On September 24-25, 2024, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosted the Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) National Learning Network (NLN) Summit in Washington, D.C., celebrating TPM's 10-year anniversary. The event brought together more than 140 members of the NLN to showcase a decade of transformative impact on workforce development.
From its inception as a white paper in 2014, TPM has grown into a movement with more than 1,000 practitioners in 44 states and three countries. This award-winning initiative has revolutionized talent development by applying supply chain management principles to solve workforce challenges across industries.
Explore key insights from the Summit below.
Kim Kuchenbrod (L), workforce development & TPM consultant of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Michael Evans (C), executive director of the Kalamazoo Literacy Council discuss their TPM impact stories in a conversation moderated by Peter Beard (R) of the Greater Houston Partnership and UpSkill Houston.
TPM NLN members represent 44 states and three countries.
Members of the NLN benefitted from engaging plenary and breakout sessions.
Breakout sessions were centered on industry needs including healthcare, information technology, and construction.
Foundation senior director, Niki DaSilva, leads TPM trivia, closing day one of the summit.
Trivia participants show off their TPM knowledge.
The NLN gathers for a reception in the Great Hall at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
Vincent Ginski, North Carolina Chamber Foundation’s Director of Workforce Competitiveness; delivers remarks during day two of the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) National Learning Network Summit
Employer Alliance Manager at Central Six AlabamaWorks! Caleb Rotton (L); Terri-Ann Brown (C) director of Miami Tech Works!; and moderator Frank Avery (R); participate in a discussion, "Federal Funding for TPM," on day two of the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) National Learning Network Summit 2024.
The 2024 Talent Pipeline Management National Learning Network Summit provided attendees with invaluable insight and an actionable path forward in solving workforce challenges in their communities.
Key Takeaways
- The relationship between employers and education providers is crucial in building a strong workforce of the future. TPM facilitates employer-educator partnerships, aligning training with industry needs and producing better-prepared job seekers.
- Data-driven decision-making transforms talent pipelines. TPM utilizes real-time, employer-validated data to inform workforce strategies, leading to more accurate predictions of workforce needs and more effective talent development initiatives.
- Upskilling and reskilling are essential for a dynamic economy. With approximately 180 million workers needing routine skill updates, TPM has sparked innovative approaches like Skills Savings Accounts, promising to create a more agile workforce.
- TPM drives systems-level change in workforce development. TPM's end-to-end framework promotes systemic transformation, leading to more sustainable and impactful workforce solutions.
- Collaboration is key to addressing complex workforce challenges. TPM’s cross-sector partnerships yield innovative workforce solutions, from reintegrating ex-inmates to addressing healthcare worker shortages.
- The TPM framework serves diverse regional and industry needs. This flexibility enables communities to tailor workforce solutions in more than 40 industries from statewide initiatives in Illinois to neighborhood level approaches in Michigan.
2024 TPM Hall of Fame Inductees
The TPM Hall of Fame honors exemplary leaders across the talent supply chain who drive innovative workforce solutions. This year, we recognized three recipients who have leveraged the power of TPM to create impactful, collaborative strategies that deliver shared value and improve their communities.
Richard Vincent
Richard Vincent, executive vice president of Associated General Contractors of Kentucky, Inc., led the Central Bluegrass Kentucky Construction Collaborative, serves as an employer champion and supported the creation of education programs that reached thousands of students.
Kentucky Hospital Association
Kentucky Hospital Association’s (KHA) collaboration with the Kentucky Chamber Foundation, led by JP Hamm, associate vice president at KHA, led to a statewide healthcare TPM program, supporting over 100 hospitals and fostering career opportunities and best practice sharing across the sector.
Peter Beard
Peter Beard, senior vice president of regional workforce development at the Greater Houston Partnership, has been a cornerstone of the TPM network since its inception. For a decade, he has shared learnings from UpSkill Houston, an employer-led initiative, to guide state and national workforce improvements.
What’s Up Next: The Road to 2034 and Beyond
As we build on the momentum of this summit and look ahead to the next decade of TPM, here’s what is on the horizon:
- More Ways to Learn: Join our TPM Academy Blended Learning Cohort on November 14. Job quality specialty and public policy courses will be re-released this fall.
- Skills Savings Accounts (SSAs): Invest in your skills as you would your health. SSAs are accounts like HSAs or FSAs, but for skills development, allowing workers to access funds for upskilling and reskilling for lifelong learning.
- TPM Scholarship Fund: Introducing "10 for 10," aiming to raise $10 million to train over 2,500 professionals on the TPM framework over the next decade. More TPM-trained practitioners equal more jobs filled and communities strengthened.
- Continuous Improvement: Your insights are crucial in shaping the future of TPM and ensuring it continues to meet the evolving needs of employers and workers alike.
Celebrating 10 Years of TPM
About the authors
Sydney Lewis
Sydney Lewis is associate communications manager for education, workforce, resilience, and thought leadership at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
