Podcasts about workforce partnership

Recorded live at the NAWB 2024 Forum. 

Recorded live at the 2024 NAWB Forum. 

Tune in for another Follow the Leader episode as Mike Fazio, Co-President of Workforce180 and Metrix Learning, interviews Georgia Conrad, Executive Director of the Oregon Workforce Partnership. 

A free event to help youth and young adults learn about basic personal and professional financial management will be held on Saturday, March 9, at Fairmount Christian Church in Mechanicsville. The Capital Region Workforce Partnership will host the InspireYouth@Work Regional Opportunity Fair to help those ages 14-24 manage their income effectively. This year's theme is “Check Your REALity.” Attendees will participate in a game that combines elements of Monopoly and Chance. They will start with a profession and receive a wage. As they travel through a variety of vendors, they will face life circumstances that will alter their available funds,...Article LinkSupport the show

This episode of the Partners in Progress series explores the ingredients of an enduring, purposeful partnership between workforce development leaders Dawn Karber and Cami Eakins. Tracing their 20+ year alliance, Cami and Dawn reveal the trust, empathy, and shared passion that allowed them to successfully navigate tricky organizational dynamics and drive systems-level change. From coordinating services to managing crises, they model how to put people first while tackling complex performance requirements. Now pursuing innovative projects like SkillsFWD, Dawn exemplifies how genuine relationships outlast any single initiative. Their inspirational dialogue highlights professional generosity and wisdom gained from weathering major transitions shoulder-to-shoulder. Tune in for an uplifting model of partnership that emphasizes empathy, trust-building, and putting people at the center so collaborators can keep progressing together.

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with (relatively) new leader of the Chicago Workforce Partnership, George Wright, about what the organization does, job training, careers within Chicago and more. 

Join host George Wright, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, as he discusses the organization's new "Level Up Your Career" and "Power Up Your Business" campaign. Joining the conversation are Vanessa Lopez Jackson, a leader at The Lemon Ad Stand creative agency which developed the gaming-themed campaign aimed at promoting the region's ten American Job Centers. Also featured are Lisa Maentz and Clelia Ferro, leaders at AJCs in suburban Cook County, who share how the centers provide services for career seekers and employers, evolve to meet changing needs, and foster ongoing relationships with local businesses. Tune in to learn how this collaborative effort makes workforce development accessible through innovative marketing and vital community partnerships to ensure the region's public workforce system is no longer the area's “best kept secret.” Visit https://levelupajc.org/ to learn more.

Tune in for a conversation with George Wright, as he reflects on his first 90 days as CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership). George reveals his top goals for The Partnership and discusses the moments that have stood out to him in his first 90 days as CEO. He also shares his personal journey and how the timeless values he learned from his parents inform his leadership approach. 

Tune in for a conversation between Keely J. Schneider, Executive Director, Workforce Partnership, as she discusses innovative recruitment and retention strategies. 

On September 13th, host Terri Wilke speaks with Lars Leininger of Workforce Partnership, a non-profit organization whose board of directors' functions as the local workforce development board serving the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro.  They are committed to building a workforce development system that meets the needs of both job seekers and employers […] The post WORK – the how and why; ACLU addresses Leavenworth Detention CTR appeared first on KKFI.

Area job hunters can connect with a range of private and public employers at drive-thru job and information fairs coordinated by the Capital Region Workforce Partnership in June. The Spring Back Employment and Resource Fairs are planned for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on: • Saturday, June 12, at the Virginia Career Works Henrico Center, 121 Cedar Fork Road; and • Saturday, June 26, at the Henrico Government Center, 4301 E. Parham Road. Participants will receive information about employment resources and opportunities in the Richmond region and will be able to speak with employers with current vacancies. In addition, community...Article LinkSupport the show (http://henricocitizen.com/contribute)

In this episode of Work in Progress, Peter Callstrom, president & CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership, joins me to talk about closing the opportunity gap in the post-COVID workforce. The Workforce Partnership does workforce development, talent development, and skills development for all 3.4 million residents and employers in the San Diego Country region. According […] The post Closing the opportunity gap in the post-COVID workforce appeared first on WorkingNation.

Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO at the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, joins the program to share how her organization has responded to the "twin pandemics" of COVID-19 and civil unrest. Karin reveals what The Partnership is doing to support their employees during these challenging times and discusses a recent grant award that will create 600 contact tracing jobs to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, takes Craig Dellimore inside the operation that has been successfully working with Employers, and helping job-seekers train and find work. She discusses the accomplishments and the challenges.

Laura Kohn, a longtime leader in the field of education, talks with Phil Blair about the San Diego Workforce Partnership and the recent Workforce Frontiers Symposium that looked at the future of work. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34284]

Laura Kohn, a longtime leader in the field of education, talks with Phil Blair about the San Diego Workforce Partnership and the recent Workforce Frontiers Symposium that looked at the future of work. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34284]

Laura Kohn, a longtime leader in the field of education, talks with Phil Blair about the San Diego Workforce Partnership and the recent Workforce Frontiers Symposium that looked at the future of work. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34284]

Laura Kohn, a longtime leader in the field of education, talks with Phil Blair about the San Diego Workforce Partnership and the recent Workforce Frontiers Symposium that looked at the future of work. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34284]

