Spark: An EDS Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Program

Spark is an edu­ca­tion­al pro­gram cre­at­ed for tal­ent­ed indi­vid­u­als from man­u­fac­tur­ers, man­u­fac­tur­ers rep­re­sen­ta­tives, and dis­trib­u­tors in the elec­tron­ic com­po­nents indus­try. Par­tic­i­pat­ing in Spark ben­e­fits every­one: you, your com­pa­ny, EDS and the elec­tron­ic com­po­nents industry. 

Pro­gram Descrip­tion: Spark focus­es on the his­to­ry, struc­ture, and future mar­kets of the elec­tron­ic com­po­nent indus­try, pro­vides per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties, and con­nects indi­vid­u­als across the indus­try to net­work and share knowledge.

Who Should Attend: Indi­vid­u­als employed by indus­try dis­trib­u­tors, man­u­fac­tur­ers, and man­u­fac­tur­ers’ rep­re­sen­ta­tives with high poten­tial in the elec­tron­ic com­po­nent industry. 

Cost: $750

• To increase under­stand­ing and clar­i­ty of the elec­tron­ic com­po­nent indus­try’s his­to­ry, trends, and challenges.
• To height­en inter­per­son­al skill aware­ness to under­stand, grow, and devel­op busi­ness skills.
• Meet with indus­try lead­ers in infor­mal con­ver­sa­tion to share inter­ests, ambi­tions, chal­lenges, and goals.
  
• Con­nect peo­ple across the indus­try with a com­mon goal to increase net­work­ing and share knowledge.
• Dis­sect future pre­dic­tions for indus­try growth, expan­sion, and challenges.

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“SPARK is a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to intro­duce your most promis­ing team mem­bers to the industry.”

—Josi­ah Haas, Bud Indus­tries, Inc.

“There is a huge ben­e­fit in hav­ing your high poten­tial employ­ees attend SPARK. Per­son­al­ly, our employ­ees that have attend­ed have been pro­mot­ed to man­age­r­i­al posi­tions now.”

—Fred Bell, Molex

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