Richland Community Development Group (RCDG) is sponsoring a seminar on October 9th at 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Theatre with a presentation from Mr. Edward Gordon: An Opportunity to Learn, Plan and Take Action “Future Jobs – The Employment and Skills Crisis.”
Technical advances continue at an unrelenting pace and global demographic shifts are producing a job revolution that looms ominously over individuals, business and governments. Richland County and surrounding counties are experiencing these jobs and skill disconnects and we can learn how to face the issues and prepare for the future.
The public is invited to attend on October 9, at the Renaissance Theater, 138 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio at 7 p.m. Tickets for the seminar are $15 and can be purchased by contacting Sam VanCura at 419-529-0099 or via email at tpi1@richnet.net.
Gordon, an economic historian and workforce development expert, will be reviewing his research on issues presented in Winning the Global Talent Showdown and from his forthcoming book, Future Job: The Employment and Skills Crisis. Mr. Gordon is a recognized international expert on talent, training, careers and education related to business and economic development. Gordon is the founder of the Imperial Consulting Corporation and more information on him is available at www.imperialcorp.com.
Edward E. Gordon is a leader with vision. As President of Imperial Consulting Corporation in Chicago and Palm Desert, California, he is a human capital management expert who applies a multidisciplinary approach to today’s complex workforce and economic development issues.
Gordon is a recognized international expert on talent, training, careers, and education related to business and economic development. During his over 40 years of consulting, Ed has assisted many varied clients including: Microsoft, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the Federal Reserve, Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal, Motorola, Metra Rail, the Jacksonville Community Council, the American Institute for Research, the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor, state agencies of California, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, as well as universities, school systems, non-profit organizations, and trade or professional association
He is the author or co-author of 17 books including Winning the Global Talent Showdown, The 2010 Meltdown, Skill Wars, FutureWork, Closing the Literacy Gap in American Business, Opportunities in Training and Development Careers, Literacy in America, The Tutoring Revolution, Peer Tutoring: A Teacher’s Resource Guide and Tutor Quest. He has been quoted in or written over 300 articles in major newspapers, popular magazines, business publications, and education journals. His media experience includes the CBS Network’s, “The Early Show,” PBS, CNN, NBC, Bloomberg TV, WGN, NPR, Time-Warner Cable, USA Radio, and Yahoo. As a professional speaker, he has been heard by over 350,000 people and millions on television and radio.
RCDG is a non-profit agency working for the betterment of the county through economic and community development efforts. The RCDG website is www.ChooseRichland.com.