Latest Economicgrowth Podcast Episodes
21 Resilient Workforce Ecosystems Leading Skills-Based Economic Recovery
Ready for Work - April 24, 2020 21:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs a pandemic impacts communities everywhere, regional workforce ecosystems must implement reemployment strategies to become more adaptable. Hear stories of resilience happening real-time. Join the Conversation Will Coppage: Twitter Washington County Economic Alliance: Twitter Mary LeFebvre ...
20 Adult Education Success in Mississippi with Guest Bronwyn Robertson
Ready for Work - February 28, 2020 02:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBronwyn Robertson shares how Mississippi Community College Board’s Smart Start adult education equips adult learners with workforce credentials (including the WorkKeys NCRC) and ultimately them for success. What more can adult education programs be doing to prepare participants for career succe...
19 Making the Most of Second Chances with Guest Shelly Jacobs
Ready for Work - February 14, 2020 01:11 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Missouri Department of Corrections’ reentry program is equipping returning citizens with career credentials, barrier removal supports, and the WorkKeys NCRC. Reentry Coordinator Shelly Jacobs joins us to share the impact on their workforce. As employers across the nation are expanding their...
19 Making the Most of Second Chances - Successful Pathways from Corrections to Careers - with Guest Shelly Jacobs
Ready for Work - February 14, 2020 01:11 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsReentry efforts from the Missouri Department of Corrections equips returning citizens for the workforce with the WorkKeys NCRC, career credentials, work experience, and barrier removal support services. Shelly Jacobs, a Reentry Specialist with the department, joins us on episode 19 of Ready for ...
18 Site Selection and Workforce Development with Guest Mark Arend
Ready for Work - February 03, 2020 19:45 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWork Ready Communities (WRC) from ACT is a framework for community-based workforce development to drive economic growth. Regions improve their workforce and compete on quality for location consultants, investors, and other decision-makers using data powered by the WorkKeys® National Career Readi...
17 Career Pathway Readiness with ACT Researchers Mary LeFebvre and Jeff Steedle
Ready for Work - January 14, 2020 21:58 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCareer readiness is a hot topic these days. An updated report from ACT has a wealth of data on the subject that you won’t find anywhere else. For career navigation, or for counselors, students, or folks looking for a job change, The Condition of Career Pathway Readiness in the United States 2...
16 Connecting Rural Development Strategies and Resources with guests Joe T. Wood and Jim Tracy
Ready for Work - December 31, 2019 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRural America is facing some incredible challenges. When rural students graduate high school many of them move away to urban areas. The up-and-coming generation tends to overlook their opportunities in rural areas. This hurts the economy of local communities, including those in Southwest Tenness...
15 Work Ethic for the 21st Century Workforce with guest Josh Davies
Ready for Work - December 07, 2019 01:47 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJosh Davies, CEO of the Center for Work Ethic Development is passionate about helping others make a difference in their lives, jobs, and community. We were fortunate to have Josh deliver one of the FRED Talks as well as a breakout session at the recent ACT Workforce Summit. By using employer-bas...
14 Career Connected Learning with Guest Hans Meeder
Ready for Work - November 26, 2019 18:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhy are so many well-educated and well-supported American youths struggling to make successful transitions to adult life? It’s an important question and the first that Hans Meeder asks on Episode 14 of our Ready for Work podcast, which was recorded at our recent ACT Workforce Summit. Hans works...
13 Workforce Response to Opioid Crisis in Tennessee
Ready for Work - November 14, 2019 23:29 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA high prevalence of prescription drug abuse has created an unhealthy workforce in northeast Tennessee. As a result, the region has high instances of addiction, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), and overdose deaths. The region is learning how to contend with the impact that the opioid crisis ...
13 Regional Workforce Ecosystem Response to the Opioid Crisis in Northeast Tennseess
Ready for Work - November 14, 2019 23:29 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNortheast Tennessee is one of the hot spots in terms of prescription drug abuse, NAS births, and overdose deaths. The region also suffers from an unhealthy workforce, in large part due to addiction. Hear how the First Tennessee Development District took the lead role in bringing partners togethe...
