Apprenticeships for Growth

Nicholas Wyman

Labour Market Disconnect – People without Jobs, Jobs without People

Nicholas Wyman on Workforce Skills – Maryland Public Television PBS

Host Jeff Salkin talks to author and CEO of IWSI Consulting, Nicholas Wyman with a focus on workforce skills, and the changing skills required in a 21st century global economy. With student loan debt hitting $1.2 trillion, people are looking for alternative pathways to successful and rewarding careers. They discuss that, no matter where you are in life – whether you are approaching the school-to-work transition, re-entering the workforce, or contemplating a change from one career to another, there are options to make your work-life more fulfilling and financially rewarding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUkshSFU0kk&feature=youtu.be

Record Unemployment a Result of Education not Meeting the Needs of Industry

Nicholas Wyman, author of Job U, was recently interviewed by Bruce Depuyt on Channel 8’s, NewsTalk in Washington. Nicholas discussed the widening Skills Gap and the ever growing problems of youth unemployment and disengagement. Based on his new book, Job U, Nicholas discussed how to acquire the skills that employers actually need.

NewsChannel 8 is Washington’s only 24/7 local cable television news operation providing breaking news, weather, politics and more for the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

http://youtu.be/PQ6qARYQqp4

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Millions out of Work, Millions of Jobs available

WTOP FM with Dimitri Sotis & Lori Lundin

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Nicholas Wyman, author of Job U and CEO of IWSI Consulting, talking skills and jobs with hosts Dimitri Sotis and Lori Lundin on WTOP FM in Washington DC. Nicholas, Dimitri and Lori also discuss opportunities for older workers or workers looking to brush up on their skills. WTOP is a CBS Affiliate. The program has a local radio audience of 3.8 million.

Integrating Real Skills into Education

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Geoff Pinkus Interviews Nicholas Wyman on WCGO Radio

Nicholas Wyman, author of Job U, is interviewed by Chicago’s Geoff Pinkus on WCGO Radio. Pinkus is known for his humorous yet confrontational style and they have a spirited conversation around young people not connecting to the world of work. Although Nicholas and Geoff don’t see eye to eye on the root causes, the conversation certainly raises issues about the importance of engaging the next generation of young people and the importance of gaining work experience.

Nicholas Wyman on Bridging the Skills Gap

Nicholas Wyman, Author of Job U and Co-Founder and CEO of the Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation, presents to a group of front line managers in the automotive industry. His book ‘Job U’, published through Penguin Random House, guides people on how to find wealth and success by developing the skills companies actually need.

Nicholas also presents on the following topics through the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau.

People Without Jobs and Jobs Without People: Bridging the Skills Gap

Geared toward industry, government, and education decision makers, this lecture looks at the issues behind the often quoted ‘skills gap’, or as Nicholas Wyman refers to it, the people without jobs and jobs without people gap. Wyman takes a macro-economic view at under-skilled workforces and shifting world economies.

Speaking to companies across all industries, Nicholas Wyman makes the case for investing in the existing workforce in order to close the skill gap and meet business goals more quickly and efficiently. Training existing and new employees on a progressive learning platform, referred to as ‘upskilling’, gives companies substantial advantages vis-à-vis their competitors.

Why Investing in Apprenticeships Makes Sense for the Economy and All of its Stakeholders

Every $1 that governments invest in apprenticeships generates $27 in economic growth. Combine that yield with the U.S. plan for a 4-year, $2 billion commitment to grow apprenticeships — and, as Nicholas Wyman points out, we have a real weapon in closing the skills gap that is curbing economic growth. In this dynamic and fact-filled lecture, Wyman helps companies map out clear skills growth plans for their organizations with a unique Mentored Apprenticeship Program.