Registration Information:
This webinar will take place on August 22 from 12pm-1pm CT. This is a FREE Webinar and is open to all MHEDA Members and Non Members. Everyone is required to complete the registration form to save a seat.
Description:
The shortage of highly skilled forklift technicians continues to be an ongoing trend that presents significant hiring challenges to dealerships of all sizes. To combat this, many dealerships report that they have recruited automotive technicians into their industry or look for students who are in programs like hydraulics, diesel, and industrial maintenance because there is not a traditional forklift pathway for students. Until now. The Certified Forklift Technician (CFT) is the first industry-wide, fundamental certification available to all dealerships and schools to train, certify and promote great careers in forklift maintenance and repair.
Join MHEDA and MSSC to better understand the elements of the CFT program, how your dealership can be using this training in-house and how your dealership can connect with local technical schools to offer this.
Key Takeaways:
What will you learn?
- What is the CFT?
- What schools are currently offering this training?
- What dealerships are currently offering this training?
- Why is it important to my dealership?
- Why is it important for the industry?
- How can I get started?
Speakers
LeeSa Page, Senior Advisor with MSSC
LeeSa Page serves as Senior Advisor with MSSC who promotes and increases the implementation of MSSC training and certification programs for advanced manufacturing, logistics, supply chain automation, and forklift technicians. Working at the national, state, regional and local levels, LeeSa engages stakeholder communities (business, education/training and government entities). This includes collaborating with employers and education to identify programs that help build a pipeline of skilled technicians by leveraging strategic alliances and creating partnerships among those groups. In this role, LeeSa serves as a project manager, public speaker and innovative thought-leader to help employers clearly identify workforce needs, increase their productivity and ROI in hiring candidates, and upskilling their current workforce. Contact LeeSa Page at lpage@msscusa.org.
Katie Richards, Membership & Advocacy Manager with MHEDA
Katie Richards serves as MHEDA’s Membership & Advocacy Manager and is the primary point of contact when onboarding new members, working with current members, and connecting with industry and community partners. Katie works closely with industry, identifying industry trends and challenges in order to offer unique programing, services and solutions to MHEDA Members. A consistent trend in material handling is the shortage of forklift technicians, which is why MHEDA partnered with MSSC to create the Certified Forklift Technician Certification. Katie is versed in working with technical schools, workforce and job corp centers, training sites and forklift dealerships to implement the CFT Certification, and help build a recruitment and placement strategy. Contact Katie Richards at krichards@mheda.org.