Work Talk

Work Talk is the official podcast of New Rivers/Mt Rogers Workforce Development Area. The New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board envisions a region where every business has access to a qualified, job-ready workforce and every citizen in the region has the skills needed to secure meaningful employment, competitive wages, and career advancement through an integrated workforce support infrastructure. To learn more, visit http://nrmrwib.org/

E68: From Data to Action: Building Smarter Workforce Systems 07/01/2025

E67: From Incarceration to Opportunity: Stories of Hope and Work 06/02/2025

E66: Mentoring, Learning, and Growing: YouthBuild’s Transformative Model 04/04/2025

E65: From Draft to Direction: The Workforce Development Planning Process 02/28/2025

E64: The Rural Health Workforce Challenge: Solutions in Action 09/25/2024

E63: Changing the Game: How GiveLocalNRV and the New River Mount Rogers Workforce Development Foundation Are Making an Impact 06/06/2024

E62: Workforce Innovations: Enhancing Capacity and Efficiency in Workforce Development 03/13/2024

E61: Transforming Lives: Stories of Reentry, Recovery, and Opportunity 02/06/2024

E60: Regional Collaboration for Economic Development 10/31/2023

E59: Unlocking Opportunities: Navigating WIOA's Career Programs 08/31/2023

E58: Transforming Lives, Building the Regional Economy: A Grants and Funding Update 08/02/2023

E57: The SHOW Workshop- Supporting Rural Small Businesses with Retention and Workforce Productivity 06/02/2023

E56: Reflections from the 2023 NAWB Forum 04/17/2023

E55: Improving the Capacity and Quality of Regional Childcare 02/27/2023

E54: Regional Funding and Services for 2023 01/13/2023

E53: How the Regional Workforce System Is Helping Meet Recruitment and Retention Needs 11/28/2022

E52: Recruitment and Retention Initiatives and Strategies 10/30/2022

E51: The Production Technician Career Pathway 09/28/2022

E50: Recruitment, Retention and Career Pathways 09/11/2022

E49: The Youth Career Exploration Camp 06/22/2022

E48: Reflections from the 2022 NAWB Forum 05/11/2022

E47: Supporting Second Chance Employment 03/31/2022

E46: Being a Recovery Ready Region: The POWER Initiative and Peer Recovery Specialists 02/16/2022

E45: Attracting and Retaining Talent in the Skill Trades 11/17/2021

E44: The STRONG Accountable Care Community- Improving Health and Wellbeing 09/16/2021

E43: Supporting Economic and Addiction Recovery 08/19/2021

E42: DOL YouthBuild Grants- Supporting Education and Occupational Skills Development for Youth 07/12/2021

E41: Regional Trends in Economic Development 05/11/2021

E40: Strengthening Our System, Inc.- Providing Quality Care and a Person Centered Approach 04/23/2021

E39: Opportunities with Blue Ridge Designs 04/23/2021