2017 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference

Wednesday, October 11

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Sponsor Intro
12:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Strategic Management Workshop: How to Get a Seat at a C-Suite Table

Presentation     Handout
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. 1st Time Attendees Orientation
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. HR & TED Forums Networking Dinner (off-site at The Arrogant Butcher)

Thursday, October 12

7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

Breakfast & NCCER Demo Show

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Welcome & Remarks

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Let's Get Engaged

Presentation

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

On The Top Of Camelback Mountain, Or Headed to the Desert Floor? Labor & Employment Law in Year One of The Trump Administration

Presentation

Re-Thinking Recruiting in the Construction Industry: Best Practices and Trends in 2017

Presentation

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Lessons Learned from A Rest Break Class Action: How You Can Avoid Being the Next Target

Presentation

Creating Internal Subject Matter Experts: The Key to Training Success

Presentation     Workbook

Health Care for Contractors: Lessons in Managing Risk and Costs

Presentation

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Roundtable Lunch Discussions

12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Talent Management

How to Design Compensation and Bonus Plans to Help Drive Company Goals

Bridging the Gap and Joint Productivity Across Generations

Best Practices for Training Field Employees

Recruiting Craft Workers

Developing Career Paths

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Succession Planning

How to Access Wage Data to Compete for Workforce

Tracking and Implementing Sick Leave Requirements 

Resources for Starting a Training Program or Department

Recruiting Women and Minorities

Increasing Employee Engagement

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Diversity, Inclusion & Safety: Building a Culture of Success

Presentation

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Chat with Sponsors & Fellow Attendees

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Keynote Session: Your Whole Self: Don’t Leave Home without It

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception

Friday, October 13

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

2017 U.S. Construction Industry Talent Development Report

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Break

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Worker Shortage: Real or “Fake News”?

Presentation

The Change Order: Rethinking Training and Development

 

New Challenges in Workplace Drug Abuse

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

The Big Pay Disconnect. Yes, Money Matters

Presentation

Training Your Next Generation of Leaders & Creating a Winning Succession Plan

Presentation

(Repeat) New Challenges in Workplace Drug Abuse

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

On Boarding Built for Today, But Designed for the Future

Presentation

12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks & Prize Drawings