The pandemic changed many aspects of American life from home life, to school, and of course work. Now that some time has gone by, researchers are beginning to look at the overall impact of the shift to remote work, as well as its potential impact on the future of work. We were surprised in reading the report about the variability across the country -- but also the rural vs urban impacts. For this episode of The Future Works, we are joined by Liz Farmer, Future of Labor Research Center Fellow at ...
Nov 28, 2022•30 min
Earlier this fall, Melinda Mack joined NYSAC’s Communications Manager Tom Oldfather for a cross-over episode focused on the state of New York State’s workforce,. This included potential solutions for training programs and workforce initiatives for county and municipal employers. Music used in this episode was produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX. This episode was edited by Brian Finch and the staff at NYSAC.
Nov 02, 2022•25 min
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 founding Executive Director to the evolution of the organization. Music used in this episode was produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX. This episode was edited by Brian Finch.
Sep 12, 2022•50 min
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 retaining childcare workers is a challenge. For this episode of The Future Works, we are joined by Meredith Chimento, Executive Director of the Early Care and Learning Council. Learn more about her organization and use their childcare locater: https://earlycareandlearning.org/...
Jul 22, 2022•34 min
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 massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO). In this podcast we're joined by Joelle Monaco, the Director of Outreach & Business Engagement at the Mental Health Association of New York State. Joelle is who we have turned to over th...
Jun 13, 2022•32 min
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 youth, and likely even higher as COVID disrupted so many young adult lives. (Read the full report: https://measureofamerica.org/youth-disconnection-2022/) For this episode of The Future Works, we are joined by Melanie G. Ferrer-Vaughn, Associate Director at the L.A. Opportunity...
May 09, 2022•39 min
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 has worked closely with Atlanta CareerRise, a partnership in Metro Atlanta as they rethink their approach to neighborhood-based collaboration. In this Episode of The Future Works we will speak with John Helton who leads Atlanta CareerRise about their regional workforce system; how t...
Apr 11, 2022•38 min
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 Afghanistan, and now Ukraine, thousands of these newly displaced individuals are now in need of employment. While some of these individuals are low skill, many are not -- but struggle to find work because their credentials do not translate to...
Mar 17, 2022•30 min
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 WorkforceRx: Agile and Inclusive Strategies for Employers, Educators and Workers in Unsettled Times, a playbook for workforce leaders. She discussed what she has learned throughout her career around partnership, innovation and getting to scale. To purchase your copy: https://maste...
Jan 31, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 21
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 country, many Americans and New Yorkers don't have the necessary skills or supports like childcare, to get a good paying job. Unfortunately, Congress continues to put funding for job training, adult education and upskilling on the back burner. Rumors are that funding once t...
Sep 03, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Rebecca Lurie is on faculty with the Urban Studies Department and the founder of the Community and Worker Ownership Project at the City University of NY School for Labor and Urban Studies. She is a founding member of the worker-owned cooperative, New Deal Home Improvement Company. She joins the Future Works to discuss worker cooperatives across New York, how the worker focused approach is growing opportunity and can aid in statewide economic recovery. Interested in learning more: Internati...
Mar 05, 2021•34 min•Ep. 19
Apprenticeship is all the rage, but it still isn't catching on as the "new school" model to support young adults transition to careers. In honor of apprenticeship month - we'll head back in time to a year ago to hear New York's reflections on the German apprenticeship model. Then we'll chat with with innovator Barbara Chang, Executive Director of CareerWiseNY to hear how they are taking on the "modern youth apprenticeship."...
Nov 30, 2020•49 min•Ep. 18
New York has an opportunity to learn from the last recession, and reshape its regional economics by understanding and focusing on growing better jobs across the state as it recovers. Back in 2014, the National Employment Law Project found that the Great Recession wiped out high-wage and middle-wage jobs across the county, only to be replaced with low-wage work. Pre-COVID, in New York, 9 out of the top 10 fastest growing occupations paid less than $32,000 in 2019. For Episode 8 of The Futu...
Oct 31, 2020•27 min•Ep. 17
Along with the rush of facts about the COVID-19 health crisis - has come a tidal wave of information about the impact the pandemic is having on the economy. For workforce providers, as we work to understand immediate hiring needs and forecast the future, our ability to find, analyze and understand data is critical. For this episode of The Future Works, we are joined by David Williams from Harvard's Opportunity Insights, home to a treasure trove of information and real time COVID Recovery t...
