NEWS

2008 Governor's Summit on Workforce Solutions Set

CHEYENNE - On May 28th and 29th, 2008, the fourth Governor's Summit on Workforce Solutions will take place at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. The Wyoming Workforce Development Council, in partnership with the Department of Workforce Services, is sponsoring the event. The Summit is designed to assist Wyoming businesses in developing solutions to the many workforce issues they face.

The theme of the 2008 Summit is Defining Our Future. Topics will include Human Resources, Customer Service, Recruitment, Youth Issues, Education, Healthcare and various others.

Jerimiah Rieman, Policy Analyst for the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and key organizer for the 2008 Governor's Summit, said, "Wyoming businesses continue to struggle with finding skilled talent, and as this issue grows nationwide, we will need to create innovate ways to resolve this shortage. This year’s Summit is geared toward identifying means that not only help to develop the talent Wyoming businesses already have, but to also give businesses tools to recruit workers to Wyoming positions."

"A new feature to this year's Summit includes a sector focus where industries will come together to identify needs and create solutions to address those issues," he added.

This year's keynote speaker is Rick Tate. Tate is an internationally recognized expert on leadership and service quality. He has been speaking, training, writing and developing state of the art concepts that challenge people's mind-sets for over twenty years.

Mark your calendars to attend the Governor's Summit on Workforce Solutions. For more information on the 2008 Governor's Summit on Workforce Solutions, please visit wyowdc.org.

Listen to the audio podcast from Jerimiah Rieman, Policy Analyst for the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.