13 Regional Workforce Ecosystem Response to the Opioid Crisis in Northest Tennseess
Ready for Work - November 14, 2019 23:29 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNortheast Tennessee is one of the hot spots in terms of prescription drug abuse, NAS births, and overdose deaths. The region also suffers from an unhealthy workforce, in large part due to addiction. Hear how the First Tennessee Development District took the lead role in bringing partners togethe...
12 Workforce Mythblasters - Debunking the Myths of Skills-Based Hiring
Ready for Work - October 12, 2019 16:46 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn Episode 12 of Ready for Work, we seek to debunk some common myths of skills-based hiring with a Top Ten List of Workforce Mythblasters. We’ll cover some common misconceptions that employers, educators, and communities might have about skills-based hiring. We’ll also hear from leading employer...
Workforce Summit 2019 Preview (Bonus Episode)
Ready for Work - October 03, 2019 19:51 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis bonus episode of Ready for Work includes information on the 2019 ACT Workforce Summit in Charlotte, NC, October 28-30. We chat with some of the presenters to give a sneak peek at the conference content. This episode wraps up with feedback from attendees of last year's summit.
11 Next Level Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Ready for Work - September 28, 2019 16:48 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWork-based or “on-the-job” learning through apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs benefits learners from all education and socioeconomic levels and put them on a fast track to high-wage, nationally portable careers. In this episode of “Ready for Work," we talk to leaders in postseconda...
10 The Work Ready Communities Journey to Regional Prosperity
Ready for Work - September 12, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWork Ready Communities from ACT helps local areas align their resources and leadership for a competitive workforce that meets employer needs and generates regional prosperity. Today on Ready for Work, we’re covering the journey to become a Work Ready Community.
9 Convergence of Education and Workforce Policy with Guest Dr. Jeff McCord
Ready for Work - August 22, 2019 05:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDr. Jeff McCord has unique insight following a decades-long career of straddling the worlds of business and education. After 20 years in the private sector working for Fortune 300 companies and then as Vice President at Northeast State Community College in Tennessee, he has seen a pressing need ...
8: Intentional Diversity and Inclusion with Guest Sherrell Dorsey
Ready for Work - August 08, 2019 23:12 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest Sherrell Dorsey, founder of The Plug Newsletter and BLKTECH Interactive, shares strategies to make diversity and inclusion initiatives intentional – from employment and culture in an organization to holistic and systematic change.
8: Intentional Diversity and Inclusion with Guest Sherrell Dorsey
Ready for Work - August 08, 2019 23:12 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest Sherrell Dorsey, founder of The Plug Newsletter and BLKTECH Interactive, shares strategies to make diversity and inclusion initiatives intentional – from employment and culture in an organization to holistic and systematic change. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Vis...
7: Empowered Reentry and Essential Skills with Guest Tina Manus
Ready for Work - July 25, 2019 23:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest Tina Manus took her experience as an educator and researcher to apply experiential problem-solving and interactive community building to build work readiness skills for individuals facing reentry from corrections. The research, now referred to as the “Empowered Reentry Project,” was a 10-...
6: Creating an Industry Career Map with Guest Joe Sarubbi
Ready for Work - July 11, 2019 03:13 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest 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 con...
5: Manufacturing Career Pathways with Guest Neil Reddy
Ready for Work - June 27, 2019 16:28 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest 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 ...
5: Manufacturing Career Pathways with Guest Neil Reddy
Ready for Work - June 27, 2019 16:28 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest 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 S...
4: Getting Strategic About Doing with Guest Ed Morrison
Ready for Work - June 12, 2019 22:09 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest 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 Pu...
4: Getting Strategic About Doing with Guest Ed Morrison
Ready for Work - June 12, 2019 22:09 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGuest 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 Pur...
3: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning and Curriculum Profiling with Guest Lynette Livingston
Ready for Work - May 30, 2019 05:16 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOne 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 L...
3: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning and Curriculum Profiling with Guest Lynette Livingston
Ready for Work - May 30, 2019 05:16 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOne 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 L...
2: Credentialing and Competency as Currency with Guest Katie Hall
Ready for Work - May 10, 2019 16:28 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTune 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 fi...
2: Credentialing and Competency as Currency with Guest Katie Hall
Ready for Work - May 10, 2019 16:28 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTune 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 fi...
1: Role of Economic Development in the Workforce Ecosystem with Will Coppage
Ready for Work - April 18, 2019 22:46 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDig 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 po...
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