuvres/Welcome Reception |
Friday
| 7:30-12pm | Registration |
| 8:30am-9am | Intro / Welcome – Andrew Crapuchettes, EMSI CEO |
| 9am-10:30am | Plenary – Working Together: How Colleges, WIBs, EDCs Use Data for Common Goals |
| 10:40am-12pm | Breakout Sessions: Best Practices |
| How to develop the right programs during a time of rapid change, growth, and expansion | |
| How to Foster Entrepreneurs | |
| 12pm-1pm | Lunch |
| 1pm-2pm | What’s New with EMSI Data |
| 2pm-3pm | Analyst 3 |
| 3pm-5pm | Networking |
| EMSI LEARNING LAB | |
| Boating | |
| 3pm-5pm | Shop/Enjoy Resort |
| 6pm-8pm | Dinner Cruise |
Saturday
| 8am-9am | Breakfast/Opening Remarks |
| 9am-9:50am | Breakout Sessions: Best Practices |
| The Future of Program Demand Analysis | |
| Labor Market Outlook | |
| 10am-10:50am | Breakout Sessions: Best Practices |
| The Importance of Business Services | |
| Getting LMI In Front of Students | |
| 11:am-11:50am | Breakout Sessions: EMSI Sessions |
| Career Coach 2.0 | |
| 11:am-11:50am | Establishing the education-workforce link |
| 12pm-1pm | Lunch/Closing Plenary Session |
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
WORKING TOGETHER: HOW COLLEGES, WIBS, AND EDCS USE DATA FOR COMMON GOALS
In this talk, users representing three different organizations will relate how they have successfully used data to collaborate in their regions. They will discuss what data they used, who it made an impact on, how it was used, and what happened as a result. Participants will hear stories and ideas that they might want to implement in their own communities. They will also get good examples of how to approach various audiences in their communities.
Speakers: Deidre Myers (Oklahoma Commerce), Michael Corbit (Florida’s Research Coast), Rebecca Metty-Burns (College of Southern Nevada)
HOW TO DEVELOP THE RIGHT PROGRAMS DURING A TIME OF RAPID CHANGE, GROWTH, AND EXPANSION
Bert Glandon will discuss how College of Western Idaho, one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation, has managed to rapidly develop programs that compliment the needs of the region, take advantage of strong partnerships, stay on budget, and benefit new enrollees.
Speaker: Dr. Bert Glandon (President, College of Western Idaho)
THE FUTURE OF PROGRAM DEMAND ANALYSIS
Tom Prendergast, Director of Institutional Research and Grants at North Central State College in Ohio, will discuss the importance of program demand analysis and how to quickly produce analysis of new or existing programs. This analysis will potentially save colleges lots of time and money as they consider program expansion, contraction, or addition. EMSI’s new tools will be demonstrated and participants will walk away with a better understanding of how program demand analysis can improve many aspects of the college’s program offerings.
Speaker: Tom Prendergast, North Central State College (OH)
WHAT’S NEW WITH EMSI DATA
In this session EMSI Data Manager Deacon James and CEO Andrew Crapuchettes will discuss our current data sources and methodology, sources we are adding, and other updates on the horizon.
Speakers: Deacon James, Data Manager; Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO
ANALYST 3
In this session EMSI’s VP of Product Development will discuss Analyst 3, EMSI’s latest and greatest web-based labor market tool designed for education, workforce investment, and economic development. In this session we will discuss how we are making the product more user-friendly, what you can do with it, and how it will help our various users get more done for their organizations.
Speaker: Bruce Evans, VP of Product Development
LABOR MARKET OUTLOOK
Idaho LMI Director Bob Uhlenkott will discuss what his shop is up to and how LMI is changing these days. He will talk about new methodologies and how this information is being calibrated to help his state and is communities.
Speaker: Bob Uhlenkott, LMI Director, Idaho Department of Labor
THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS SERVICES
This talk will focus on successful business services models that the workforce investment system can use to connect with local employers. Attendees will learn about what data is helpful to have, how data opens doors, and what employers want to know. We will also discuss why business services is so important and what it does to strengthen the community.
SPEAKER: Scott Sheely, Lancaster County WIB (PA)
GETTING LMI IN FRONT OF STUDENTS
There is a growing desire on the part of both educators and students to be better informed about local employment dynamics. But with so much data out there what do folks really need and how can it help them make better decisions? In this talk participants will learn about how organizations like colleges, WIBs, and EDOs can supply quality, up-to-date data to students and jobseekers in their communities.
SPEAKER: Linda Mannering, University of Nebraska-Omaha
CAREER COACH 2.0
In this session EMSI’s VP of Product Development will discuss Career Coach and how the tool is helping colleges and workforce agencies. We will also discuss some planned updates and how the product can be helpful for the new gainful employment regulations.
Speakers: Bruce Evans, VP Product Development; Rob Sentz, Marketing Director
ESTABLISHING THE EDUCATION-WORKFORCE LINK
Establishing the education-workforce link: How data-driven analyses can help you, your business partners, and your constituents make more informed.
In this talk EMSI’s consulting team will focus on how to promote workforce development by bridging the gap between training providers and employers through data-driven analyses. The talk will include examples of previous education-workforce projects conducted by EMSI, such as economic impact studies, gap analyses, and skills match/competency analyses
Speakers: Annike Crapuchettes
HOW TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURS
Description: TBA.
Speaker: Norris Kreuger
