WHAT:
This symposium is a day to meet with other manufacturers, educators, and workforce development professionals to discuss how to recruit / keep more women into the manufacturing skilled trades.
This will be the continuation of a regional conversation to determine how we can improve the recruitment of women into these careers. We will have speakers and panelists to discuss best practices.
WHO should attend:
1) Bay Area manufacturers - HR or technical hiring managers or those who create company strategy for outreach and hiring
2) Educators in the community colleges & K-12 who develop programs, recruit students, or work with students to give advice on careers
3) Workforce development professionals working with clients to find new careers
AGENDA
9:00 a - 10:00 a Check-in, Coffee / Pastries & Networking
10:00 a - 10:15 a Opening Remarks / Welcome
10:15 a - 10:30 a Manufacturing: The Facts, Trends & Challenges
10:30 a - 11:30 a Presentation - Combating Implicit Bias in Your Workplace (UC-Berkeley)
11:30 a - 12:00 p Presentation - Using AI to Increase the Number of Women in the Mfg Skilled Trades
12:00 p - 12:45 p LUNCH & NETWORKING
12:45 p - 1:30 p BREAKOUT Discussion: Brainstorm on Approaches / Best Practices
1:30 p - 1:50 p Report Outs
1:50 p - 2:30 p Tour of Chabot Mfg Shops (for those interested)
ORGANIZERS
Bay Area Community Colleges
Association of Manufacturers Bay Area (AMBayArea)
SPONSORS
East Bay Workforce Development Boards
Autodesk
CONTACT
For more information or questions, contact
- Mark Martin
- [email protected]