Chamber to take over management of Indiana Talent Network
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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced plans to assume management responsibilities for the Indiana Talent Network. The chamber says its Institute for Workforce Excellence will be the new home for the network, which was created in 2017 to connect statewide stakeholders and support regional collaborations.
The Indiana Talent Network was previously coordinated by the Community Education Coalition in partnership with its CivicLab.
Todd Hurst, executive director of the Institute for Workforce Excellence, says the institute’s talent-centric mission makes it a natural resource to support the network.
“In the coming months, we will take full responsibility for coordinating and convening the Indiana Talent Network and look forward to partnering with its team to continue to identify priorities and establish goals around talent attraction, connection and development that will most aid the workforce and employers,” said Hurst. “We also acknowledge the great work that has been done with the Network to date and especially applaud (CEO) John Burnett, (network strategist) Jeanna Berdel and (CivicLab executive director) Jack Hess for their efforts and dedication.”
Hurst says the chamber intends to build on the network’s foundation to prepare individuals and businesses to compete in today’s economy.
“We know that having regional intermediaries is critical to effectively addressing systems-level workforce challenges so they can learn from one another,” said Hurst. “Perhaps more importantly, the Indiana Talent Network creates an avenue of communication to and from the state from regional partners who are doing the work on a daily basis within our communities across the state.”
The network currently consists of representatives from around the state.