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Transforming Workforce Potential: Reskilling for the Jobs of Tomorrow
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How do we prepare today’s workers for the jobs of the future and ensure no one is left behind? In this episode of Optimistic Outlook, Barbara Humpton sits down with Guild CEO Bijal Shah to explore how employers, educators, and governments can come together to unlock workforce potential. From frontline roles in healthcare and manufacturing to the emerging demands of AI and advanced technologies, they discuss what it takes to build resilient, future-ready talent pipelines.
Together, they dive into why reskilling and upskilling are now a business imperative, how employers can open doors through accessible, stackable learning pathways, the role of public–private partnerships in solving critical talent shortages and why continuous learning is the key to economic growth and opportunity.
This conversation is about more than education—it’s about creating inclusive pathways, breaking down barriers, and rethinking what it means to prepare workers for a rapidly changing world.
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Lightcast / Guild report: A new report that provides insights and data into how labor market shifts are reshaping manufacturing roles, and why building skills from within is a strategic and effective response. The report is not live yet, but will be before the podcast goes up on September 9.
Lightcast / Guild webinar: On September 30, Guild and Lightcast will be hosting a webinar on the above report featuring Crystal Stampley Head of People & Organization SI Electrical Products North America, Siemens. The session will bring report themes to life, featuring data analysis and a discussion on the findings.
96 episodes
Manage episode 505335175 series 2812591
How do we prepare today’s workers for the jobs of the future and ensure no one is left behind? In this episode of Optimistic Outlook, Barbara Humpton sits down with Guild CEO Bijal Shah to explore how employers, educators, and governments can come together to unlock workforce potential. From frontline roles in healthcare and manufacturing to the emerging demands of AI and advanced technologies, they discuss what it takes to build resilient, future-ready talent pipelines.
Together, they dive into why reskilling and upskilling are now a business imperative, how employers can open doors through accessible, stackable learning pathways, the role of public–private partnerships in solving critical talent shortages and why continuous learning is the key to economic growth and opportunity.
This conversation is about more than education—it’s about creating inclusive pathways, breaking down barriers, and rethinking what it means to prepare workers for a rapidly changing world.
Show notes
Subscribe to Barbara's LinkedIn Newsletter
Lightcast / Guild report: A new report that provides insights and data into how labor market shifts are reshaping manufacturing roles, and why building skills from within is a strategic and effective response. The report is not live yet, but will be before the podcast goes up on September 9.
Lightcast / Guild webinar: On September 30, Guild and Lightcast will be hosting a webinar on the above report featuring Crystal Stampley Head of People & Organization SI Electrical Products North America, Siemens. The session will bring report themes to life, featuring data analysis and a discussion on the findings.
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