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Workforce Central

National Assocation of Workforce Boards

Workforce Central is the official podcast of the National Association of Workforce Boards. Join NAWB President/CEO, Ron Painter as he interviews public and private sector leaders in workforc...

Episodes

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E08: Partners in Progress: Workforce, Economic Development, and Commerce Unite

In this episode, NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, is joined by Nathan Ohle, CEO of the International Economic Development Council...

48:06Dec 18, 2024

E07: National Apprenticeship Week Spotlight: Apprenticeships in Wisconsin

Tune in as NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, is joined by David Polk, Director of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Developmen...

36:16Nov 18, 2024

E06: Workforce Solutions from the Border: El Paso's Workforce Innovation Playbook

In this episode, NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, is joined by Leila Melendez, CEO of Workforce Solutions Borderplex, in El Paso,...

37:14Oct 8, 2024

E05: Entrepreneurial Approaches for Workforce Boards: Strategies from South Central PA Works

In this episode, CEO of South Central PA Works, Jesse McCree, joins us for an illuminating discussion on workforce development innovation. L...

38:31Aug 13, 2024

E04: Workforce Solutions for the Future: Technology, Partnerships, and Community Impact

In this episode, NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, is joined by President and CEO of CareerSource Central Florida, Pam Nabors. Pam...

44:20Jul 30, 2024

E03: Workforce Innovation in Action: Spotlight on WorkSource Montgomery, Inc.

Tune in for another episode of Workforce Central, as NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little speaks with Anthony Featherstone, the new Ex...

36:48Jul 10, 2024

E02: Overcoming Barriers and Defining Workforce Development: Insights from Coconino County

In this episode of Workforce Central, Brad Turner-Little, President and CEO of NAWB, is joined by Billy Francis, Executive Director of the C...

36:02Jun 19, 2024

E01: Adapting to the Future of Work: Insights from Pikes Peak Workforce Center

Welcome back to an all-new edition of Workforce Central! In this episode, NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, talks with Executive D...

30:27May 15, 2024

E129: Meet Brad Turner-Little, CEO of NAWB

Tune in for this special episode as Mike Fazio, Co-President of Workforce180 and Metrix Learning, interviews Brad Turner-Little, the new CEO...

27:21Nov 30, 2023

E128: Mental Health in the Workplace: How Workforce Boards Can Support Wellness at Work

John R. Blosnich, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work a...

29:39May 22, 2023

E127: The Employment Consequences of Robots

Jay Dixon, an economist for Statistics Canada, joins the program to discuss the research that his organization has conducted about robots an...

34:28Apr 25, 2023

E126: Google Career Certificates: Providing Job Training in Fast Growing Fields

This episode features a conversation with Janice Fidalgo, Product Marketing Manager for Grow with Google, as she provides an overview of the...

26:26Mar 9, 2023

E125: Quiet Quitting and Workplace Mental Health

Author and consultant Oreste D'Aversa joins the program to discuss the phenomenon of "quiet quitting" and the impact that it has on the work...

27:51Jan 31, 2023

E124: The Economy and Youth Labor Force Participation: With Economist Dr. Paul Harrington

Dr. Paul Harrington, Professor, and Director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University, returns to the program to prov...

33:04Oct 12, 2022

E123: Preparing Justice Involved Individuals for Successful Reentry and Living Wage Employment

Arti Finn, Co-Founder of American Prison Data Systems (APDS), joins the program to discuss the work that her organization does to promote fr...

22:13Aug 8, 2022

E122: Maximizing Impact with the American Rescue Plan

This episode features an interview with Walter Simmons, CEO of Employ Prince George's and Kyle Marinelli, Manager of Government Relations an...

30:00Jul 15, 2022

E121: Meeting Unprecedented Challenges: Ron Painter on the Importance of Workforce Boards

This episode was originally recorded on the WorkforceRx Podcast by Futuro Health, a podcast where Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan interv...

35:08Jun 20, 2022

E120: Preparing Diverse Learners to Pursue In-Demand Cloud Roles

Kevin Kelly, Director of AWS Education Programs at Amazon Web Services, joins the program to discuss the importance of cloud computing for t...

21:27May 11, 2022

E119: The Power of Data: Empowering Workforce Systems to Achieve Equitable Economic Advance for All

This episode features an interview with Eshwar Eswaran, Director, JFFLabs LEAD (Leading Economic Advancement through Data). Eshwar discusses...

34:52Mar 24, 2022

E118: A Look at the Labor Market: With Economist Dr. Paul Harrington

Dr. Paul Harrington, Professor, and Director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University, returns to the program to disc...

36:59Mar 10, 2022