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Ready for Work — 64 episodes

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62 Reaching for the STARs in Celebration of Workforce Development Month

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61 - Employer Engagement for a Skills First Future

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60 - Put It Where the Goats Can Get It - How to Simplify AI in Workforce Development

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59 - From Cradle to Career: The Data-Driven Path to Community Transformation

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58 - From Gridlock to Growth – Better Pathways to Partnership Impact

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57 - Conquering New Dimensions of Workforce Challenges for Competitive Economic Development

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56 - Inspire Career Pathways with Manufacturing Month 2024

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55 - The Power of Essential Skills to Unlock Success_1

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54 - Accelerating Talent Development via Cross Sector Collaboration

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53 - Finding Your Workforce - Latino Talent for a Global Economy

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52 - Transforming Data to Destiny for Life-Changing Career Guidance

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51 - From Disparity to Prosperity - Transforming Minnesota’s Workforce

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50 - Work Readiness at the Speed of Motlow

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49 Employer-Driven Universities with Innovative Solutions for Adult Learners

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48 Storytelling Accelerates Workforce and Economic Development

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47 - Excellence in the Fusion of Economic and Workforce Development

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46 - Braided Funding and Alignment for Program Sustainability

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45 - Skilled Through Alternative Routes - Why STARs Matter to the Workforce

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44 - Celebrating Manufacturing Month with ACT and MSSC

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43 - High Tech Meets High Touch to Engage Working Learners

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42 - What's Next for the Skills-First Movement

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41 - Credentials As You Go Accelerates Career Pathways

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40 - Equity and Transparency for Education and Credentials

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39 - Innovations in Career Navigation and Workforce Ecosystem Impact

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38 - Working to Solve Workforce Challenges in Longview

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37 - Boosting Career Pathways with College Credit through WorkKeys

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36 - National Apprenticeship Week with Success at Roy O'Martin

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35 - Closing Skill Gaps for Working Learners with Transit Support

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34 - Digital Badges Expand Reach and Impact of WorkKeys

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33 - The Role of Occupational Identity for Early Career Professionals

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32 - Preparing Workforce Ecosystems for Returning Citizen Success

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31 - Life-Changing Asset and Skill-Based Solutions in Alternative Sentencing

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30 - Linking WorkKeys to Adult Education College and Career Readiness Standards

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29 - Nine Elements to Improve Apprenticeship Quality and Completion

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28 - The Role of Humor in Workforce Development - How Roy's Job Fair Reaches Working Learners

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27 - Joplin's Road to Recovery as a Work Ready Community - Ten Years After Devastating Tornado Disaster

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26 - Training Workforce Ecosystem Leaders for Success

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25 - Rebooting Economic and Workforce Development for 2021

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24 - Deploy and Analyze Recovery and Resiliency Initiatives

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23 - Leading and Engaging Recovery and Resiliency

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22 Adapting for Recovery with Data, Skills, and Systems

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21 Resilient Workforce Ecosystems Leading Skills-Based Economic Recovery

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20 Adult Education Success in Mississippi with Guest Bronwyn Robertson

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19 Making the Most of Second Chances with Guest Shelly Jacobs

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18 Site Selection and Workforce Development with Guest Mark Arend

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17 Career Pathway Readiness with ACT Researchers Mary LeFebvre and Jeff Steedle

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16 Connecting Rural Development Strategies and Resources with guests Joe T. Wood and Jim Tracy

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15 Work Ethic for the 21st Century Workforce with guest Josh Davies

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14 Career Connected Learning with Guest Hans Meeder

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13 Workforce Response to Opioid Crisis in Tennessee

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12 Workforce Mythblasters - Debunking the Myths of Skills-Based Hiring

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Workforce Summit 2019 Preview (Bonus Episode)

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11 Next Level Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

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10 The Work Ready Communities Journey to Regional Prosperity

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9 Convergence of Education and Workforce Policy with Guest Dr. Jeff McCord

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8: Intentional Diversity and Inclusion with Guest Sherrell Dorsey

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7: Empowered Reentry and Essential Skills with Guest Tina Manus

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6: Creating an Industry Career Map with Guest Joe Sarubbi

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5: Manufacturing Career Pathways with Guest Neil Reddy

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4: Getting Strategic About Doing with Guest Ed Morrison

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3: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning and Curriculum Profiling with Guest Lynette Livingston

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2: Credentialing and Competency as Currency with Guest Katie Hall

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1: Role of Economic Development in the Workforce Ecosystem with Will Coppage

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0: Introducing Ready for Work