Alongside EDPA’s Future Workforce, the Future Leaders group is impacting the career trajectory of young people across all jobs in this industry, including the trades, as well as alerting industry leaders to the wide talent pool from which they can mine.
The aim of Future Workforce is to grow the talent pool of the events industry by creating interest in the jobs and careers paths afforded, at the student-level. This Group is working to form partnerships with organizations from high schools, trade schools and junior colleges to colleges and universities, alumni associations and veterans’ groups and associations, with the goal of building strong relationships with the faculty and administrators to bring awareness of the events industry. Through Future Workforce, these populations are even provided direct routes to job opportunities from EDPA members across the country.
The mission of Future Leaders is to identify bright, young minds currently working in the industry as leaders in their disciplines and provide them with opportunities to grow their career path and get more involved in shaping the industry. This Group publicly recognizes these individuals though EDPA’s annual awards, and creates for them an exclusive program of networking and educational events as well as provides access to various tools and resources to propel their careers forward, including connecting these future leaders to current senior and executive level professionals who are eager to answer questions and provide advice.
Complementing Values
There is tremendous potential for what can be achieved when members of Future Workforce and Future Leaders join forces. A nominated Future Leader can take their tutelage to the next level and assist Future Workforce by representing the industry at a career fair or calling on their own network to speak to a class in their discipline and share their own experiences entering this industry. And Future Workforce representatives can help identify those young students and soon-to-be workers and professionals who are looking to do more with their careers and get involved in the EDPA.
What’s more, industry professionals do not have to be nominated individuals to get involved. All members of the EDPA are welcome to become a Future Workforce or Future Leader ‘brand ambassador’ to help promote these two important groups. EDPA Chapters are encouraged to review their own membership base for nominated Future Leaders or otherwise individuals interesting in getting involved and becoming an official representative of either Group, and all individuals are welcome to share in their networks the news, updates and events of Future Leaders and Future Workforce.
To find out how you can get involved…
Future Leaders Contact: Liz Nacron, lnacron@livemarketing.com
Future Workforce: Use one of the contact forms, below.
Academic Partner Development Committee
The APD Sub-Committee is working to build strong partnerships with faculty at colleges and universities, who will in turn prepare students for positions in the professional sector of our industry. The end goal is to recruit more schools like FIT and Bemidji State who understand the mutual benefits – for the university, students, and exhibit companies – of working together.
Although additional future design talent is great, this group includes dozens of other talented roles within our industry.
We are focused on the following resources:
Colleges and Universities Trade Schools Alumni Associations
For more information on EDPA's Academic Partner Development Committee contact Katina Rigall Zipay - katina@ClassicExhibits.com
The Trades Committee
The Trade Sub-Committee is focused on bringing awareness to prospective employees about the various opportunities in our industry nationwide.
We are focused on the following resources:
Trade Schools Junior Colleges High School Graduates Veterans & Veteran Associations Alumni Associations
For more information on EDPA's Trade's Committee contact Matthew Little - mlittle@nuvistaonline.com
Content Creation and Management Committee
The Focus of the Content Creation and Management Committee is to garner resources to support the efforts of the other two sub-committees with graphic and actionable resources.
We are focused on the following resources:
Create and drive graphic design
Acquire resources or member support to produce resources
Collaborate with other sub-committees to deliver on creative needs and support
For more information on EDPA's Content Creation and Management Committee contact Gina Porcaro - gina@classicexhibits.com
