Podcasts about california workforce association

How can work-based learning shape the future of education and careers? Tim Aldinger, Vice President of Workforce and Climate Innovation at Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC), explores how combining real-world experience with classroom learning boosts talent development, retention, and industry collaboration. Initiatives like the Work-Based Learning Planning Pilot demonstrate that education and industry can work together effectively. Community colleges play a key role in creating accessible, affordable pathways, especially in emerging fields like climate resilience. By offering solutions like credit for prior learning and stackable credentials, they ensure more equitable workforce opportunities for underserved communities.   You'll learn:  How work-based learning benefits students. Key ways for creating equitable workforce pathways. How industry partnerships can create thriving work-based learning programs. The role of community colleges in workforce preparation. Why reflective learning is important in professional development.   About the Guest: Tim has spent two decades championing work-based learning, leveraging his firsthand experience to enhance programs for diverse learners across California. He has worked locally and nationally in the public workforce system, co-founded the California Workforce Association's Executive Bootcamp, and dedicated the last ten years to supporting California community colleges. Before joining FoundationCCC in 2013, Tim served as the Manager of Training and Special Projects for the National Association of Workforce Boards, offering strategic planning and consultation. His career began as a Youth Program Officer at the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board in Pittsburgh, PA, after his first job detasseling corn in southeastern Wisconsin.   Engage with us: LinkedIn, Instagram & Facebook: @PasadenaCityCollegeEWD Join our newsletter for more on this topic: ewdpulse.com Visit: PCC EWD website   More from Tim Aldinger & Foundation for California Community Colleges Website: https://foundationccc.org/ LinkedIn:@tim-aldinger Facebook, Instagram, & LinkedIn: @foundationccc   Partner with us! Contact our host Salvatrice Cummo directly: scummo@pasadena.edu Want to be a guest on the show? Click HERE to inquire about booking    Find the transcript of this episode here   Please rate us and leave us your thoughts and comments on Apple Podcasts; we'd love to hear from you!  

This episode features a conversation with Maxine Suka, Director of Workforce Operations, Strategic Initiatives at KRA, and Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association. Discover how workforce boards can access funding from new federal legislation and what workforce professionals can do to prepare for this funding. Bob discusses the importance of collaboration and engaging local political leaders, as well as the potential impact of this new funding on the workforce system.   

Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association, joins Workforce180 CEO Mike Fazio for this episode of Follow the Leader. Bob discusses his career journey and the changing nature of the work. He also discusses the pros and cons of the gig work vs. employment. 

Mr. Beswick has over 20 years' experience in education as an educational program director for a social service agency, a charter schoolteacher, Principal, and Assistant Superintendent. Mr. Beswick is the Vice President of School Development for Lifelong Learning, serving as the executive lead for the Trauma Resilient Educational Community model (TREC), related partnerships and outreach, grant fund development, and workforce development. Mr. Beswick started and supported the integration of the TREC model into all schools within the Learn4Life Network, conducting over 300 presentations and training at schools and conferences across the country, including the National Trauma Informed Schools Conference, California Charter School Conference, Jobs for America Graduates National Training Seminar, and the California Workforce Association. Mr. Beswick also serves as the Co-chair of PACES Connection, San Diego Collaborative of Communities, and is a Heart Math Certified Trainer.

In this episode, Dr. Bly-Jones is speaking with Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association, a leader in workforce strategy and the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for the state of California. Bob has worked almost two decades in the public sector and non-profit industry, with experience in the field of workforce development and job training. He has held various positions in local workforce investment systems from case manager to the Executive Director of the Contra Costa County Workforce Board. He gained national/federal experience working for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration as a Federal Project Officer. 

Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association, joins the program to discuss the Workforce Executive Boot Camp. Discover who the boot camp is for and what it entails. Bob also reveals the important partnership between workforce leaders and the education system and innovative ways to energize board members. to Learn more, visit https://forum.nawb.org/forum/bootcamp

This episode has a special guest Melissa Robbins, CEO of NAWDP. We had an opportunity to discuss the future of workforce and how NAWDP supports and works closely with state associations like the California Workforce Association to promote ongoing professional development training and certifications.

From CWA Today Podcast- Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association, discusses the benefits of apprenticeship programs in general, and more specifically about the Workforce Development Professional Apprenticeship Program in California. 

Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association, discusses the benefits of apprenticeship programs in general, and more specifically about the Workforce Development Professional Apprenticeship Program in California.  Featured guests on this episode include: Babette Jimenez, Senior Program Manager and Developer, Sacramento State - College of Continuing Education Matt Hidalgo, Program Director | Journeyman Workforce Development Professional, CWA Brandon Anderson, Program Manager | Journeyman Workforce Development Professional, CWA Megan Bailey, Program Manager | Journeyman Workforce Development Professional, CWA For more information, visit www.calworkforce.org 

Chris Andresen, lobbyist at Grayling, discusses what a lobbyist does and how he helps to support workforce efforts and CWA. Discover what the current trends are under the new administration and the lessons for workforce professionals in California and beyond.  To learn more about the California Workforce Association, visit www.calworkforce.org 

In this episode Bob Lanter discusses lessons learned from the 2017 Youth@Work Conference and the takeaways for workforce boards and professionals. Bob shares some surprising insights from the conference and actionable steps that you can take to engage youth.  To learn more about CWA Today and the California Workforce Association, visit www.calworkforce.org 

Amy Wallace, Assistant Director for Workforce Innovation at the California Workforce Development Board, discusses the importance of innovation in workforce development, both in California and nationally. In this episode, you'll discover why innovation is such an important key aspect of the successful implementation of WIOA, and what the California Workforce Board is doing to support innovation. To learn more about the California Workforce Association, visit http://calworkforce.org/ 

This episode features an interview with Bob Lanter, Executive Director of the California Workforce Association. Bob discusses the "slingshot" initiative in California and the lessons for other states, as well as the important role that workforce boards can play in breaking down the silos of various systems and creating better outcomes for their region. 

In the Lake of Your Bones by Dobreer; What We Ache For by Morago (both books published by Moon Tide Press) Los Angeles-based poet Peggy Dobreer presents her new poetry collection In the Lake of Your Bones, joined by award-winning slam poet Eric Morago, who will read and sign his 2010 collection What We Ache For. Peggy Dobreer is the author of In the Lake of Your Bones, the latest title from Moon Tide Press, and has had work published in Malpais Review, San Pedro River Review, WordWrights Magazine and elsewhere. She also founded the Horse of Another Color poetry series and has organized the Small Press Festival in Santa Monica. Eric Morago is the poet-in-residence for the California Workforce Association and the host of the SHOUT! poetry series in Whittier. He has also taught poetry workshops to at-risk youth. His first book, What We Ache For, came out from Moon Tide Press in 2010. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS APRIL 10, 2012.