Workforce Development Committee

Objectives and Responsibilities

• Facilitate sharing of member best practices
• Provide and steward industry partnerships
• Offer industry education opportunities for workforce development

2023 Priorities

Goal 1: Facilitate sharing of member best practices

• Determine the best medium to facilitate best practice sharing
• Streamline workforce best practice sharing to one medium which will be the Advisor 
• Consider offering best practice breakout sessions at Annual Conference.  
• Explore the use of the toolkit to create a “bank” of best practices 
• Review the toolkit to see if we can make any revisions to convey best practices faster or with an easier user experience. 

Goal 2: Provide and steward industry partnerships

• Provide ideas for Manufacturing Month 
• Promote engagement with the Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education programs
• Technician program
• Teacher Scholarship  
• Promote engagement with Project MFT 
• Promote and continue engagement with FFA, AFA, Skills USA 

Goal 3: Provide workforce development education through webinar(s) and at Annual Conference 

Leadership

• The Chair is elected by the group and serves a two-year term.
• The Vice Chair is elected by the group and serves until Chair succession.

Composition

• Executive-level representatives from AEM member companies.

Meetings

• At least one face-to-face meeting annually, in conjunction with other meetings/events if possible.
• Virtual meetings every quarter. (A hybrid meeting in November if possible)