Adulting can be hard. Many kids have difficulties navigating the transition from high school to the "real world." Lots get stuck in limbo. There's a snappy new term for these 16-to-24-year-olds who don't attend school or have a job — "opportunity youth." On April 12, the San Diego Workforce Partnership is hosting a summit to talk about why there's an estimated 41,000 young people in San Diego county who aren't in school or working. The hope is to come up with solutions about how to make a dent in that number. On this week's Good Schools for All podcast, Scott Lewis and Laura Kohn, who works for the Workforce Partnership, talk with Jahir Castelo and Ana Lomeli, two members of the Workforce Partnership's Opportunity Youth Leadership Council. Castelo and Lomeli discuss their personal struggles transitioning into independent adults. Both are DACA recipients, or Dreamers, who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents, a status they said adds an extra layer of distrust and instability to their transitions. "Walking around and going to school was a bit of a challenge because you're so used to hearing that people got picked up from Border Patrol and taken back," Castelo said. Castelo wants to go to college and get a job, but he said he is still trying to find a stable place to live and he's building his interview and resume skills. He said even when he's offered an opportunity, sometimes he has a hard time believing it's real, or that he deserves it. Lomeli is working and going to school, but she said it took a lot of support from her high school teachers and others to get to where she is now. She said she, too, often had a hard time taking advantage of opportunities because she felt they either weren't real, or weren't meant for her. "When you come from a place where you haven't been given a lot, sometimes things sound way too good to be true," Lomeli said. Castelo and Lomeli are still working on building their own lives, but both said they want to get to a place where they can help kids like themselves find better lives. "As I start getting enough money, I want to be able to open up my doors to ... opportunity youth and open a bookstore, a tattoo parlor and a barber shop and offer that opportunity to teach them skills, Castelo said. "Give them a little bit more hope." What's Working Cuyamaca Community College: The school's rate of student success in college-level math shot up to 68 percent after it decided to slash its placement exams. Cuyamaca now uses a student's high school records to decide whether they're ready for college-level math classes. Number of the Week 41,000: That's the number of opportunity youth in San Diego who don't attend school or have a job. That's 9.4 percent of all 16-to-24-year-olds in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re plugged in at home, but when it comes to the workforce, it turns out some are lagging behind. In some sectors, the way we live has advanced beyond the way we work and learn. We’ll hear from leaders in retail who are creating systems and partnerships that bring work – and the workforce – into the future: Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership; Andy Van Kleunen, CEO of National Skills Coalition; and David Scott, SVP of Talent at Walmart.

In this episode, Devi chats with Marcy Morrison.  Marcy, the founder of Careers with Wings, embodies that which she strives to evoke in others – energy, enthusiasm, passion and fun.  Often referred to as bringing sunshine to every room she enters, Marcy helps others uncover and find their dream career via her books “Finding Your Passion: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" and "Falling in Love with Me:  A Personal Journey and A Guide to Falling in Love with You" (in English and Spanish), coaching, speaking engagements, workshops and trainings.  With the formula Passion + Purpose = World Change, Marcy’s vision is a world where everyone connects to their passion and purpose to change the world. Marcy has held workshops/trainings/speaking engagements for organizations including the San Diego Junior League Super Training Day, University of California San Diego, University of San Diego, Workforce Partnership, Lead San Diego, Jenna Druck Foundation, Jaycees, and many others.  Marcy is a sought out career expert nationwide with her work appearing in/on MSN CareerBuilder, San Francisco and San Diego Univision, CBS Los Angeles, ABC Washington D.C., FOX New York City, San Diego Business Journal, and regularly on San Diego stations including KUSI, Channel 6, FOX, and Channel 10.   Marcy is a coach for RiseSmart (www.risesmart.com) where she assists people through their career transition after a layoff.  Marcy also has served as a consultant for Right Management where she facilitated layoffs and career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is equally dedicated to her vision of giving children and communities opportunities – or wings – to rise above poverty - Children with Wings.   Marcy also serves on the Steering Committee of the Community Alliance for Youth Success (CAYS) with Stedman Graham, Bobbi De Porter of Quantum Learning Network and other youth education/empowerment thought leaders. CAYS launched Youth Success Week http://youthsuccessweekoceanside.org/ in January 2016 with the Oceanside Unified School District in San Diego to serve as a nationwide model that is pulling together community resources and leaders to ensure youth success.  Marcy is a former Board Member of Just in Time for Foster Youth where she also helped build Career Horizons for Young Women and teaches classes on finding your passion and mentors 6 young women.  Her work with Just in Time was written up in the San Diego Union Tribune - you can read the story here.  Marcy received Just in Time's Volunteer of the Year Award.  Marcy is the proud Mom of two boys and lives in San Diego, California. Marcy has a Master's Degree in International Management/Latin America from the University of California, San Diego and a Bachelor's Degree in International Affairs/Spanish from James Madison University.  Her interesting career journey ranges from international business, development, sales, marketing in the non-profit, governmental and for-profit sectors has given her a wide-range of understanding when working with a diversity of clients. To Learn more about Marcy, visit her website: www.careerswithwings.com  

High school graduation rates can have a broad effect on an area's economic vitality. How can communities implement programs to help students graduate while also providing work skills? Mike Beatty, of Great Promise Partnership, and Mike Wiggins, formerly of Southwire Company, discuss an exemplary model in an Economic Development podcast.

How can sector-based workforce development strategies address the needs of both employers and job seekers? Maureen Conway of the Aspen Institute and Fred Dedrick of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions discuss a recent book on the topic in an Economic Development podcast.

The first episode of Spare Room Radio is here!  I had a really fun conversation with my friends David and Stuart from RFP365.  We talked about their product, their past, motorcycling through Vietnam, ADD, the "E" word, the joys of bootstrapping, partnering with friends, the Kansas City Startup Village and more.   (function() { $('#audio286663 audio').mediaelementplayer({ features: ['playpause', 'current', 'progress', 'duration', 'volume', 'popup', 'download'] }); }).call(this); Links:RFP365IFTAPlusWorkforce PartnershipUMKC eScholarsDigital SandboxKansas City Startup VillageIntro and exit music by The Slackers