Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Middle-Skilled Workforce Needs: Summary of a Workshop (2014)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Workshop Agenda
Education & Training Opportunity Analysis Workshop
June 9-10, 2014
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Workshop Goals:
- Discuss the current state of education and training pathways for the Gulf region’s middle skilled workforce in the hydrocarbon and environmental restoration industries, and the allied health professions.
- Identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that successful middle skilled workers in these sectors need.
- Discuss the programs, activities, and frameworks needed to build capacity in the Gulf region’s middle skilled workforce over the coming years.
- Identify perceived gaps between the knowledge, skills, and attitudes instilled by current education and training programs and those needed by employers in the near-term and in future years.
- Identify the types of education and learning research and evaluation activities that are needed to close perceived gaps.
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Wilson’s Plover Room
Tampa, FL
| 3:30 p.m. | Welcome and Registration |
| 4:00 p.m. | Overview of the Gulf Research Program Maggie Walser, Senior Program Officer, Gulf Research Program |
| 4:30 p.m. | Objectives and Desired Outcomes Bob Duce, Workshop Chair and Member of the Gulf Research Program Advisory Group |
| 5:00 p.m. | Kickoff Remarks Mark Schneider, Vice President and Institute Fellow, American Institutes for Research |
| 6:00 p.m. | Reception for Attendees |
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Wilson’s Plover Room
Tampa, FL
| 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast available |
| 9:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion: What does the current Gulf of Mexico workforce look like, and how is it likely to change in the coming years? |
| Moderator: Ashanti Johnson, Advisory Group Member | |
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Panelists: Elaine Barber, Vice President, Education and Workforce Initiatives, Greater Houston Partnership; Patrick Barnes, Founder and Director, Limitless Vistas Inc. and President/CEO and Co-Founder, BFA Environmental; Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Chief Energy Officer, University of Houston; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Director, Gulf Coast Behavioral Health & Resilience Center, University of South Alabama; Brooke Polk, International Association of Drilling Contractors |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Panel Discussion: What knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) do Gulf-based middle skilled workers need to be successful? |
| Moderator: Eduardo Salas, Advisory Group Member | |
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Panelists: Maureen Lichtveld, Professor and Chair, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences; Bill Raley, Dean, Industrial/Technical Programs, College of the Mainland; Marsha Towns, Director of Partnership Development, Gulf Region, The Student Conservation Association; Jeff Zinkham, Director, Competency Consulting and Solutions, PetroSkills |
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| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch available |
| 1:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion: How do we build capacity in the Gulf region’s middle skilled workforce? |
| Moderator: LaDon Swann, Advisory Group Member | |
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Panelists: Marilyn Barger, Executive Director, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence; AJ Guiteau, Workforce Training & Development Specialist – Offshore Industry; Chip Hughes, Director, Worker Education & Training Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Jason Tyszko, Director, Education and Workforce Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Breakout Group Sessions (concurrent): What are the top three opportunities for the Gulf Research Program in each of these workforce segments? |
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| 4:15 p.m. | Reconvene in Meeting Room |
| 4:30 p.m. | Breakout Groups Report |
| 5:00 p.m. | General Discussion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
