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Mission: Employable

Iowa Workforce Development

Check out the Iowa Workforce Development "Mission: Employable" Podcast where we discuss all things workforce and opportunity!

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Episode 201 - A New Healthcare Grant for Employers

Mission: Employable ·

2025/01/31

A New healthcare grant designed to help employers develop or expand their earn and learn programs is open for applications! Kathy Leggett, title, sits across the table with Mission: Employable podcast host, Ben Oldach, to discuss the ins and outs of the grant. Who can apply? How much money is available? And how can earn and learn programs help employers grow their staff for years to come? Get answers to these and more along with information about applying to the new healthcare grant in this

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24:36

Episode 200 - A New Deputy in Town

Mission: Employable ·

2025/01/14

Mission Employable celebrates its 200th episode with a brand-new face! Newly hired Iowa Workforce Development Deputy Director Georgia Van Gundy joins the pod to introduce herself to the state and discuss what her past experiences will bring to the department. Find out why the former Executive Director of the Iowa Business Council tells us the unemployment rate isn’t the only number we should be paying attention to.

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Episode 199 – Helping English Language Learners...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/12/10

Learning English can be a challenge, but learning career specific terminology and slang can be even more challenging. Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is here to help solve some of those problems with its Jumpstart program. Michelle Schott, Integrated Education and Training Coordinator at DMACC, joins the Mission: Employable podcast and shares about the program that is helping English language learners talk the talk in their career fields. Find out how employers can use the program to help

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Episode 198 - The Iowa Office of Apprenticeship

Mission: Employable ·

2024/11/22

Iowa Workforce Development has been a champion for Registered Apprenticeship Programs for years now, but now IWD will be even more involved in how these programs operate across the state. Kolby Knupp, Program Manager at the Iowa Office of Apprenticeship joins the podcast to talk about how the state is taking over Registered Apprenticeships from the Federal Department of Labor, and what that means for employers and future apprentices in Iowa.

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26:18

Ep. 197 – Iowa Blueprint for Change

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2024/11/12

Grant funding is helping the push for economic equality in Iowa. Iowa Blueprint for Change is a federally funded program that Iowa is using to help workers who are disabled find Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). Brandy McOmber, Deputy Division Administrator for Iowa’s Vocational Rehabilitation, and Ashley Banes, Project Director at Iowa Blueprint for Change, join the Mission: Employable podcast to discuss how CIE helps Iowans who are disabled find equal benefits and wages, and how the grant

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16:05

Ep. 196 – Helping Businesses with the American...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/10/17

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 helped change the landscape for employees with disabilities across the country. As Iowa Workforce Development continues to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) it’s important to show employers how they can make improvements to their businesses and become more accessible to Iowans with disabilities. Ashlee Cummings, Disability Workforce Manager with Iowa’s Vocational Rehabilitation division, joins the Mission: Employable

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Episode 195 - Dr. James Williams Part 2, The Year...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/10/08

Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation (IVRS) Director Dr. James Williams returns for the second part of our series on IVRS and National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). In part two we look towards the future and see what the next 365 days will entail for IVRS and how that work will impact Iowans with disabilities.

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27:18

Episode 194 - Dr. James Williams Part 1, IVRS Year in...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/10/01

It’s been a year since Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services has joined Iowa Workforce Development. Since then, IVRS has eliminated their waitlist for services. As we start our month of celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month, IVRS Director Dr. James Williams stops by the podcast for part one of a two part series on IVRS. Join us as we take a look back at what IVRS has accomplished since joining IWD, and how the merger has helped them accomplish their goals.

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September 2024 Update

Mission: Employable ·

2024/09/24

A quick update for the end of September and a look ahead at a special series during October.

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Episode 193 - How Work-Based Learning Students,...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/09/10

Work-Based learning isn't a new concept, but it's becoming even more widely accepted across Iowa. Abby Tibbetts, Work-Based learning Program Designer at Iowa Workforce Development, joins the show to talk about how apprenticeship and other opportunities can help employers find their next group of talented hires. Additionally, hear from Tibbetts, a former school teacher, about how work-based learning can help students reach their potential and how IWD makes it easy to start a program of your own.

