Hello Careers: Recent Episodes
Mark Sylvester
The Hello Careers podcast explores a system developed to align business needs with education and training.
We’re unpacking our insight to help you build partnerships and earn public support for an age-old way of learning a skill, apprenticeship.
It’s proven to be invaluable for dozens of businesses and people looking to create a new life for themselves. We are firm believers that you must screen for attitude and train for aptitude.
We’re unpacking our insight to help you build partnerships and earn public support for an age-old way of learning a skill, [pause] apprenticeship.
We’ll address issues such as: Where there is a skills gap, is there is an education and training gap? How do you respond to a tight labor market? What happens when the major employer pulls out of your community?
If you’re looking to create an apprenticeship program, or curious about what to do next in a program that already exists, this show could be just the thing you have been looking for.
Gain insight to how businesses obtain talent for current and future needs through nontraditional channels. Can bootcamps replace four-year degrees and how does apprenticeship affect team diversity?
Hear from an Apprentice and Employer in this episode. Learn about the journey a person takes to become an apprentice and how an employer benefits from the program.
Talent can be a competitive advantage for small businesses. Apprenticeship offers a more flexible means to hiring Apprentices. Apprenticeship can be a secret weapon for the smaller business.
It’s important for large organizations understand that Apprenticeship is not just a social responsibility, but also a big return on investment.
In this episode we bring the employer perspective to the key points below: Why a partnership & apprenticeships like this is good for employers? What is your experience having three apprentices at the same time? How does apprenticeship lower employers risks in hiring? How is apprenticeship different from internship?
In this episode we bring the employer perspective to the key points below: Why Coding bootcamps are beneficial to employers? What is your personal experience of using apprentices from this program? The career path an apprentice can take from being a software testing apprentice in the first cohort to becoming a full software developer in the second cohort through the coding bootcamp.
In this episode, we bring the employer perspective to the key points below How you got involved in this program? What is the connection to Advanced Manufacturing Industry? What are your needs and why is an Advanced Manufacturing apprentice program important.
In this first episode of our 8-part series, Mark Sylvester leads Dan Weeks and Michael Speccheirla through an in-depth discussion of the apprenticeship model and the successes they have found in administering their program. By the end of this episode, you can determine if this type of program is right for you and your area.
What are the needs of the business community? How do you get business buy-in? How do you market the program? All of these questions and more are addressed in this episode. We discuss the benefits of the apprenticeship model, as well as avoiding major obstacles.
As in any relationship, there will be hurdles in cultivating strong business partnerships. In this episode, we go in-depth on how to effectively find, partner and communicate with local business leaders, as well as avoiding and overcoming common pitfalls.
Where there is a skills gap there is an education gap. In this episode, we discuss the role of education in the Hello Careers model. Specifically, working with local school districts to build a sustainable program by cutting through the bureaucracy and implementing best practices.
Any program of this magnitude will only be successful with the support of the public. Building relationships with public officials is critical. In this episode, we discuss the role of the public sector, how they fit into the apprenticeship model and how to garner support.
In this episode, we come down from the 30,000-foot view to discuss the nuts and bolts of administering an apprenticeship program and how the program can be replicated in your area. We cover everything from grant management, to developing state and local partners.
IIn this final episode of the series, we talk about the Big Picture. Discussing everything from best practices and lessons learned, to envisioning the future of apprenticeship programs and creating sustainability.
In this episode, we give you a detailed look at what it means to administer an apprenticeship program in your area by covering; the program structure, communicating to your target audience, screening for applicants, and what to look for along the way.