ISPC Tailboard Talks

In episode 06, hosts Mark Forster and Jerry Havens are back to discuss the topic of how community colleges support electric utilities. In the ISPC Tailboard Talks segment, they discuss how to prevent ticks and other insects from getting on you, and what to do if they do. They are then joined by special guest Matthew Teeters, Operations Manager for Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO), where they...

In episode 05, hosts Mark Forster and Jerry Havens are back to discuss the topic of becoming a leader. They highlight the process of a leader’s responsibility in regard to holding job briefings. Then they discuss leaders setting expectations for good quality job briefings, visiting or auditing the job briefings, and providing feedback about the quality of the job briefings to their team so correct...

In episode 04, hosts Mark Forster and Jerry Havens are back to discuss the importance of hydration. They highlight some steps to take to avoid dehydration, and they go over warning signs, helpful statistics, and the effects dehydration can have on cognitive function. Special guest Mike Starner, Executive Director for Outside Line Services for NECA ( National Electrical Contractors Association ) te...

In Episode 03, we sit down at the 2024 T&D Trainers Conference in San Antonio, Texas with some of the industry’s best to discuss consistency in training, training a distributed workforce, and keeping training up-to-date with the changing needs of how apprentices learn.  Hear what issues other companies are dealing with, what they are doing to close the gaps, and some insights on how to improve...

In Episode 2 of the ISPC Tailboard Talks podcast, we discuss some of the highlights with both ISPC and T&D PowerSkills since the last podcast. We touch on the upcoming Trainers Conference and Tradeshow and how, even though it is sold out, there is still the ability to attend virtually. We talk about a LinkedIn post last week where the US DOL announced 12 million dollars of funding for not-or-p...

In episode 1 of the ISPC Tailboard Talks podcast, we discuss who the host and co-host are and a little about their backgrounds. We talk about ISPC and T&D PowerSkills and what each company does. We discuss what ISPC Tailboard Talks will be about moving forward. We talk about our sponsor of the podcast. We discuss the upcoming Trainers Conference in San Antonio, Texas, and some of the speakers...