"Employer Summit" will be held early Wednesday in Postville

Employers, community members, and educators are invited to the Future Ready Iowa Employer Summit from 7:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Norplex- Micarta plant at 665 Lybrand Street in Postville.

Iowa Workforce Development is partnering with the Iowa Association of Business and Industry and the Iowa Business Council to host the summit.

Said Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend, "The goal of the summit is for employers to learn from other employers in their local area about programs and efforts they are making to develop their talent pipeline. They will learn about work-based learning programs with local high schools, registered apprenticeship programs, how to recruit different pools of employees from their traditional searches and how to leverage the Future Ready Iowa Act - all of which are designed to help increase the skilled workforce in their own area."

Each event will feature discussions about how employers can upskill their workforce, build relationships with community partners, and support high school to workforce pipelines.

The summit is free.  Registration is available at www.FutureReadyIowa.gov/registration