Northwestern Events Calendar

Sep
18
2018

Keeping the lights on: Empowering the power delivery workforce (webinar)

When: Tuesday, September 18, 2018
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Where: Online

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: Free

Contact: Mike McMahon   (847) 467-1361

Group: Trienens Institute private

Category: Global & Civic Engagement

Description:

Changes in the operational aspects of the power industry are impacting workforce development. There is an imbalance in new and experienced engineers, and role expectations are transforming. Available education and training materials are not in place to meet these needs. Hear perspectives from business, academia, and within the industry to learn how this issue is impacting the industry and opportunities to address it.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How changes in workforce norms are impacting the industry.
• What different areas of the industry are most concerned about regarding existing workforce development.
• Opportunities to adapt and evolve as an industry to support the evolving workforce.
This is the first webinar in a three-part series sponsored by Dow addressing challenges facing the industry.

Speakers:
Rusty Bascom
Principal Engineer
Electrical Consulting Engineers and Chair of the ICC of the IEEE

Mike Ahern
Director, Corporate and Professional Education
WPI

Amy Hile
Human Resources Business Partner Power Systems and Solutions Group
Southwire

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