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We all have a stake in making our communities more competitive. Closing the skills gap and driving economic growth starts at the grassroots level. Tune into the Ready for Work podcast for a bimonthly discussion about strengthening the workforce ecosystem. Make ACT Ready for Work your go-to source for ideas to revolutionize your workforce. Provided by the experts. Curated by ACT. Learn more at act.org/readyforworkpodcast.

Joplin's Road to Recovery as a Work Ready Community - Ten Years After Devastating Tornado Disaster

May 21, 2021

One of the nation's deadliest tornados struck Joplin, Missouri ten years this week. On episode 27 of Ready for Work, we take a closer look at Joplin's...

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26 - Training Workforce Ecosystem Leaders for Success

March 20, 2021

The region's workforce ecosystem is only as strong as its leadership. Joining us on episode 25 of Ready for Work, author and consultant Dr. Anthony Ed...

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25 - Rebooting Economic and Workforce Development for 2021

February 3, 2021

Keeping the future in mind is a necessary function for persisting through disaster recovery. As regions continue to overcome the pandemic, there is a ...

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24 - Deploy and Analyze Recovery and Resiliency Initiatives

September 30, 2020

In our third of three episodes dedicated to Skills-Based Recovery and Resiliency, episode 24 brings us to the Deploy and Analyze phases in the five-pa...

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23 - Leading and Engaging Recovery and Resiliency

September 29, 2020

Workforce ecosystem leaders encounter plenty of challenging layers to disaster recovery and economic resiliency. ACT curated a five-part toolkit with...

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22 Adapting for Recovery with Data, Skills, and Systems

September 28, 2020

Ready for Work episode 22 is the first of three on the ALEDA Framework using Skills-Based Hiring for Disaster Recovery and Economic Resiliency. The fi...

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21 Resilient Workforce Ecosystems Leading Skills-Based Economic Recovery

April 24, 2020

As a pandemic impacts communities everywhere, regional workforce ecosystems must implement reemployment strategies to become more adaptable. Hear stor...

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20 Adult Education Success in Mississippi with Guest Bronwyn Robertson

February 28, 2020

Bronwyn Robertson shares how Mississippi Community College Board’s Smart Start adult education equips adult learners with workforce credentials (inclu...

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19 Making the Most of Second Chances with Guest Shelly Jacobs

February 14, 2020

The Missouri Department of Corrections’ reentry program is equipping returning citizens with career credentials, barrier removal supports, and the Wor...

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18 Site Selection and Workforce Development with Guest Mark Arend

February 3, 2020

Work Ready Communities (WRC) from ACT is a framework for community-based workforce development to drive economic growth. Regions improve their workfor...

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