Goals and Objectives

The goal of the T.E.E.N. Industry Partnership is to strategically identify and align the resources of contributing partners to better prepare individuals for advancement within Logistics and Transportation firms in this growth industry, thereby attracting more warehousing, storage and logistics functions to the region. Addressing the critical challenges facing the industry, T.E.E.N. seeks the collaboration of local and regional stakeholders for job retention and growth. Specific plans for the 2009-2010 program year include the following:

• Widen the scope of partnership participation through drill down of local infrastructure identifying additional elements of logistics operations throughout the 17 counties of Northwest PA
• Increase management efficiency through education and training opportunities via increased higher education and community college interaction
• Identify and implement consortia-based training opportunities for employee advancement into supervisory and management positions within participating firms
• Research additional advances in technologies and working with employers toward next generation implementation and training of those practices within warehousing, inventory, tracking and distribution functions
• Foster enhanced communication and relationships between economic development and national L&T firms to attract more localized depot, warehousing and support facilities for national interests
• Partnership dialogue and focus on emerging trends in commercial transportation related to biodiesel fuels, renewable energy systems, and national security relevant to the industry
• Increase the participation of regional education and training providers
• Maintain cognizance of proposed local projects in the region to discern relevance to commercial transit and ancillary affects it might have upon local transit of goods
• Increased focus on commercial passenger transit issues for L&T workforce support occupations such as maintenance technicians and CDL class B passenger transit licensees.