The Future Works - A Podcast for Workforce Leaders

The Future Works - A Podcast for Workforce Leaders

Hosted by: NYATEP

Join NYATEP as we travel the state, nation and the globe in search of the best practices in workforce and economic development.

Episodes

Return of the Mack - Celebrating 10 Years

Season #2

Laura Quigley takes over this episode of the podcast for a conversation with Melinda Mack, NYATEP's Executive Director, to reminisce about her 10 years at NYATEP. They return back to the early transition from NYATEP's...
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Don't Tell Mom & Dad: The Cost of Childcare

Season #2

Many jobs across New York continue to go unfilled due to lack of quality, affordable childcare. Parents and caregivers are piecing together care, and it is unsustainable. Compounding the issue - recruiting and...
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Tackling Mental Health and Work

Season #2

It should come as no surprise that the last few years has contributed to a mental health crisis across the globe. In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a...
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Opportunity Youth: Undoing A Disrupted Year

Season #2

Measure of America recently released a report called A Disrupted Year focused on the spike in "Opportunity Youth" across America. The 2020 national youth disconnection rate was 12.6 percent, or 4,830,700 disconnected...
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Workforce is Spelled "Collaboration" with John Helton of Atlanta CareerRise

Season #2

Many workforce providers seek to maximize scarce resources and address the training and hiring needs of multiple employers in a sector through regional collaborations and partnerships. Over the last two years, NYATEP...
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Lost in Translation with Jina Krause-Vilmar of Upwardly Global

Season #2

Political conflict, poverty, and discrimination has driven humans seeking safety and shelter across borders and into categories like "refugees" and "asylum seekers" all over the world. Considering the recent crisis in...
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Season 2 The Future Works: The Workforce RX

Season #2 Episode #21

In this episode we are joined by Van Ton-Quinlivan, a nationally recognized catalyst and CEO of Futuro Health.  She is known for creating inclusive social and economic mobility and has recently released...
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Future Works Season 2: Ep 1 -- Still Waiting, Congress Stalls on Funding Skills

Season #2 Episode #20

September is here and as the federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Benefits come to an end over 8 million Americans will be out of money and need to get back to work.  Despite the growth in job openings across the...
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