Skills and the 2020 Election

LIVE from the 2020 Skills Summit (February 4, 2020), it's the debut episode of the Skilled America Podcast. Host Rachel Unruh welcomes panelists Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman of the National League of Cities, Traci Scott of the National Urban League, and Brian Turmail of the Associated General Contractors of America to talk about skills, the 2020 election, and what their organizations are doing to advocate for their members.

3:06 - Panel talks about their constituencies and how skills training fits into the mission

7:10 - NSC's Ayobami Olugbemiga reports from the Iowa Caucuses

11:24 - Panelists talk about why they think we've heard so little about skills training on the campaign trail and how it could be discussed to resonate with their constituencies

21:58 - Panelists talk about what policies they'd like to see to address skills training

35:47 - We hear from Steve Ovel, member of the Board of Trustees of Kirkwood Community College, about his experience zigzagging the state of Iowa talking to candidates about skills

43:43 - Rachel and the panel talk about how their organizations are working to amplify the voices of their constituencies

57:12 - Question from the audience: The panel talks about America's older workers

1:02:15 - Question from the audience: How can states get more discretion to scale successful programs?

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