Apprenticeship 2.0

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Ben Wildavsky, a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia and author of The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials & Connections. Together, they discuss why the use of "liberal arts" might just be a branding problem, why college continues to offer value for aspiring professionals, how non-college programs fit into the careers arts picture, how innovative institutions are closing the gap between "broad" and "targeted" skill development, and much more.

Purchase The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials & Connections at bit.ly/3Imy9FG.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Karen Heyward-West, Executive Director, Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Health Care (BACH); Jaime Pearson, Talent Partnership Lead, Mountain Region, CommonSpirit Health; and Melana Howe, Resource Development/Corporate Liaison/Apprenticeships, Lake Region State College, North Dakota. Together, they discuss the guest's apprenticeship programs, growing opportunities for apprenticeships in health care, overcoming challenges in establishing health care apprenticeships, engaging health care employers, the future of health care apprenticeships, and much more.

Learn more about Youth Apprenticeship Week at www.apprenticeship.gov/youth-apprenticeship-week.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Gary Eimerman, Chief Learning Officer at Multiverse, and Erik Leiden, Vice President of Research Programs at The Burning Glass Institute. Together, they discuss Multiverse and The Burning Glass Institute's roles in the U.S. apprenticeship landscape, the latest joint research from these organizations that highlights the role apprenticeships play in increasing access to economic opportunity, the growth and evolution of apprenticeship models in the U.S., hiring trends related to education and training, and much more.

Download the Multiverse/Burning Glass report, Untapped Potential: How new apprenticeship approaches will increase access to economic opportunity, at info.multiverse.io/untapped-potential-report.

Read LinkedIn's study, Fewer Job Posts Now Require Degrees. How Has That Changed Hiring?, at bit.ly/3HQ08gX.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Julie Beggs, Dean of Workforce and Community Programs at Arapahoe Community College; Sandy Jones, Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Anne Arundel Community College; and Lori Margolin, Associate Vice President for the School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Hudson County Community College. Together, they discuss how they've built apprenticeship programs at their institutions, the benefits of sponsoring registered apprenticeship programs, continuous improvement of these programs, and much more.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe chats with Ryan Craig, Managing Director of Achieve Partners and Co-founder of nonprofit Apprenticeships for America. Joe and Ryan, who just released Apprentice Nation: How the "Earn and Learn" Alternatives to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America, discuss Ryan's inspiration for the book, what differentiates true apprenticeships from other workforce development pathways, how U.S. apprenticeships differ from those in Europe and Australia, the importance of intermediaries, and much more.

Purchase Apprentice Nation: How the "Earn and Learn" Alternatives to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America at bit.ly/3u0bvPV.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Dr. Allen Pratt, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association; Mike Rogers, Arkansas' first-ever Chief Workforce Officer; Jane Oates, Senior Advisor at WorkingNation; and Paul Fain, a journalist focused on the nexus between education and work. Each of the guests identifies the three most impactful trends and developments in 2023 and makes three predictions on what you should be on the lookout for this year. Want the big picture on apprenticeships? This is a must-listen episode.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Alexandra Davis, Vice Mayor of Miramar, Florida; Jackie Millet, Mayor of Lone Tree, Colorado; and Abby Jo Sigal, Executive Director in the New York City Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development. Together, they discuss their cities' apprenticeship models, how apprenticeships have evolved in their cities, the uniqueness of their cities' apprenticeship landscapes, and much more.

Check out Multiverse's report, Professional Apprenticeships: Defining a New Way to Train and Hire for Today's Employers.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Ankur Gopal, CEO of Interapt, and Richard Braden, Managing Director of Technology Apprenticeships at CompTIA. Together, they discuss the evolution of apprenticeships in the technology space, how their companies are innovating and rethinking the modern apprenticeship program, best practices in tech apprenticeships, and much more.

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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Josh Laney, the first Director of the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and leader of the AOA's support of Alabama's workforce development infrastructure. Together, they discuss the switch from a federally managed to a state-managed apprenticeship system; expanding the use of registered apprenticeship programs in Alabama; policies, processes, and innovative programs to support the state's apprentices; and much more.

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In this first-ever bonus episode, coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week, Apprenticeship 2.0 shares the stories of eight outstanding leaders in the space, as well as insights into their respective apprenticeship programs and experiences. They are Joy Jamerson, Program Manager – Registered Apprenticeships, H-CAP; Christi McBride, Director, Hoosier County Career Center; Janae Montgomery, Reach University graduate and SPED Self-Contained Teacher, Brusly High School; Chuck McKnight, Training Coordinator, Local 25 Plumbers & Pipefitters JATC; Jennifer Serino, Director, Workforce Development Department, Lake County, Illinois; Greer L. Sisson, Supervisor Program Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship; and Julie Beggs, Dean for Workforce and Community Programs, Arapahoe Community College.

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