HR Happy Hour 475 - Training the Workforce of the Future

Host: Steve Boese

Guests: Bill Bonvillian, MIT; Sanjay Sarma, MIT

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This week Steve was joined by  Bill Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma from MIT to discuss their new book Workforce Education: A New Roadmap. On the show, Bill and Sanjay shared the inspiration for the book, what kinds of new approaches and technologies are needed to better prepare today's workers job opportunities moving forward, and how HR leaders and organizations can take proactive steps to ensure they will have the skilled and trained workforces they need. This was a really interesting conversation! 

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