How can airport leaders and managers cultivate talented employees? TRB is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will provide implementable ways to strengthen the workforce and enhance knowledge transfer within airports. Presenters will discuss a playbook, which includes tactical, strategic, and structural approaches for attracting new employees, from entry-level to leadership positions. They will identify methods that work for airports of different types and sizes, and will highlight techniques that focus on an organization’s culture and workplace environment.

The webinar features research from ACRP Research Report 232: Playbook for Cultivating Talent in the Airport Environment.

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar; however, sign into MyTRB.org to register.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. Talent cultivation framework: Chelsey Jackson, ICF
2. Creating an environment that cultivates talent: Kelly Dray, ICF
3. Supporting employee growth and meeting future talent needs: Jessica Jenkins, ICF
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Seth Young, The Ohio State University

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

1. Identify how to cultivate talent in an airport organization
2. List the three major categories of talent cultivation techniques
3. Discuss how to implement talent cultivation

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) will provide 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attend this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Registration is available until just before the webinar starts. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to submit your registration. Individuals who are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

Registration questions? Contact TRB Webinars.