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Ep. 183 – The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center Hits The Road! Apr 16, 2024

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IowaWORKS has a brand new tool to help serve Iowans no matter where they are. The Mobile Workforce Center is an IowaWORKS office on wheels, featuring 10 computer workstations, TVs for presentations, and accessible access lift located in the rear. Career Planner Joseph Nobile stops by to talk about where we've been, plans for our next stop, and how you can request a visit from the Mobile Workforce Center!

Episode 182 - Virtual Workshops Help Find Real Life Careers Mar 26, 2024

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When COVID hit, IowaWORKS had to take their career workshops online to best serve Iowans. What started as a solution to a worldwide problem has become a valuable tool for Iowans who are searching for a career. IowaWORKS staff Joseph Pittman and Corey Stevens drop by the podcast studio to talk about what you can learn by signing up for a Virtual Career Workshop, how to do it, and why participation continues to grow across the state.

Episode 181 - Des Moines on the Rise Mar 05, 2024

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Des Moines, and Central Iowa as a whole, is on the upswing. The Greater Des Moines Partnership President and CEO Tiffany Tauscheck stops by the Mission: Employable podcast to tell us all about the surprising ways Des Moines, IA, continues to grow, and what kind of industries continue to lead the way. Additionally, Tauscheck explains why the Greater Des Moines Partnership supports expanding work-based learning opportunities for students in central Iowa.

Ep. 180 – Summer Youth Internship Program Grant Feb 20, 2024

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Summer Youth Internship Programs are a great way for employers and non-profits to build a talent pipeline that will help both train and retain employees for years to come. Program Coordinator Melanie Johnson and Grants Administrator Patrick Rice join the Mission: Employable podcast to discuss more details about what the grant can be used for, how businesses can apply, and why Summer Youth Internship Programs make sense for Iowa employers to create.

Episode 179 – New Leader for Home Base Iowa Feb 06, 2024

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Home Base Iowa is one of Iowa Workforce Development's resource for Veterans and their family members, and, there's new leadership to guide the future of the program. Retired Marine Harrison Swift takes over as manager for the program that aims to make Iowa the state of choice for Veterans, service members, and their families. Find out more about Swift's background when it comes to serving those who have served, and why he's so passionate about making sure Veterans have meaningful employment after they leave the military.

Mission: Employable Episode 178 – Hand in Hand Jan 23, 2024

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In the first Mission: Employable podcast episode of 2024, we explore how the partnership between Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) will grow in the coming year. Business Engagement Disability Bureau Chief Michelle Krefft joins the show to discuss how her new division will help businesses become more proactive in hiring Iowans with disabilities. She dives into how being a part of IWD will help increase efficiency of services for Iowans.

Episode 177 - Year in Review and a Look at 2024 Dec 28, 2023

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Come for the workforce conversation, stay for Chicago Cubs talk with Director Beth Townsend! Take a listen as we reflect on some of IWD's accomplishments in 2023 and get a sneak peek at what the agency has planned for 2024.

Episode 176 - The Kids are Alright Dec 12, 2023

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One Iowa high schooler is helping lead the charge on issues surrounding youth employment in the state. Ottumwa sophomore Oliver Hernandez Norris is joined by Krista Tedrow from Iowa's South Central Workforce Development Board to tell us about how they secured a meeting with the Federal Department of Labor in Washington D.C. to discuss youth employment. Find out what Oliver says are some of the main concerns employers should be looking at when it comes to hiring youth, and how a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Iowa State University will help shape youth workforce solutions.

Episode 175 - Surveying the Field Nov 28, 2023

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Iowa Workforce Development's Labor Market Information Division is hard at work crunching Iowa's workforce numbers. On today's episode we sit down with LMI Bureau Chief Donna Burkett to talk about how they collect their information, and why a survey that goes out to employers twice a year is crucial to employment decisions for both employers and job seekers.

Episode 174 - Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with Iowa's New Apprenticeship Director Nov 14, 2023

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National Apprenticeship Week is a time to celebrate the employers and apprentices who have helped create a new pathway towards employment across the country. Here in Iowa, Dane Sulentic, is now Iowa Workforce Development's new State Apprenticeship Director. Sulentic stops by the Mission: Employable podcast to talk about the viability of Registered Apprenticeship programs, and how they can help employers keep the knowledge of their veteran workforce in-house. Find out what makes Registered Apprenticeship Programs a great choice for students and recent high school graduates, or even how apprenticeship can supplement a college degree.

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