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ACT Ready for Work

Podcast Episodes Archive

Featuring 13 Contributors

Disaster & Economic Recovery for Workforce Development

September 2020

Jasen Jones and Work Ready Communities

Resilient Workforce Ecosystems

April 24, 2020

Guest Bronwyn Robertson

Adult Education Success in Mississippi

Feb 28, 2020

Guest Mark Arend

Site Selection and Workforce Development Climate

Feb 14, 2020

Guest Shelle Jacobs

Making the Most of Second Chances

Feb 13, 2020

Guests Mary LeFebvre
and Jeffrey Steedle

Career Pathway Readiness

Jan 14, 2020

Guests Jim Tracy
and Joe T. Wood

Connecting Rural Development Strategies and Resources

Dec 31, 2019

Guest Josh Davies

Work Ethic for the 21st Century

Dec 7, 2019

Guest Hans Meeder

Career Connected Learning

Nov 26, 2019

Guests Lottie Ryans
and Mark Stevans

Workforce Response to Tennessee Opioid Crisis

Nov 14, 2019

Featuring 9 Contributors

Mythblasters: Debunking the Myths of Skills-Based Hiring

Oct 16, 2019

Special Episode

ACT Workforce Summit Preview

Oct 10, 2019

Guest Work Ready Team

Journey to Regional Prosperity

September 12, 2019

Guest Dr. Jeff McCord

Convergence of Education & Workforce

August 22, 2019

Guest Sherrell Dorsey

Intentional Diversity and Inclusion

August 8, 2019

Guest Tina Manus

Empowered Rentry from Corrections

July 25, 2019

Guest Joe Sarubbi

Creating an Industry Career Map

July 11, 2019

Guest Neil Reddy

Manufacturing Career Pathways

June 27, 2019

Guest Ed Morrison

Getting Strategic About Doing

June 12, 2019

Guest Lynette Livingston

Credit for Learning Assessment and Curriculum Profiling

May 30, 2019

Guest Katie Hall

Credentialing and Competency as Currency

May 10, 2019

Guest Will Coppage

Role of Economic Development in the Workforce Ecosystem

April 18, 2019

Host Jasen Jones

Premier Episode: Introducing Ready for Work

April 17, 2019