Introducing TPM Co/Lab™
Experience the TPM Academy® online, on your time.
Building a winning workforce starts with you and it just got easier.
TPM Co/Lab™ is an online learning platform that supports employers, employer associations, and education and training providers to earn an assessment-based certificate to demonstrate their knowledge of the proven Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) framework and methodologies, while building an international community of peer professionals to learn and grow with. Those that wish to advance their standing can participate in continued education opportunities and apply for Verified Practitioner status through a peer-review process.
The Experience
There are two formats for learning in TPM Co/Lab.
TPM Academy® OnDemand
Want to learn the TPM framework, but need maximum flexibility in when and how you learn? Then the on-demand format is the way to go!
This format is a completely self-paced and individually motivated learning opportunity. There are seven strategy modules comprised of 5 to 9 units each. You will complete the eLearning modules on your own time. You can expect each strategy to take an estimated 2-4 hours of seat time.
TPM Academy® Blended Learning
Want to be able to connect with your peers throughout your learning experience? Then the blended learning format is for you.
You will complete the e-learning modules on your own time similar to the on-demand format, however, you will also be paired with a group of learners going through the content at the same time as you. Just like signing up for an online class, you will have both individual and group assignments, as well as live class sessions with a facilitator and your cohort members.
There are seven strategy modules comprised of 5 to 9 units each. You will complete the eLearning modules on your own time. You can expect each strategy to take an estimated 2-4 hours of seat time.
Personalized Learning Tracks
The TPM® framework at its core was developed to provide business-facing organizations with the tools and resources to lead employers through a structured process for data collection and decision-making. As we’ve grown, we’ve recognized the value of all players within a community having access to the framework and personalized learning. The three learning tracks we’ve developed allow for each person participating in a TPM Academy to get the most relevant information to their role within a talent supply chain.
Regardless of the format for the TPM Academy program or extension module you choose, there are three different learner tracks based on the role you play in your community’s talent supply chain:
Host Organization Track
This track is best for business-serving organizations dedicated to business growth and competitiveness.
Employer Track
This track is best for employers whether they plan to implement TPM internally or as part of an employer collaborative.
Provider Track
This track is best for education and training providers that plan to work closely with their employer partners to meet student and worker needs.
Looking to connect with someone that is working with the manufacturing or healthcare industry? Trying to find someone that has experience working in rural communities or with unions? Want to know how to get started with data collection or just want to have peers to learn with while going through your TPM Academy experience?
We’ve got you covered.
With TPM Co/Lab™ new and experienced practitioners have a dedicated space to connect, ask questions, and collaborate through forums, a full network directory, and collaborative workshops and training opportunities.
The TPM framework is continuously iterating on industry-best practices because we know that our best learnings come from each other.
Understanding and demonstrated application of the TPM framework is an incredible value skillset for any individual to bring to their organization and community. With TPM Co/Lab graduates of the TPM Academy program now have tangible ways to showcase the skills and competencies gained through participation in this training program with a digital badge noting your role as a TPM® Talent Supply Chain Manager.
There are three tiers of recognition for TPM practitioners:
- TPM® Talent Supply Chain Manager: Become a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recognized talent supply chain manager.
- TPM® Talent Supply Chain Manager Plus+: After becoming a recognized talent supply chain manager, take opportunities (e.g., improving Job Quality through TPM) to build on your foundational knowledge through specialty courses that make you a more advanced practitioner.
- g., TPM Web Tool
- g., TPM Job Quality
- g., TPM Opportunity Populations
- TPM® Verified Talent Supply Chain Manager: Share your talent supply chain management skills and experience and become verified by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and your peers.
Sign up below and join the movement.
Be among the first to join TPM Co/Lab on launch January 31, 2023.
What is Talent Pipeline
Management® (TPM)?
A demand-driven, employer-led approach to closing
the skills gap. Utilizing supply chain management
principles, employers play an expanded leadership
role as “end-customers” of education and workforce
partnerships. The TPM® framework is composed of
six strategies that, when implemented in a particular
sequence, make for a talent supply chain approach.
Each strategy is designed to build off one another and
support employers in developing a more data- and
performance-driven approach to improving education
and workforce partnerships.
Learn more about the history of TPM®.
What is the
TPM Academy®?
A training for state and local chamber, business association, and economic development agency leaders, as well as employers, to learn to drive partnerships with their education and training providers based on industry need. The TPM Academy is supported by a customized curriculum that serves as an employer handbook and gives participants the knowledge, skills, and abilities to implement talent supply chain solutions on behalf of their employer collaborative members. In addition, the corresponding TPM web tool activates the six TPM strategies to streamline data collection and visualization for employer partners.
Learn more about the TPM Academy®
Want to see TPM in action?
Read about the incredible work of our TPM practitioners all across the U.S. on our blog below.