Bonus Episode: Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week

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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In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Patrick Combs, Vice President of Jobs for the Future and leader of the Center for Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning; Noel Ginsburg, Founder of CareerWise; and Eric Dunker Founding Executive Director and Chief Innovation Officer for the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree with Reach University. Together, they discuss game-changing models in apprenticeship programs throughout the U.S., opportunities for growth in the national apprenticeship ecosystem, modern youth apprenticeships, and much more.

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In this episode, Joe and Liz chat with Briana Orozco, a full-time Dental Assistant and part-time Student; Maria Victoria Abrenica (now Victoria Lynch), Science and Math Teacher at Campbell School of Innovation in California; Stuart Andreason, Managing Director of Workforce Innovation at the Burning Glass Institute; and Annelies Goger, an economic geographer and Fellow at Brookings Metro focused on workforce and talent development. Together, they discuss the gaps in apprenticeship programs for underrepresented groups, barriers to and policy surrounding apprenticeships, apprenticeships programs in the education space, and much more.

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