Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining an IT Workforce Joe Mefford, Director Michael Ramage, Manager St

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Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining an IT
Workforce Joe Mefford, Director Michael
Ramage, Manager Statewide Broadband Group
West Kentucky Region
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Objectives

• How do you recruit good people?
• How do you educate and (re) train your employees?
• What options (traditional innovative) exists to
  help in training/educating employees?

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How do you recruit the best employees?
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Partnerships with Universities





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Partnerships with Universities

• Know people in the Programs
• Internships / Coop Programs
• Help to mold curriculum

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Partnerships with Universities

• Make your agency ATTRACTIVE
• Salary Benefits
• Continuing Education Assistance
• Advancement opportunities
• Work environment (first impressions)
• Your reputation, character, and integrity

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How do you educate retrain your employees?
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Education VS. Training
Training
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Education VS. Training

• Education
• to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically
  especially by instruction
• Training
• to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or
  proficient
• From Websters online dictionary

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Educational Options

• Traditional (Old way)
• Boot Camps
• 2 year degrees
• 4 year degrees
• Graduate degrees

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Educational Options

• Innovative (New)
• Short courses / Webinars
• Non-degreed specializations
• Certifications
• 2 2 Programs
• (traditional / Online)
• BS / MS online

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Todays workers are looking for their next
challenge!