Scratchin' The Surface of Workforce Development
Courtney Taylor
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S3E2 I Don't Look Good in Orange...
Send us Fan MailJoin me as I walk through some ways I think we allow ourselves to manipulate and be manipulated in workforce. This is a long one!
S3E1 You Better Know If You're a Workforce Developer or an Employee...
Send us Fan MailJoin me as I talk about what I think the difference is between an employee and a workforce developer; what it means to do workforce in 2026; and what I hope for you!
S3E3 Let's get into it...Contract Training
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I discuss realities of contract training in public workforce development from my perspective.
S3E2 Myths and Real Partnerships Within Workforce Development
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of 'Scratching the Surface of Workforce Development,' I addresses the importance of moving past 'false professionalism' to foster genuine communication. I delve into…
S3E1 Resilience, America's Talent Strategy, and ACTION.
Send us Fan MailWelcome to Season 3 of 'Scratching the Surface of Workforce Development.' Season 1 we learned how to do this, season 2 we survived life so it's definitely not my best work. But season…
S2E3 Fluffing the numbers?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I describe how I wish we treated data and requests as workforce developers. How I wish funders could be realistic and not encourage the habit. And, in general, some of…
S2E2 Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
Send us Fan MailJoin me as I chat about all things current in workforce and the need to determine what needs to change. I discuss federal and state policy here and my viewpoints on where we are as a…
S2E1 What I want for my profession.
Send us Fan MailAs I experience more and more, I continue to come back to some simple realities of things I hope for my profession, the one we rarely name-Workforce Development. Here I share some of…
S1E11 Episode 11 Networking and Business Development in Workforce
Send us Fan MailWorkforce developers typically pride themselves on how much 'work' they do in a day. Their jobs require it. But, when do we network? When do we take the time to build relationships…
S1E10 Episode 10 - Constructing the Workforce
Send us Fan MailThere are critical occupations required to support most export industries. Where do they stand in your community?
S1E9 Episode 9: Nuts and Bolts of Workforce Training Organization Skills
Send us Fan MailAs the country depends more and more on 'workforce developers', I think there are critical skills that must be learned and employed to be successful at the local level. I share some…
S1E8 Episode 8 - Training Does Not Equal Upskilling
Send us Fan MailJoin me this episode as I chat about the harsh realities of living in survival mode, antiquated workforce systems, robots, addiction, scarcity mentalities, hard decisions, hard…
S1E7 Episode 7 - Ryan Miller from AccelerateMS
Send us Fan MailJoin as Ryan Miller and I discuss the work his office, AccelerateMS, is doing in Mississippi. This new office has a broad mandate and is working to secure Mississippi's future.
S1E8 Episode 6 - The Intersection of Workforce and Economic Development
Send us Fan MailWe are coming off a big win in Mississippi and as I sat in the Capitol watching the Legislators do their part of this, my brain went to work. Economic, Workforce, and Community…
S1E5 Episode 5 - Matt Bogoshian from American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative
Send us Fan MailThis week, I have the pleasure of hosting Matt Bogoshian, Executive Director of the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative. Matt is a leading policy expert and doing great…
S1E4 Episode 4 - Special Guest Dr. Reuben Burch
Send us Fan MailJoin us as Reuben, Associate Vice President for Research at Mississippi State University (More here: https://www.research.msstate.edu/directory/rfb2) and I discuss all things…
S1E3 Episode 3 - Where Do We Go From Here?
Send us Fan MailWe spend a lot of time in workforce development discussing deficiencies. Join me as I talk about how I believe we have to move forward as communities, regions, states, and, frankly,…
S1E2 Episode 2: What I Wish I Knew When Entering the Profession of "Workforce Development"
Send us Fan MailJoin me as I talk about a few of the things I wish I knew when I entered formal workforce development through a workforce training role. Do you have others you wish you knew? LET ME…
S1E1 Episode 1: Why Am I Doing This?
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the introductory episode of Scratchin' The Surface of Workforce Development! Join me as I share my 'why' for even recording this and ultimately why I wanted to get a…
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Scratchin' The Surface of Workforce Development has published 19 episodes since August 2023, covering topics in Business, Careers.
Scratchin' The Surface of Workforce Development is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 48m.
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