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Construction HR & Training Professionals Gear Up for Industry Conference

Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry鈥檚 premier learning and networking event, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different.聽 The 2014 event will be held Oct. 15-17 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz.聽 For more information or to register, visit . This year鈥檚 conference will kick-off on the afternoon of Oct. 15 with a pre-conference Federal Construction HR Workshop.聽 Designed to help staff responsible for compliance on federal and federally assisted projects, the workshop provides practical information and best-practice advice from experts and peers experienced in the area.聽 Sessions for this year include 鈥淏uilding a 5-Star Ethics and Compliance Program in Construction鈥, 鈥淪etting a New Industry Standard of Davis-Bacon Act Compliance鈥, and 鈥淧reparing for the Onslaught of OFCCP Regulations.鈥 During the Conference, sessions for training professionals will cover the most cutting-edge techniques in training and development currently in use and envisioned for the future of the industry while the HR-related sessions will help HR professionals in the industry remain up to date and compliant with employment laws and best practices.聽 Some sessions this year for training professionals include 鈥淢aking Online Delivery an Essential Part of Your Training Program鈥, 鈥淯sing Scenario-Based Training to Make Learning Stick鈥 and 鈥淟inking Training to Business Performance.鈥澛 For HR professionals in the industry, some sessions include 鈥淭he U.S. Economy鈥檚 Effect on Construction Work and Wages鈥, 鈥淭he Role of Incentive Compensation Programs in Construction鈥, and 鈥淩egulatory Issues and Other Emerging Matters Facing Construction Employers.鈥 Some sessions will interest both HR and training professionals alike, such as 鈥淥ptimizing Your Personal Demeanor & Delivery for High Impact Presentations鈥, 鈥淪o Your Initiative Didn鈥檛 Stick鈥 Try Change Management鈥, and 鈥淎ligning HRM and HRD Disciplines to Build a Sustainable Talent Pipeline.鈥 Not to be missed this year are the Conference鈥檚 two anchor sessions.聽 In a keynote address on the first day of the Conference, doctor and motivational speaker Dr. Peter Percuoco will discuss easy to implement strategies HR and training professionals may use to regain control and triumph over the damaging effects of stress for themselves and their workers.聽 And the Conference will close with a 90-minute, interactive discussion, led by members of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Industry Recruiting Task Force, on the construction industry鈥檚 looming workforce shortage and best practices to implement, now, that will keep your company operating at full capacity. For those seeking to earn professional credentials at the event, Conference attendees who hold a PHR, SPHR or GPHR certification and attend the entire conference and workshop will earn 12 general recertification credits through the HR Certification Institute.聽 In addition, three sessions have been pre-approved for Strategic Management (Business) credits towards SPHR recertification.聽 贵辞谤听, visit the 黑料不打烊 website.