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Skills USA Workforce Field Test

MITEC needs your help: Skills USA is in the process of updating the standards they use for all of their technical competitions.

In addition to updating the standards to be used in their competitions, they are creating standardized exams in each of the technical areas they deal with which are based on these new standards.

These exams are interactive and represent a real change in the way multiple-choice exams work. The exams can be used as final assessments at the completion of a marine tech training program, or as a pre-hire assessment tool or perhaps as a tool to establish what on-going training an existing employee may need.

We need marine industry teachers and students to register and try this exam. It’s free, and it will give you great insight into what the expectations are for new hires within the industry. Within about 24 hours of registering, you will receive a special password and access key. At that point, you will be able to take the entire exam.

To register — and have access to the beta-test exam – go to the Skills USA website work force ready page.

Thanks in advance for participating,

Ed Sherman

MITEC Professional Development Division Chair.

COMITT (Conference on Marine Industry Technical Training) 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Recruiting, training, and retaining top-notch employees is an ongoing concern addressed in this annual event. Produced by MITEC (Marine Industry Training & Education Council), COMITT is an ideal opportunity for educators, employers, and others to explore and adopt methods, tools, and techniques that result in a stronger, more effective workforce. This year’s COMITT includes two dynamic workshops led by Valerie Ziebron of Yamaha University and VRZ Consulting, as well as a thought-provoking luncheon presentation by Volvo Penta President Clint Moore –and an evening of socializing and networking at Shake-A-Leg Miami‘s waterfront facility in Coconut Grove.

A G E N D A

8:00

Registration at IBEX / Miami Beach Convention Center

8:30 – 8:45

Welcome

Speaker: Steve Kitchin, Chair, Marine Industry Training & Education Council

8:45 – 11:45

Worker Competence: Being Effective at Your Work Tasks
In this interactive workshop, we’ll provide you with a variety of productivity and training tools to bring out the best in  yourself and in your team — no matter what your job descriptions or positions may be. You’ll learn what triggers the brain to strive for best possible actions as we investigate at how these training techniques apply to yourself and to your coworkers in the marine industry.

Speaker: Valerie Ziebron (Yamaha University)

12:00 to 1:30

COMITT Annual Luncheon. Keynote address by Clint Moore (Volvo Penta)

1:45 – 4:45

Enhancing Your Marine Human Resources for Customer Satisfaction and Profitability

2009 has put a strain on every marine business, and people are wearing more hats than ever before.  In this dynamic session, we’ll lay out precisely how you can gain high profitability and customer loyalty by strengthening your human-resources processes for maximum effectiveness. Join us to discover some of the very best human-resource management, implementation, and training tools available to the marine industry.
Speaker: Valerie Ziebron (Yamaha University)

4:45 – 5:00

Closing Remarks

Speaker: Steve Kitchin, Chair, Marine Industry Training & Education Council

S P E C I A L . E V E N T

6:00 – 10:00

Reception & Barbecue at Shake-A-Leg Miami

Shake-A-Leg Miami (SALM) invites all COMITT attendees to spend the evening at their beautiful waterfront facility, socializing and networking. Also, during the remainder of the week, attendees and their families will have access to the SALM waterfront to enjoy boating in Biscayne Bay.

Shake-A-Leg Miami helps children and adults with physical, developmental and economic challenges; liberating them from the realm of imagination into the realm of experience. The group has successfully created an inspirational haven, where people of all backgrounds and abilities find common ground. SALM is South Florida’s “Gateway to Biscayne Bay.”

In addition, Shake-A-Leg is working with Coral High School and Dade Marine to develop a track program designed to teach an array of skills for new workers (including veterans) who want to pursue marine-industry careers such as marine mechanics, fiberglass technicians, marine carpenters, yacht painters and more.

SALM’s continued partnership with the City of Miami, plus more than 100 community organizations, both public and private, is the ultimate confirmation of the power of unity and collaboration.

RSVP for the BBQ & Reception HERE.

COMITT . R E G I S T R A T I O N

To register, go to http://www.ibexshow.com.

PC2A

Worker Competence: Being Effective at Your Work Tasks ($75)

PC2B

Enhancing Your Marine Human Resources for Customer Satisfaction and Profitability ($75)

PC2C

Full Conference, Including Both Workshops and the COMITT Annual Luncheon ($125)

For individual luncheon tickets ($35), send email to mymitec@gmail.com.