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2020/2021 Manufacture CoHort Workplan: <br />Industry Topic Automation: <br />Continue to build off of the interest and need to find scalable solutions to the increasing need <br />to integrate automation inside of manufacturing operations. <br />Industry Topic Workforce Readiness: <br />With the Pandemic moving into what would appear it final stages of influence ( let's hope) it <br />would make sense to continue to explore our appetite and or the need for us to identify <br />opportunities for a regional training center to support our industry. (Modeled after the <br />National Training Center in Colorado; The MiLL) This training center would involve the <br />collaboration of multiple stakeholders. Like much of the work that is successful for our <br />community the commitment from many different players is key to success. We will be open to <br />where this may or may not take us. <br />Continuing to cultivate relationships and be a resource for local education K12 and post- <br />secondary is still extremely important. We will conduct ourselves in a way that builds these <br />relationships and allows for Manufacturing to have access to a solid pipeline of future <br />workforce. <br />Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry <br />Continue to partner and represent the multitude of resource opportunities that are offered by <br />the MN Dpt of Labor. <br />Specific Areas of Focus: <br />• Anticipate a return to "in person" Manufacturing CoHort events. With willingness to <br />deliver on virtual events if the environment is not ready to meet in person. Expectation <br />that we could host five CoHort events in 2021. Topics to be determined. <br />• The annual "Career Signing Day" was canceled last year. Let's consider late February or <br />early March as a date to host this event again. Huge success very well received by <br />students, and a great way to showcase careers in Manufacturing. <br />• This year the Manufacture Director would expect to conduct "one on one" interviews <br />with each CoHort member or members inside CoHort companies. The area of discovery <br />for these meetings would be to better understand what is happening in the industry and <br />