Career Readiness for All
The "Career Readiness for All" podcast is hosted by the Coalition for Career Development (CCD) Center, industry-led nonpartisan coalition committed to making career readiness the first priority of American education and dedicated to transforming career development through priorities including education reform, research initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and more. Join us as we speak with different subject matter experts on the topic of career readiness.
Episodes
14 episodes
Supporting Workforce Transitions for People with Disabilities
The Honorable Taryn Mackenzie Williams, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy, shared federal efforts to support workforce transitions among individuals with disabilities. This recording was part of a Policy Forum series...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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23:37
WHO is the ILP/PCAP?
The ILP/PCAP exists as both a process and product that young people throughout their educational journey have a chance to experience in different spaces, ultimately leading to a young person that has explored themselves and their futures, and i...
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Episode 12
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9:38
What do you need to know about the ILP/PCAP as both a process and a product?
The ILP/PCAP exists as both a process and a product, meaning it is both something young people DO and can complete, as well as something that they will engage with over the course of their schooling with the support of the caring and encouragin...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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10:53
What do you need to know about ILP/PCAP domains and why do they matter?
ILP/PCAPs consist of three different domains which were designed to address specific areas of support a young person needs to prepare them for future success.
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Episode 13
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12:21
What is an ILP/PCAP?
Over the last decade, more and more emphasis has been placed on the importance of supporting young people in their development in different aspects of future readiness. Research has emerged about the benefits of the “individualized learning pla...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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12:40
Advance CTE and the Future of Career Technical Education
Stacy Whitehouse, Senior Associate, Communications and State Engagement with AdvanceCTE joins Spencer Murray to dive into the national conversations occurring about what learners need out of their education. Advance CTE has a history of setting...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:20
Live from the Career Readiness Summit: A Conversation with Industry
Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair of CCD Center and President of Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Wisconsin chats with Nicholas T. Pinchuk, CEO of Snap-on, Inc. about the role industry plays in career readiness and development. N...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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28:30
How McDonald's Makes an Impact in Work-Based Learning
In this episode, Spencer chats with Lisa Schumacher, Director of Education Strategies at McDonald's, about how the fast-food giant supports its employees' education through work-based learning. Lisa has more than 25 years of experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:56
Career Readiness in the Manufacturing Industry
Happy April!Spencer is joined by Carolyn Lee, President of The Manufacturing Institute and Cassi Zumbiel, National Director of Workforce Initiatives & Policy at The Manufacturing Institute. About The Manufacturing Insti...
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39:05
A State-by-State Analysis of High School Work-Based Learning Policies
In the latest episode, "A State-by-State Analysis of High School Work-Based Learning Policies," Spencer is joined by Julie Lammers, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy at American Student Assistance and Nina Pan...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:12
Creating Impact Through Community and Culture
In this episode, Spencer chats with Alexandra Oliver-Dávila, Executive Director of Sociedad Latina.Since 1968, Sociedad Latina has been working in partnership with Latin@ youth and families to end the cycle of poverty, inequality to acc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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35:45
Enabling Youth to Become Future-Ready
In this episode, Spencer is joined by Drs. Orrin White (Director of College & Career Success at United Way Delaware) and V. Scott Solberg (Professor, Counseling Psychology and Applied Human Development at Boston University) to discuss how w...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:15
Social Emotional Learning and its Important Role in Career Readiness
In this episode, Spencer chats with Chi Kim, CEO of PureEdge, Inc. Pure Edge, Inc. (PEI) provides direct service to organizations through professional development and strategy thought partnership. PEI also supports organizations that advance th...
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Episode 2
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41:53