In today's rapidly-advancing economy, having job-ready hard skills is often more valuable than an academic degree. Technical education is the key to producing a workforce that has both the knowledge and the skillset to excel in the workplace.

Our guest this week has done incredible work to advance technical education and workforce training in the US.

"Work and Learn" is a model of education Emily DeRocco has been advocating for for decades in her work in the US Department of Labor and with the Manufacturing Institutes. No matter if the learner is active duty military personnel, an inner-city high schooler, or a young girl interested in STEM - Emily has worked to provide programs for them.

In this episode, you'll hear about disruptive programs that utilize a "work and learn" model, including:

• Operation Next
• Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs)
• The Manufacturing Institutes
• LIFT and the IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing program

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Career and technical education has come a long way in the past four decades. And at this rate, the future for CTE is bright. 

In this episode, we talk with Paul Perkins, President and CEO of Amatrol, the world's leading developer of technical education learning systems and curriculum. As an experienced engineer himself, Paul offers some great perspective on how far Tech Ed has come (and just how far we have the potential to go).

Learn about the evolution of technical education, the outlook for the next 10 years, how the US can remain competitive in a global economy, and how education and industry can work together to train up a highly skilled workforce. 

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How do the core technologies of Industry 4.0 - smart sensors & devices, data analytics, digitization, artificial intelligence - manifest in the world of healthcare?

In this episode, we talk with Rick Anderson, CEO of Smart Choice MRI and an expert when it comes to emerging healthcare technology. Rick was in on the ground floor of WebMD and Sharecare and has since been leading companies that are disrupting the way we provide and consume healthcare services.

Working alongside visionaries like Jeff Arnold, always at the leading edge of the latest technology, Rick shares his unique insight into a revolution some are calling Healthcare 4.0.

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Why are veterans such great candidates for highly-skilled careers?

John Lowry, Assistant Secretary of Veterans' Employment and Training- United States Department of Labor tells us about the initiatives in place to help transition service members to successful employment in the civilian workforce.

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This episode is co-hosted by Jim Wall, Executive Director of the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA), a nonprofit organization that provides industry-recognized credentials for Industry 4.0 skills.

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What will technical education look like in 2021 and beyond? We have an all-star lineup of leaders & innovators across education and industry ready to share their expert insights with you. Get a preview of what's to come as we introduce the all-new TechEd Podcast.

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