Go inside Amazon’s highly automated facilities and learn how the RME team develops the technicians who keep complex robotics and mechatronics systems running. This episode breaks down the apprenticeship model, core skills, and workforce strategy behind one of the country’s most advanced automation environments.
$1 trillion in new manufacturing investment is coming to rural America. Duwain Pinder of McKinsey & Company explains what it means for schools, employers, and the future workforce
WRTP | BIG STEP is leading a $10 million apprenticeship initiative with national implications. CEO Lindsay Blumer shares how this effort is reshaping workforce systems and building scalable, industry-aligned talent pipelines.
Made in America: The Economic and Workforce Benefits of Reshoring Manufacturing Harry Moser, Founder of the Reshoring Initiative Love the episode? Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ With U.S. manufacturing facing a potential shortfall of 7.5 million
Beyond the Buzz: The Real State of Artificial Intelligence, and 9 Insights To Move Us Forward Matt Kirchner, Host of The TechEd Podcast Love the episode? Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From boardrooms to classrooms, AI
Hear the results of a workforce shortage study and the strategies John Deere has launched to create a new workforce pipeline.
How can colleges increase enrollment, provide relevant, skills-based learning to students, and guarantee a job out of college? The answer might be by implementing an industry-sponsorship model. Learn how NDSCS is using this model in their diesel technology program.
Caliber Collision’s Technician Apprenticeship Program gives individuals the training and mentorship they need to jumpstart a career in automotive collision repair. Hear how their model has found success in its first few years.
We’re back with our annual predictions episode! Discover what 2024 will hold for technical education – the latest economic and demographic trends, the top technologies and the biggest influences that will impact tech ed this year.
The workforce is moving too fast for traditional tech ed to keep up. Disruptors like Jan Moore are flipping the model to create relevant training programs that deliver highly-targeted learning quickly, are backed by third party credentials, and benefit the learner and employer.
Ken Rusk, author of Blue Collar Cash, gives us some great insights into the opportunities in blue collar careers. The skilled trades lead to a life of entrepreneurship, comfort, peace and freedom.
Work With Your Hands & Build the Life You Want – Ken Rusk Episode Details »
Janelle Duray, EVP and COO of Jobs for America’s Graduates, provides insight into the 3-pronged strategy that enables JAG specialists to prepare students for success in education, life and work.
The 3-Pronged Approach that Empowers Young People to Succeed Episode Details »
Aerospace is an evolving and growing industry, and the career and training opportunities for aerospace technicians are limitless! Hear from Steve Kane, Executive Director of SpaceTEC.
The Sky’s the Limit for Aerospace Technicians Episode Details »
Joshua Johnson (Jobs for the Future) talks about the life-changing power fo apprenticeship, and how to build DEIA into these programs.
The Power of DEIA in Apprenticeships Episode Details »
LEO Director Susan Corbin talks with us about Michigan’s Sixty by 30 goal to get more degrees and credentials in the workforce.
Sixty by 30: Reskilling Michigan’s Workforce Episode Details »