Apprenticeship 2.0

In this bonus episode, Kiko meets with several leaders in the apprenticeship space at the 2024 National Youth Apprenticeship Summit in Indianapolis, Sept. 17–19. Those leaders are Marie Mackintosh, President and CEO of EmployIndy; Yennifer Mora, Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator at Career Launch Chicago; Taylor White, Director of Postsecondary Pathways for Youth at New America; Brent Parton, Presid...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Kiko chat with Dr. Reesha Adamnson, Associate Dean of the College of Education at Missouri State University, and Dr. Kristina Smith, Director of Special Education Services at Hollister R-V School District in Missouri. Together, they talk about an apprenticeship model that's filling teaching roles in the district—and elsewhere in the state—and how the...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Kiko chat with Dr. Heath Grimes, Director of Partnerships at Reach University, and Inocencia Guarcas Cua, English Language Aide at Russellville Elementary School in Alabama and student at Reach. Together, they talk about the evolution of teacher prep in the United States, how Reach's teacher prep program came to be, how Guarcas Cua discovered the prog...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe chats with David Day, Director of Pryor High School Innovation Center in Pryor, Oklahoma, and Bridget Quinn, Workforce Development Coordinator at the NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center in Portland, Oregon. Together, they talk about their respective pre-apprenticeship programs, the role of pre-apprenticeship programs in workforce development in their are...

 In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe chats with Dr. Mallory Dwinal-Palisch, Founder and Chancellor of Reach University. Together, they talk about Mallory's journey and vision for the apprenticeship degree, dating back to her days at Oxford University; how she and Joe came together to imagine and bring Reach to life; the qualities that make up an apprenticeship degree and why they work; and...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and new co-host Dr. Kiko Suarez, Reach University's new Chief Impact Officer, chat with John Kelly, Executive Director of the Colorado Governor's Commission on Community Service. Together, they discuss the importance of aligning workforce development and AmeriCorps; how John and his colleagues have shifted AmeriCorps programs to focus more on career pathw...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe chats with Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation; an internationally recognized leader in higher education, philanthropy, and public policy whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, and many other high-profile outlets; and author of America Needs Talent and Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines . Toget...

 In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe chats with Shari Franey, Chief Operating Officer at Hamilton-Ryker; Jennifer John, Early Childhood Education Instructor and Grant Coordinator for the Childcare Apprenticeship Program at Harford Community College in Maryland; Dr. Sandy Gibson, Professor of Online Counselor Education at The College of New Jersey; and Binal Patel, Chief Program Officer at N...

In this bonus episode short, Apprenticeship 2.0 revisits the bonus episode published earlier in 2024 on the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, which was created to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. In this short, Joe and Liz chat with Marjorie Ringrose, Director of Education at the Richard and Susan Smith Family Fou...

In this bonus episode short, Apprenticeship 2.0 revisits the bonus episode published earlier in 2024 on the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, which was created to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. In this short, Joe and Liz chat with Ross Lohr, Managing Director of Accelerate the Future.   Learn more about the Nati...

In this bonus episode short, Apprenticeship 2.0 revisits the bonus episode published earlier in 2024 on the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, which was created to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. In this short, Joe and Liz chat with Taylor White, Director of the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship & Postse...

In this bonus episode short, Apprenticeship 2.0 revisits the bonus episode published earlier in 2024 on the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, which was created to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. In this short, Joe and Liz chat with Katherine Keegan, Director of the Office of the Future of Work at the Colorado Dep...

In this bonus episode short, Apprenticeship 2.0 revisits the bonus episode published earlier in 2024 on the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, which was created to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. In this short, Joe and Liz chat with Kristi Kirschner, Founder of Gateway Education Partners, LLC.   Learn more about t...

In this mini bonus episode, Apprenticeship 2.0 revisits the bonus episode published in April on the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, which was created to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. In this portion of that bonus episode, Joe and Liz chat with Eric Dunker, Executive Director of NCAD.    Learn more about the N...

In this fourth bonus episode, Apprenticeship 2.0 gives the floor to its marketing partners. These leaders in the apprenticeship space support not only the podcast but apprenticeship initiatives across the U.S. Serving as the voices of these organizations are Stephanie Curtis, Executive Director of Teacher Apprentice Sponsor Coaching and Collaboration, or TASCC LLC ; Dr. Allen Pratt, Executive Dire...

In the second of Apprenticeship 2.0's two-part series on institutions of higher education and apprenticeship degrees, Joe and Liz chat with Dr. Pam Eddinger, President of Bunker Hill Community College in Massachusetts, and Dr. Liz Qualman, Director of Teacher Education at Colorado Mountain College. Together, they discuss the U.S. Department of Labor's Advisory Committee for Apprenticeship, how tha...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Char Perlas, Superintendent/President of the College of the Siskiyous; Eric Lugo, National Director of the College Renaissance Corps and Senior Advisor with City Colleges of Chicago; and John Lane, Vice President, Academic Affairs and Equity Initiatives, at SHEEO. Together, they discuss the connection between institutions of higher educa...

In this third bonus episode, coinciding with Youth Apprenticeship Week, Apprenticeship 2.0 shares the stories of four stalwart leaders in the space, as well as insights into their apprenticeship programs and YAW events. They are Megan Boddy of UP Works in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jessica Matthews of the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (based in Pennsylvania), Kim Kelley of Pepelwerk in Texas,...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz hand the baton to Jeff Wasden, President and CEO of State Business Executives, for a roundtable discussion on how state executives from diverse industry sectors are advancing apprenticeships. Joining Jeff are Lorrie Trogden, President and CEO of the Arkansas Bankers Association; Becky Hultberg, President and CEO of the Hospital Association of Oreg...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Geoffrey Roche, inaugural North American Director of Workforce Development at Siemens Healthineers and National Healthcare Practice Advisor at Core Education PBC, and Dr. Nicholas D'Antonio, Workforce Development Strategist at Lockheed Martin and Industry Fellow from Jobs for the Future. Together, they discuss growth in apprenticeships i...

In this bonus episode, Apprenticeship 2.0 shares the stories of several outstanding leaders working with the newly formed National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree to spearhead meaningful change at the intersection of apprenticeship, education, and workforce development. They are Eric Dunker, Executive Director of NCAD; Kristi Kirschner, Founder of Gateway Education Partners, LLC; Katherine Ke...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Ben Wildavsky, a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia and author of The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials & Connections . Together, they discuss why the use of "liberal arts" might just be a branding problem, why college continues to offer value for aspiring professionals, how non-college programs fit into th...

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Liz chat with Karen Heyward-West, Executive Director, Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Health Care (BACH); Jaime Pearson, Talent Partnership Lead, Mountain Region, CommonSpirit Health; and Melana Howe, Resource Development/Corporate Liaison/Apprenticeships, Lake Region State College, North Dakota. Together, they discuss the guest's apprenticeship pro...

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 apprenticeshi...

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 C...