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23:39

Episode 192 - Skill Bridge Bringing Veterans to Iowa

Mission: Employable ·

2024/08/27

The Skill Bridge program creates a pathway from the end of military service to the civilian job market, and it is expanding in Iowa. Hear from one of IowaWORKS' Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) about how the program is adding employers to its roster, and from a current Skill Bridge intern who is finishing up his service in the Navy by working a civilian job. Find out how the program helps service members acclimate to life outside the military, and how it can create a pipeline of

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21:51

Episode 191 - A Lightbulb Moment

Mission: Employable ·

2024/08/13

You're not hearing double! There are Two Trevors on the Mission: Employable Podcast. Trevor Zielinski and Trevor Stevens from the Skilled Trades Academy at Central Campus in Des Moines pair up to tell us about how their electrician apprenticeship program is sparking interest in high school students. Find out how the pair formed a unique partnership that got the program off the ground.

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Episode 190 - Going from Teacher to Apprentice

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2024/07/30

Iowa's TPRA (Teacher Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship) Program serves as an alternate route for Iowans to become educators. Hear from recent TPRA graduate Trevor Zielinski on how the program prepared him for his new role as a full-time teacher and why he thinks TPRA is such a viable way for others to pursue their career path in education.

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Episode 189 - Summer Program Gets Students Hands on...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/07/09

While school may be out the learning doesn't stop for students enrolled in IVRS' Summer Pre-Employment Transition Services program. Hundreds of students with disabilities across the state are exposed to several different careers to learn hands on, and see what it takes to enter in those career fields. Mary Jackson, Bureau Chief for Transition Services at IVRS , talks about the ever expanding program and how employers who are interested in partnering can get involved.

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Episode 188 - Class is in While School is Out

Mission: Employable ·

2024/06/25

Iowa’s Teacher Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship program (TPRA) is helping to fill classrooms across the state with teachers who can’t wait to educate our students. Jennifer Gray, Iowa Office of Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, joins the Mission: Employable podcast and talks to us about how the unique program can help future teachers get certified to teach with on- the- job experience. Find out why now is the perfect time for Iowans interested in becoming an educator to reach out to their

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Episode 187 - Iowa Shines on the National Stage

Mission: Employable ·

2024/06/11

On average, Iowans are spending less time unemployed than ever before in our state’s history. IWD Director Beth Townsend has returned from Washington D.C. where she testified before a House subcommittee on the success Iowa has had helping find unemployed Iowans a new career. On this episode of Mission: Employable, find out how individualized career coaches are helping Iowans earlier than ever in the unemployment process, and why the U.S. House of Representatives want to know more about it.

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Episode 186 – Grassroots Veterans Organization Taking...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/05/29

An Iowa Veterans organization inspired one Iowan to help fellow veterans connect with each other and employers who could provide them careers after the military. Frank Sposeto founded the River Valley Veterans Networking Group and is calling on Veterans and employers in Central Iowa to get together and create partnerships that will last for years to come. Find out how the group works, where they meet, and how employers can get involved in finding talented Veterans in search of long-term employment

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Episode 185 - Immigrants, Refugees, and Employment

Mission: Employable ·

2024/05/14

Immigrants and Refugees are often thought of as one group of people, but there are several differences when it comes to employing them. Edgar Ramirez, Refugee Workforce Liaison for Iowa Workforce Development, talks to us about the unique circumstances these populations can face, and how employers can access this talent pipeline. Additionally, hear how Ramirez’s personal story of immigration has shaped his identity as an American citizen.

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Ep. 184: From a life sentence to a life changed

Mission: Employable ·

2024/04/30

Yvette Clausen wasn’t supposed to be here. Sentenced to life in prison following a crime she committed at the age of 17, Clausen was granted parole following an Iowa Supreme Court case that overturned sentencing minors to life without parole. Now, as a self-employment counselor for Iowa’s Vocational Rehabilitation, she tells us how she was able to get an education while incarcerated and how she used IowaWORKS programs helped her find employment after her release. Hear more about her current

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Ep. 183 – The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center Hits...

Mission: Employable ·

2024/04/16

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!

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