Employee Care Assistance & the Affordable Care Act - Jim Lummus & Joseph Folsom, National Pork Board, from the 2014 Iowa Pork Congress, January 22-23, Des Moines, IA, USA. More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2014-iowa-pork-congress

1. Jim Lummus
National Pork Board

2. “It’s about the people too”

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8. Professional Swine Manager Curriculum
• Community College Career Technical program
• 5 courses focused on knowledge to support
application of production practices
• Target audience:
• Primary: current employees
• Secondary: vocation oriented students
• Classes qualify for college credit within the
community college system.
• Classroom instruction will be delivered via the
internet from community college instructors
experienced in swine production.
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9. Courses Include
• Introduction to Swine
Production
• Breeding Stock Management
• Nursery and Finishing
Management
• Employer/Employee Issues
• Facility Maintenance
• Swine Record Systems
• Internship/Work Experience
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10. Recognition
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11. Certification Coveys
Status
• Individual is formally certified by
National Pork Board to possess a
clearly defined level of knowledge,
skills and abilities necessary for
competent performance as a
swine production manager

12. Why? Who Benefits?
• Individual
• Recognition
• Career Advancement
• Farm Business
• Better educated
managers=better farm
performance
• Convey to customers that you
provide “Professional” staff to
manage production

13. Certified Swine Manager
Requirements
Pass a test
150 questions
3 hour time limit
Proctored by designated supervisor
Demonstrate work experience
Designated supervisor will verify the candidate has
demonstrated technical and managerial competencies by
scoring applicant on their ability to conduct task on their own
without supervision.
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14. Certified Swine Manager Options
• Certified Swine Manager Reproduction
• Certified Swine Manager Wean to Finish

15. Building a Human Resource
Management Department is a
huge and at times a daunting
undertaking.

16. Comprehensive set of
“Human Resource Management Tools”

21. When you make it “All about the people’ you
will:
•Increase employee satisfaction
•Lower Turnover Rates
•Decrease variations across farm operation
•Increased efficiencies
•Lower production cost
•Manage Legal Risk
•Mange Image Risk
•Improve animal care
•Improve Farm Business Performance

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Jlummus@pork.org