Ready for Work
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe all have a stake in making our communities more competitive. Closing the skills gap and driving economic growth starts at the grassroots level. Tune into the Ready for Work podcast for a discussion about strengthening the workforce ecosystem. Make ACT Ready for Work your go-to source for ideas to revolutionize your workforce. Provided by the experts. Curated by ACT. Learn more at act.org/readyforworkpodcast
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6: Creating an Industry Career Map with Guest Joe Sarubbi
July 11, 2019 03:13 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBGuest Joe Sarubbi from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council shares why and how IREC created an interactive career map for the solar energy and climate control industries. Such tools can demonstrate career paths and the extent of opportunity within an industry. This episode builds upon the conversation about career pathways and stackable credentials from Episode 5 with Neil Reddy, CEO of the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC). [Show Notes] The interactive solar and climate cont...
5: Manufacturing Career Pathways with Guest Neil Reddy
June 27, 2019 16:28 - 15 minutes - 14 MBGuest Neil Reddy, CEO of the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), shares how MSSC blazed the trail and created the gold standard for manufacturing skills. From career pathways to stackable credentials, the future of manufacturing is bright. [Show Notes] Born out of the National Skill Standards Act of 1994, MSSC set out to create industry standards to develop certifications across multiple sectors. After working closely with over 4,000 front-line technicians from 700 different comp...
5: Manufacturing Career Pathways with Guest Neil Reddy
June 27, 2019 16:28 - 15 minutes - 14 MBGuest Neil Reddy, CEO of the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), shares how MSSC blazed the trail and created the gold standard for manufacturing skills. From career pathways to stackable credentials, the future of manufacturing is bright. [Show Notes] Born out of the National Skill Standards Act of 1994, MSSC set out to create industry standards to develop certifications across multiple sectors. After working closely with over 4,000 front-line technicians from 700 different compa...
4: Getting Strategic About Doing with Guest Ed Morrison
June 12, 2019 22:09 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBGuest Ed Morrison applies the approach of “Strategic Doing” to workforce and economic development. Applying this newer model of strategic planning opens the door to solve complex challenges through productive collaboration. [Show Notes] [Bonus Content] Founder of the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue University, Ed developed a new discipline called Strategic Doing to shift from old strategy approaches that were designed for hierarchies and don’t work well in modern-day networks. To develop a ...
4: Getting Strategic About Doing with Guest Ed Morrison
June 12, 2019 22:09 - 19 minutes - 18 MBGuest Ed Morrison applies the approach of “Strategic Doing” to workforce and economic development. Applying this newer model of strategic planning opens the door to solve complex challenges through productive collaboration. [Show Notes] [Bonus Content] Founder of the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue University, Ed developed a new discipline called Strategic Doing to shift from old strategy approaches that were designed for hierarchies and don’t work well in modern-day networks. To develop a s...
3: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning and Curriculum Profiling with Guest Lynette Livingston
May 30, 2019 05:16 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBOne technical college in Wisconsin is blazing a new trail by offering college credit for core courses using prior learning assessment (PLA) – credits typically reserved for electives. Awarding PLA credit beyond electives has yielded unforeseen results for individuals and the institution. Guest Lynette Livingston, Executive Dean of Business, Arts, Sciences, and Academic Initiatives at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, shares how her institution started with cu...
3: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning and Curriculum Profiling with Guest Lynette Livingston
May 30, 2019 05:16 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBOne technical college in Wisconsin is blazing a new trail by offering college credit for core courses using prior learning assessment (PLA) – credits typically reserved for electives. Awarding PLA credit beyond electives has yielded unforeseen results for individuals and the institution. Guest Lynette Livingston, Executive Dean of Business, Arts, Sciences, and Academic Initiatives at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, shares how her institution started with cu...
2: Credentialing and Competency as Currency with Guest Katie Hall
May 10, 2019 16:28 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBTune in to see the impact that credentials have on education and workforce and economic development. Learn how The Competency Project is on a mission to use underlying competency as currency in education and in the labor market. The episode provides tools that can be used to level the playing field, make better use of workforce data, and make one-to-one comparisons. Credentials are a way for individuals to communicate technical expertise. In this episode, we sit down with Katie Hall, direc...
2: Credentialing and Competency as Currency with Guest Katie Hall
May 10, 2019 16:28 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBTune in to see the impact that credentials have on education and workforce and economic development. Learn how The Competency Project is on a mission to use underlying competency as currency in education and in the labor market. The episode provides tools that can be used to level the playing field, make better use of workforce data, and make one-to-one comparisons. Credentials are a way for individuals to communicate technical expertise. In this episode, we sit down with Katie Hall, direct...
1: Role of Economic Development in the Workforce Ecosystem with Will Coppage
April 18, 2019 22:46 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBDig deep into the role that economic development plays in the workforce ecosystem. In this episode, Will Coppage from the Washington County Economic Alliance shares how his community continues to overcome the challenges of being a rural county by taking a regional approach. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
1: Role of Economic Development in the Workforce Ecosystem with Will Coppage
April 18, 2019 22:46 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBDig deep into the role that economic development plays in the workforce ecosystem. In this episode, Will Coppage from the Washington County Economic Alliance shares how his community continues to overcome the challenges of being a rural county by taking a regional approach.
0: Introducing Ready for Work
April 17, 2019 22:35 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBWe all have a stake in making our country more competitive. Closing the skills gap and driving economic growth starts at the grassroots level. Episode Zero delivers what to expect from the Ready for Work podcast. Plus, meet the host, Jasen Jones from the Work Ready Communities team at ACT.
0: Introducing Ready for Work
April 17, 2019 22:35 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBWe all have a stake in making our country more competitive. Closing the skills gap and driving economic growth starts at the grassroots level. Episode Zero delivers what to expect from the Ready for Work podcast. Plus, meet the host, Jasen Jones from the Work Ready Communities team at ACT. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.