Sep 30, 2020•22 min•Ep. 16
This episode of The Future Works explores the unique challenges facing the community of providers supporting individuals with disabilities across New York and the uphill battle to get this untapped talent employed. To help the broader workforce field and partners understand the current landscape, the stark difference in employment rates, and health challenges we are joined by Michael Seereiter, President and CEO for the NY Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation...
Aug 28, 2020•32 min•Ep. 15
The clock is ticking down for a massive federal stimulus package to support Americans and businesses as much of the country continues to struggle with the impacts of COVID-19. For this episode we are joined by Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman, Legislative Director for Human Capital at the National League of Cities and Katie Spiker, Director of Government Affairs for the National Skills Coalition who will break down: what the debate is, where there is agreement, and just how far we need to go bef...
Jul 28, 2020•26 min•Ep. 14
COVID-19 has dramatically reshaped the labor market, leaving many young adults, especially the most vulnerable, scrambling to figure out what is next. This episode of The Future Works will feature clips from a panel discussion from the NYATEP Youth Learning Lab on June 4, featuring national experts on youth policy, trauma informed care and vulnerable youth. Featured speakers include, Kisha Bird, CLASP; Dr. Nina Aledort, NYS Office of Children and Family Services; and Christine Salazar, Pue...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 13
As the country debates re-opening the economy, the workforce field is preparing to handle the millions of Americans who will need to get back to work.This episode of The Future Works features Dr. Anne Kress, President of Northern Virginia Community College, Plino Ayala, President and CEO of Per Scholas and Michael Gritton, Executive Director of Kentuckiana Works to hear what they learned during past downturns and how they are preparing to be the next line of response.
May 11, 2020•36 min•Ep. 12
Amidst the economic fallout of COVID-19, this episode of the Future Works features noted labor market experts James Parrot, The New School and Laura Schultz, Rockefeller Institute, who will share their perspectives why this crisis is unlike anything they have ever seen. We'll also get a local take from Andrew Kennedy, Center for Economic Growth and David Coryer, Coryer Staffing on how businesses across the state are making it through this crisis or struggling to stay afloat....
Apr 24, 2020•35 min•Ep. 11
The Future Works podcast joins the Invest in Skills NY Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Featuring remarks from Sen. Jessica Ramos, and Assembly Members Crespo and Mosely, as well as interviews with Len Statham, Pat Dowse, Brian Williams and Katie Geise.
Apr 02, 2020•23 min•Ep. 10
Melinda Mack chats with Katie Spiker, Director of Government Relations at the National Skills Coalition about WIOA, TANF, funding job training, future of work, apprenticeship and what to potentially expect in the State of the Union.
Apr 02, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 9
NYATEP's Executive Director Melinda Mack catches up with David Friedfel, Director of State Studies at the Citizens Budget Commission at the NYS Capitol.
Jan 22, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Prior to headed to Koelnmasse to meet with the City of Cologne and Incub8, the New York delegation sat down to discuss what we have learned so far. To read about of visit with the City, head to nyatep.org to read the blog post and view photos.
Nov 15, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Nov 13, 2019•2 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Day 3 led us across town to the Rheinische Akademie a "private" vocational training school. We met with the leadership, department heads, and heard directly from students about the school and the variety of STEM programs that lead to state recognized credentials.
Nov 13, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Day 2 in Bonn started off a session with the talented economists at the IZA - Institute of Labor Market Economics. Following the presentation, Melinda Mack, Executive Director at NYATEP sat down with Dr. Werner Eichhorst, Coordinator of Labor Market Social Policy in Europe for a conversation about youth unemployment.
Nov 12, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Day 1 -- German Federal Ministry for Education and Research and the German Office for International Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (Go-VET)
Nov 11, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We're launching NYATEP on the Road! We're excited to have a new way to help our members & partners learn about the incredible programs across New York, nationally and now INTERNATIONALLY! We're kicking off this podcast series with a trip to Germany, along side our colleagues at the Michigan Works! Association. Follow along November 10 - 16, 2019 to learn with us and what we are hoping to bring home to our respective states.
Nov 06, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 2
